Is King John the Mysterious Night Visitor?

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The discussion revolves around a user's nostalgic memories of a small spider named King John, who used to visit them nightly. The user expresses missing these visits, leading to a lighthearted conversation about spiders, their lifespan, and potential offspring. Participants share humorous takes on spider behavior, including the idea of spiders having relationships and the dangers posed by female spiders. The conversation shifts to a discussion about cucumbers, with one participant humorously offering cucumbers from their garden, drawing a whimsical connection between spiders and cucumbers. References to the children's book "Charlotte's Web" emerge, highlighting the fondness for spiders in literature. The thread concludes with a playful inquiry about whether a large spider seen by another participant could be King John or a relative, maintaining the lighthearted tone throughout.
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He used to visit me every night, he never actually talked to me, but he got
right up close," he is very small", and i think he was telling me what he had been doing all day, so i told him all about my day, then after 30mins or so he would tootle off, but he hasn't visited for some time now, and i miss him.
 
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wolram said:
He used to visit me every night,
That was nice to hear.
he never actually talked to me,
Good heavens! Why should he?
but he got
right up close
Yummy!
," he is very small"
Hint: Just tighten up a bit.
, and i think he was telling me what he had been doing all day, so i told him all about my day,
This is just weird..
then after 30mins or so he would tootle off,
That was ungentlemanly of him.
but he hasn't visited for some time now, and i miss him.
I empathize with you.
 
Wolram, are you talking about a bird?
 
Math Is Hard said:
Wolram, are you talking about a bird?

OOps i forgot, he is a spider, i called him king john because he is big
 
wolram said:
OOps i forgot, he is a spider, i called him king john because he is big
A SPIDER?
that's just sick!
 
hmmm...
 
arildno said:
A SPIDER?
that's just sick!

Why? he must be a year old now, how long do they live?
 
I fear King John lives no more...umm long live the Queen?
 
  • #10
hypatia said:
I fear King John lives no more...umm long live the Queen?

You think he died of old age?
 
  • #11
By the way, does anyone need any cucumbers? My garden seems to be over run with them. I know there not a personable, as say, a spider, but they are good listeners :smile:
 
  • #12
wolram said:
You think he died of old age?

yes, my condolences Wolram, I'm sure he lived a most wonderful life.
 
  • #13
hypatia said:
By the way, does anyone need any cucumbers? My garden seems to be over run with them. I know there not a personable, as say, a spider, but they are good listeners :smile:

Do spiders eat cucumbers? if they do then yes please may i have two.
 
  • #14
hypatia said:
yes, my condolences Wolram, I'm sure he lived a most wonderful life.
Do you think he has children, if he did one of them might visit me.
 
  • #15
wolram said:
Do you think he has children, if he did one of them might visit me.
Yes, he has had many children. I hope one comes around to call on you.
My spiders here are friends with the cucumbers, who invite them to visit and spin for a while. A spider would never eat his friend, nor tell his secrets.
 
  • #16
hypatia said:
Yes, he has had many children. I hope one comes around to call on you.
My spiders here are friends with the cucumbers, who invite them to visit and spin for a while. A spider would never eat his friend, nor tell his secrets.

Now your pulling my leg, king john was my real friend.
 
  • #17
:smile: Thats why he didn't eat you or tell your secrets
 
  • #18
hypatia said:
:smile: Thats why he didn't eat you or tell your secrets

Hm, my secrets? you mean______ well no that's not secret, or could it be___
___nope every one knows that now, I will have to think of a secret to tell
his kids.
 
  • #19
I talk to my corgi at night, she listens, but is some what of a bed hog.
 
  • #20
wolram said:
Now your pulling my leg, king john was my real friend.
Perhaps someone pulled his legs a bit too hard, all 8 of them, and that's why he can't snuggle up with you anymore?
 
  • #21
hypatia said:
I talk to my corgi at night, she listens, but is some what of a bed hog.

Aww Thats cute, poor pooch :biggrin:
 
  • #22
arildno said:
Perhaps someone pulled his legs a bit too hard, all 8 of them, and that's why he can't snuggle up with you anymore?

You are just so cruel, and he never snuggled.
 
  • #23
This thread reminds me of the book, Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. That was one of my favorite books as a kid.
 
  • #24
Math Is Hard said:
This thread reminds me of the book, Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. That was one of my favorite books as a kid.

Was the book about a spider MIH?

I wonder how many little king johns there are.
 
  • #25
wolram said:
You are just so cruel, and he never snuggled.
Oh, now I've got it!
He was straight and scored with a female spider last night.
Unfortunately, she ate him after they'd coupled.
 
  • #26
arildno said:
Oh, now I've got it!
He was straight and scored with a female spider last night.
Unfortunately, she ate him after they'd coupled.

Coudn't eat king john, he was to strong.
 
  • #27
wolram said:
Coudn't eat king john, he was to strong.
Hmm..he could have had a date with Shelob..
 
  • #28
arildno said:
Hmm..he could have had a date with Shelob..

Who the eky thump is Shelob?
 
  • #29
Samwise didn't finish the job, you know..
Say hello to Shelob:
http://www.herrderringe-net.de/kalender/15/shelob.jpg
 
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  • #30
Wolram! don't look at the link! You will have nightmares!
 
  • #31
wolram said:
Was the book about a spider MIH?
Yes, it's a wonderful story about a very intelligent spider. She spells out messages in her web.

 
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  • #32
arildno said:
Samwise didn't finish the job, you know..
Say hello to Shelob:
http://www.herrderringe-net.de/kalender/15/shelob.jpg

Hmmmm, may be he did, i only saw him at night for 30mins or so, may be he
was dating her.
 
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  • #33
wolram said:
Hmmmm, may be he did, i only saw him at night for 30mins or so, may be he
was dating her.
Can't say I approve of his choice of dates.
Females, who just want to devour you, body and soul??
I stay as far away from them as I can.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Yes, it's a wonderful story about a very intelligent spider. She spells out messages in her web.


Thats cool i haven't read a book like that for ages, i hope it has a happy ending
 
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  • #35
I loved that story MIH, Wilbur was such a endearing little piggy. And Charloette, was so wise.
 
  • #36
hypatia said:
I loved that story MIH, Wilbur was such a endearing little piggy. And Charloette, was so wise.

Im almost sure i saw some thing like that on tv.
 
  • #37
arildno said:
Can't say I approve of his choice of dates.
Females, who just wants to devour you, body and soul??

Well they do any way so why fight it, they all ways win
 
  • #38
wolram said:
Well they do any way so why fight it, they all ways win
Hey, some of us are VERY NICE!

Charlotte's Web is a great book, but I thought the ending was rather sad. :frown:
 
  • #39
hypatia said:
By the way, does anyone need any cucumbers? My garden seems to be over run with them. I know there not a personable, as say, a spider, but they are good listeners :smile:
I'll take some! Ever since Wolram promised us cucumber sandwiches, I've been craving them.

Wolram, what did King John look like? I love the hairy black spiders, I call them "Happy Jumpers". They live in my plants and eat all the bad bugs.
 
  • #40
I only planted 4 plants...but each plant has 8 cukes on it! And there is a bunch more flowers forming I have eaten them till I'm full up to here{points to eyeballs}...plus last weekend I picked 9 qts of huckleberries, 6 qts of rasberries and 3 qts of wild strawberries up north.
Its been 3 days of feasting on summer delights, but my tummy says enoughs, enough.
 
  • #41
Evo said:
I'll take some! Ever since Wolram promised us cucumber sandwiches, I've been craving them.

Wolram, what did King John look like? I love the hairy black spiders, I call them "Happy Jumpers". They live in my plants and eat all the bad bugs.

King john was about the biggest we get in the uk about 2.5 inches across,
we don't have hairy one's AFAIK.
As for the cucumber sandwiches i have just made a stack, i have cut the crusts off and cut them into triangles.
There is also a bottle of sherry just in case some one likes it :biggrin:
 
  • #42
hypatia said:
A spider would never eat his friend, nor tell his secrets.
And what if it's a ''she''?
:wink:
 
  • #43
Females, who just wants to devour you, body and soul
Souls can get a bit to tangy for my likeing.
 
  • #44
Math Is Hard said:
This thread reminds me of the book, Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. That was one of my favorite books as a kid.

I did see it on tv, it was a kiddies educational prog, and charlotte made
answer to questions in her web.
 
  • #45
wolram said:
I did see it on tv, it was a kiddies educational prog, and charlotte made
answer to questions in her web.

Read the book if you ever get the chance. E.B. White was wonderful writer. :smile:

He wrote a few books for children (Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan), but he was also an incredible essayist. He was responsible for revising and reintroducing what many people consider (me included) the most important guide ever written on English grammar and style, The Elements of Style.
 
  • #46
Math Is Hard said:
Read the book if you ever get the chance. E.B. White was wonderful writer. :smile:

He wrote a few books for children (Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan), but he was also an incredible essayist. He was responsible for revising and reintroducing what many people consider (me included) the most important guide ever written on English grammar and style, The Elements of Style.

Well now i just have to go out and buy his books, thanks MIH.
 
  • #47
We've had a pretty large spider hanging around my house for the past week or so. My sister (just turned 19) burst into tears when I showed it her the first time, and my mother said some very naughty words indeed. But we leave the spiders in our house, they eat the flies. His body is about 20mm long, and legspan about 140mm. Pretty big for the UK, I reckon.

Could this be King John?
 
  • #48
brewnog said:
We've had a pretty large spider hanging around my house for the past week or so. My sister (just turned 19) burst into tears when I showed it her the first time, and my mother said some very naughty words indeed. But we leave the spiders in our house, they eat the flies. His body is about 20mm long, and legspan about 140mm. Pretty big for the UK, I reckon.

Could this be King John?

Him or a family member, look into his eyes and see if there is any rapport, if there
is i bet he is kin to king john.
 

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