Deadly Spiders -- No Joke

[saltyfish922]

Got this in my e-mail this morning...


Three women in North Florida, turned up at hospitals over a 5-day
> >period, all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting,
> >followed by muscular collapse, paralysis, and finally, death. There were
> >no outward signs of trauma. Autopsy results showed toxicity in the
> >blood.
> >
> >These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in
> >common. It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the same
> >Restaurant (Olive Garden) within days of their deaths. The health
> >department descended on the restaurant, shutting it down. The food,
> >water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested, to no avail.
> >
> >The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the
> >hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on
> >vacation, and had only gone to the restaurant to pick up her check.
> >She did not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom.
> >
> >That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read, drove
> >out to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the toilet
> >seat.
> >
> >Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider. The spider was
> >captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the
> >Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata), so named because of its
> >reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely toxic, but can
> >take several days to take effect. They live in cold, dark, damp
> >climates, and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere.
> >
> >Several days later a lawyer from Jacksonville showed up at a hospital
> >emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been
> >away on business, had taken a flight from Indonesia, changing planes in
> >Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit (Olive Garden), while
> >there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined
> >to be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.
> >
> >Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in
> >India. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate
> >inspection of the toilets of all flights from India, and discovered the
> >Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4
> >different planes!
> >
> >It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country.
> >

[Diver_1298]

OK, I'll bite
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/bushspiders.htm

Have a nice day
Jim

[JohnO]

They even had a song about it over here many years ago :-)

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
I jumped high up into the air
And when I hit the ground,
That crafty redback spider
Wasn't nowhere to be found.

I rushed into the missus,
Told her just where I'd been bit.
She grabbed a cut-throat razor-blade
And I nearly took a fit.

I said, "Just forget what's on your mind
And call a doctor please,
'Cause I got a feeling that your cure
Is worse than the disease."

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.

And now I'm here in hospital
A sad and sorry sight,
And I curse the redback spider
On the toilet seat last night.

I can't lie down, I can't sit up
And I don't know what to do,
And all the nurses think it's funny
But that's not my point of view.

I tell you its embarassing,
And that's to say the least,
That I'm too sick to eat a bit
While that spider had a feast.

And when I get back home again
I tell you what I'll do,
I'll make that redback suffer
For the pain I'm going through.

I've had so many needles
That I'm looking like a sieve,
And I promise you that spider
Hasn't very long to live.

There was a redback on the toilet seat
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.

But now I'm here in hospital
A sad and sorry sight,
And I curse the redback spider
On the toilet seat last night.

[saltyfish922]

That is too much. I should have looked to see if it was on snopes.com. Thank you for educating me there Big Guy! [smiley=thumbs_up1.gif] Now i can quit spreading rumors.

[Diver_1298]

It's the Bucket Forum (Members Only) So what if you accidently post something. It's like all in the "Family."
Besides that I didn't know if it was a joke or not? Either way it was fun to read :-0
Jim