I really am an animal-lover, and would never hurt anything (I got really mad at my dad for killing a freakin' bloodworm that we caught, and didn't end up using for bait while fishing today. He just killed it for no reason. omg. I'm such a dork. 
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Should've said something, but I've said it enough
By the way my words were faded
Rather waste some time with you...
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If I had a nickle for every time Savannah / Emily said:
Dad killed it last night and I cried.
I really am an animal-lover, and would never hurt anything (I got really mad at my dad for killing a freakin' bloodworm that we caught, and didn't end up using for bait while fishing today. He just killed it for no reason. omg. I'm such a dork.
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Dork.
Next time keep your light on and open a window. They'll head for a dark source.
Even vampire bats operate by cutting a large animal a little nick, letting a little blood trickle out (anticoagulant/anestheetics in the saliva), and lapping it up.
In other words, if the bat was going to bite you maliciously, chances are you wouldn't even be aware when it did it.
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Nobody really understood why Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael wrote:
FYI: Vampire Bats are South American, I believe, posssibly African. In any case, they're not North American. Far as I know, only bats in North America are insectivores and herbivores (specifically fruit). Even if they DID bite you (HIGHLY unlikely, unless they're desperate), it'd only be a teeny tiny little pinprick of a scratch. Their teeth simply aren't big enough, aren't backed with enough muscle, and plain aren't designed for causing deep penetrating wounds to human critters.Even vampire bats operate by cutting a large animal a little nick, letting a little blood trickle out (anticoagulant/anestheetics in the saliva), and lapping it up.
In other words, if the bat was going to bite you maliciously, chances are you wouldn't even be aware when it did it.
Leeches don't really hurt, either, but no one wants to be covered in them.
And there's always the chance for diseases.
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ACES! Another post by Paul The Fun Drunk:
How did he kill the bat?Hope it died quick without much pain
... A broom.
He said he slammed it against the bat when the bat was on the ceiling.
It makes me sad. I mean, it was just a bat.
Should've said something, but I've said it enough
By the way my words were faded
Rather waste some time with you...
Ozius
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Ozimander had this to say about Cuba:
What if it was a secret Communist torture implement, sent to your house to torture you in the hopes of gaining top secrety-secret goverment files that have been hidden in your left forearm.Ozius
SHHHHHHHHH.
Damnit. We were going to send in the hyenas tomorrow.
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Where's Waisz? obviously shouldn't have said:
Leeches don't really hurt, either, but no one wants to be covered in them.And there's always the chance for diseases.
Yeah but people say "Vampire Bat" and they have visions of some monster that sinks its nasty little fangs into them. You get worse cuts shaving.
And disease is a frequently-overargued point. You're more likely to get rabies or the like from an unknown dog. Yes. You can get rabies from a bat. Or a raccoon. Or the neighbor's cat. Or your dog who was in the neighbor's yard and got scratched by the cat. Chances are that if you haven't heard of an outbreak of rabies in the local news, bats won't have it either (since it tends to transmit between animals rather quickly).
Now...it's annoying if a bat gets in your house. It's annoying if you get scratched (bat claws are more likely to scratch you than bat fangs since they hang on to everything via claws). But it's not worth soiling your knickers over. Panic and/or ignorance aren't worth it.
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Batty's been living in my house for the past three weeks. I've laid out poisoned cheese, but he just steals my wallet and goes out to buy fresh cheese. I don't know what to do about him.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael impressed everyone with:
FYI: Vampire Bats are South American, I believe, posssibly African. In any case, they're not North American. Far as I know, only bats in North America are insectivores and herbivores (specifically fruit).
For the most part, yes. Vampire bats live in tropical and subtropical climates, and most of north america isn't a nice place to live if you're a vampire bat. However, there are parts (notably southwestern USA and large parts of mexico) of north america where they are a not-uncommon sight. south america is much more densely populatesd as are parts of asia and northern africa.
No, Really. Bite me.
