What Are the SPIDERS Doing on the Forum?!

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The discussion revolves around the presence of "SPIDERS" on the Physics Forums, with participants expressing confusion, humor, and concern about what these "spiders" represent and their implications. The conversation includes playful banter, speculative ideas, and humorous exaggerations regarding spiders and their supposed activities on the forum.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses fear and confusion about the mention of SPIDERS on the forum, questioning their role.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that SPIDERS are just a metaphorical feed for gerbils powering the server.
  • A participant references a memo implying a casual attitude towards SPIDERS, suggesting a humorous community culture.
  • Several participants share exaggerated fears about having SPIDERS on them, leading to comedic reactions.
  • There are claims about the unsettling noise of SPIDERS "slurping," which some find disruptive to their sleep.
  • One participant humorously claims that people unknowingly consume spiders while sleeping, leading to further speculation about the origin of this idea.
  • Another participant questions the validity of the claim about consuming spiders, suggesting it might be based on anecdotal evidence rather than scientific observation.
  • Discussion shifts to humorous commentary on food safety limits regarding insects in processed foods, with participants sharing playful remarks about their preferences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in humorous speculation and playful banter about SPIDERS, but there is no consensus on their actual significance or existence. The discussion remains light-hearted and unresolved regarding the true nature of SPIDERS.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes various humorous and exaggerated claims about SPIDERS, but lacks any scientific basis or serious inquiry into their meaning. The playful tone may obscure any serious interpretations of the term.

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Individuals interested in humorous discussions, community culture on forums, or light-hearted takes on common fears and myths may find this thread engaging.

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SPIDERS ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

it says at the bottom of the home page when you log in that there is x members, x nonmembers, and x SPIDERS AAAAAHHHHHHHH!1

i do not like spiders, and how can they be in the forums

OK seriously, whar do the spiders do.
 
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The spiders are just feed that give the gerbals energy on the wheel that powers the server here.
 
ive read a memo from Greg that said something along the lines of "bring your own spiders"
 
DO YOU MEAN I HAVE SPIDERS ON ME?? :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
GET THEM OFF, GET THEM OFF :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
AHHHHHHH
 
lawtonfogle said:
DO YOU MEAN I HAVE SPIDERS ON ME?? :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
GET THEM OFF, GET THEM OFF :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
AHHHHHHH
Have you noticed that most of them SLURP as well?
That was unsettling to me the first time I became aware of them..
 
arildno said:
Have you noticed that most of them SLURP as well?
That was unsettling to me the first time I became aware of them..

I still find it unsettling! I can't get any sleep with all that noise they make slurping all night long! :bugeye:
 
Moonbear said:
I still find it unsettling! I can't get any sleep with all that noise they make slurping all night long! :bugeye:
:rolleyes: Yeah, that's right... it's spiders... :rolleyes:
 
I say that we stomp on the spiders.

Fibonacci
 
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Sleep because they are slupping. Ha! You are the one slurping, that is on the spiders. You eat 14 spiders a year while you sleep :zzz: .

*cringes* :frown:
*reminds himself to buy mouth covering*
*thinks about why he needs mouth covering* :frown:
*starts to shake*
*passes ou

*THUD*
 
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lawtonfogle said:
Sleep because they are slupping. Ha! You are the one slurping, that is on the spiders. You eat 14 spiders a year while you sleep :zzz: .

Have you ever wondered how anyone came up with that number? Was someone videotaping a year's worth of people sleeping? Or did they just know someone who swallowed a spider once while sleeping and decided to extrapolate that data to the remaining months of the year? I think it's more likely you eat 14 spiders a year in your canned produce or other processed foods. Of course you may not be eating them one whole spider at a time, more like a leg here and an eye there.
 
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lawtonfogle said:
You eat 14 spiders a year while you sleep :zzz: .
Make sure Evo sees this; maybe it'll scare her into not <snorting> in her sleep any more. :biggrin:
I know that I don't eat any. Even if I'm asleep, my 'spidey' sense works overtime. If there's a spider anywhere near me, I know it and react with blind panic.
 
  • #13
I read somewhere that the US national limit is 2 grasshoppers per jar of peanut butter.
 
  • #14
BicycleTree said:
I read somewhere that the US national limit is 2 grasshoppers per jar of peanut butter.

MMMMmmmm, even more for the chunky style, my favorite.
 
  • #15
DocToxyn said:
MMMMmmmm, even more for the chunky style, my favorite.

Well, thanks. Chunky style was my favorite, until now.
 
  • #16
Moonbear said:
Well, thanks. Chunky style was my favorite, until now.


Serves you right for eating that crap.
 

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