Arachnophobiacs Beware!

[mrquickwit]

When I was changing clothes after work tonight, I noticed an unwelcome resident in my apartment next to the hamper. My first instinct was to smash it in a hurry, but I opted instead to trap it, take a couple pictures, and then toss it outside to roam the free world

Comments

[duhkaguru]

Scary. That looks big and ferocious.

Smash it.

[mrquickwit]

It was bigger than my big toe, but didn't seem particularly ferocious.

Too late for smashing...it was already freed (via dropping it two stories off a balcony onto grass).

[anonymous]

Next time you should have an online vote to determine the spider's fate. Kinda like the whole "thumbs up = live, thumbs down = die" scenario from "Gladiator." In case you were wondering, in this analogy you're the evil emperor guy who cheats during the final battle and has the hots for his sister.

-AT

[mrquickwit]

I'd consider that option, but seeing as how it usually takes a couple days for people to respond to things I post, that would require me to keep a gigantic spider trapped in a glass on my counter for up to a week, and I don't want that.

Also, I don't have the hots for my sister. Just my girlfriend. And maybe Natalie Portman.