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Why would anyone call the police over the sound of cicadas?

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The dumbest thing I've ever witnessed.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
It sounds as if they were worried about the noise and did not know what it was.

On the other hand, I agree with what the guy at the end said about New Orleans kitchens -- I would try that!
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@Tennessee Well, I know that these two broods are on 13 and 17 year cycles, respectively. Being prime, that means the LCM is 13 x 17 = 221, hence the oft-quoted piece of trivia that they last appeared simultaneously in 1803 at the time of the Louisiana purchase. 221 years ago.
tenente · 100+, M
@Tennessee AST!!!
Tennessee · 46-50, F
@tenente AST!
It’s likely they are either quite young, or maybe newcomers from non-cicada places.

If you didn’t know it was a natural occurrence, THAT MANY cicadas could be quite unnerving.
I just remembered the year the government released what we called ladybugs but I think are potato bugs. THOUSANDS. It got crazy-making. Under your shirt, slapping under lamp shades. Over-flowing the sliding window channels.

A friend whose husband worked with mine called me. In the background I heard a weird smacking noise. She told me her husband had gone ladybug-mad and was trying to unalive the bugs that turned their house orange.
Just the thought of eating those things is sickening to me. 🤮

People are crazy.
@Tennessee I'm in middle Tennessee, and they're deafening.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@PhoenixPhail Just pretend they're shrimp!
@Elessar I have a great imagination, but it's not that good.
MonaReeves86 · 36-40, F
What is cicadas
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@MonaReeves86 They are a type of insect. This summer, a whole bunch of them are going to hatch.
MonaReeves86 · 36-40, F
@DrWatson why would anyone call the police on that
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@MonaReeves86 Cicadas are noisy. I think someone was scared by the noise without knowing what was causing it. I doubt if they realized it was the sound of insects they were hearing.
Workerbee · 31-35, M
Nah you’re joking

 
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