fandomsecrets | [ SECRET POST #2858 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2858 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

__________________________________________________

02.

[Orlando Jones]

__________________________________________________

03.

__________________________________________________

04.

[Sleepy Hollow]

__________________________________________________

05.

__________________________________________________

06.

__________________________________________________

07.

[Mariana's Trench]

__________________________________________________

08.

[Game of Thrones]

__________________________________________________

09.

[Ace Attorney]

__________________________________________________

10.

[George, Prince of Wales/Beau Brummell]

__________________________________________________

11.

[Star Trek: The Next Generation]

__________________________________________________

12.

[Star Wars: The Old Republic]

__________________________________________________

13.

[Scorpion]

__________________________________________________

14.

[Harry Potter]

__________________________________________________

15.

[Sakana]

__________________________________________________

16.

__________________________________________________

17.

__________________________________________________

18.

__________________________________________________

19.

__________________________________________________

20.

Notes:

Late work day again, sorry.

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 016 secrets from Secret Submission Post #408.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 2 - personal attacks ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Let me ask you this: if a mosquito landed on you and started biting, would you smack it?

The reason people treat trapping and killing destructive pests as a casual thing because such hazards (as well as that of roaches and ants and other insects) have been a hazard of human civilization since the beginning. Either we kill them or they destroy our homes and spread disease. In NYC the rat problem is so bad they've had to demolish buildings and they recently discovered 18 viruses previously unknown to science in a study of 133 of the little furry bastards.

So no, people aren't going to stop laying out traps for these things that are just as likely as not to chew your face off. When you consider that the bubonic plague has killed millions in Europe, is it really any wonder why?

This. There are a lot of reasons people might want to get rid of vermin, and torturing animals is probably not one of them. Saying that people who use mouse traps think animals' lives are inherently less valuable is not really fair.

Sounds to me more like OP doesn't know how to prioritize or cope with doing things that they find unpleasant or distasteful without breaking down. Which actually isn't necessarily a problem, but they're projecting their issues on other people and implying that everyone who can cope or do things like that is nuts for being able to.

You're probably right. I can't cope with death. It's a problem I have and has nothing to do with other people and I should have known that without having to be told. Thanks.

You probably wouldn't believe it, but I don't kill mosquitoes. I usually just blow or shake them off.

I understand there's a disease issue, the whole topic still upsets me though. I'm sorry I haven't been feeling well and I didn't really word my post tastefully.

Thanks for taking the time to answer. Sorry about being an asshole. I shouldn't have ever said anything it was stupid and I knew better.

nayrt

I got the sense OP was talking specifically about ads that make light of pest control. I admit I find it distasteful when you've got cartoon mice running away in a commercial, or cavalier comments about "nuking" them, or people who film rats slowly drowning to death in the buckets they've left out for them and put it on youtube. Of course pest control is sometimes a necessity, killing is a necessity, but when we're talking fellow mammals especially, there's no need to be gross about it.

and unless you're dead, the changes of a rat or mouse just deciding out of the blue to "chew your face off" are slim to none.

Correct -- they generally start with your fingers/toes to see if you're still alive.

That's my point. People make light of pest control because it's such a common issue. You live in a city you have to deal with it. What do you expect ads to do, talk in a monotone?

Roach Motel: Have fun massacring the innocent, you monster!

[ SECRET POST #2858 ]

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people

Re: So I'm one of "those" people