Men have been right all along!

[srkruzich]

You know how you women fuss and moan about the toilet seat being left up, proof that guys have been right in leaving it up all this time.>>>




says NEW POISONOUS SPIDER IN THE UNITED STATES

A spider bite...please read............ And you thought the brown recluse was bad!

Three women in North Florida, turned up at hospitals over a 5-day period, all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular collapse, paralysis, and finally, death. There were no outward signs of trauma.

Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood. These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in common. It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the same Restaurant (Olive Garden) within days of their deaths.
The health department descended on the restaurant, shutting it down. The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested, to no avail.

The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on vacation, and had only went to the restaurant to pick up her check. She did not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom.

That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read, drove out to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the toilet seat.
Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider.

The spider was captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata), so named because of its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely toxic, but can take several days to take effect. They live in cold, dark, damp climates, and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere.
Several days later a lawyer from Jacksonville showed up at a hospital emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been away on business, had taken a flight from Indonesia, changing planes in Singapore, before returning home.
He did not visit (Olive Garden), while there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined to be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.
Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in India.
The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate inspection of the toilets of all flights from India, and discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4 different planes!
It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country. So please, before you use a public toilet, lift the seat to check for spiders. It can save your life!
And please pass this on to everyone you care about.

[ddurbin]

Great story, Steve, but if one believes SNOPES, it's just that-a story.  One that's been floating around the internet since 1999, often having the locations, restaurants, country of origin, and even the species of spider changing among the various versions.

[Diane Amberg]

I have never, ever, bugged Al about leaving the toilet seat up, which he does. Leaving the lights on, leaving cabinet doors and drawers open, leaving refrigerated food out on the table, yes, but never the toilet seat. He's also very good about putting clothes in the hamper. Lucky aren't I?

[srkruzich]

So what if snopes doesn't like it. I don't care what snopes puts out.  NEver have.  Its still a good story

[Warph]

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/bushspiders.htm

Beware of Deadly Spiders Hiding Under Toilet Seats-Fiction!

But you are right, Steve... good story at a campfire meeting.

[Diane Amberg]

I'd love to know why people would spend all that time coming up with a detailed fake story to scare people with. There are some really weird people out there. Between the Valley Fever, Lyme, West Nile, Bubonic and a few others there is enough real worry to go around.

[srkruzich]

I'd love to know why people would spend all that time coming up with a detailed fake story to scare people with. There are some really weird people out there. Between the Valley Fever, Lyme, West Nile, Bubonic and a few others there is enough real worry to go around.

The more complex it is the more believable it is. Thats the way you make up a good yarn.  I suppose you have never seen a liars competition in a fair.  The most detailed story wins the competition.

[Diane Amberg]

But this wasn't a liars contest. Yes, I've seen those and they are hilarious, but everyone know at the outset that all will be tall tales.This was posted  to be accepted as truth. Kids and slow adults might see it and be really scared. This was no story- around- the- campfire spooky bit. Do they pull the chair out from under their grandmother too? To some that's just hilarious, never mind the broken coccyx.