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 Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:42 am
The Exploding Cactus
From David Emery,
As told by Ileen Verble...
Here's one my mother told me as breathless fact, claiming she'd "heard it on the news." I knew immediately that it had to be a urban legend, but have never heard it again...
A woman goes to buy a large cactus from a nursery, and brings it home. Later that day she notices something very odd. The cactus appears to be breathing! She calls the nursery she purchased the cactus from and says, "I know this sounds crazy, but I think my cactus is breathing."
The woman she is speaking to tells her to immediately get out of the house, and that she (the nursery woman) is going to call the bomb squad. The bomb squad comes to the house and loads the cactus into a van. Just as they get it into the van, the cactus explodes and out come thousands of scorpions!
It seems that several scorpions had laid their eggs in the cactus, and they all hatched at once.
Note: I don't find this one scary. A tad bit boring...I'm a bit surprised it made the list.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:48 am
Step away from the cactus! wahmbulance
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:12 am
More of an irrational fear for me...it seems a tad bit impossible.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:44 am
uh.. where did you find that article?
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:48 pm
P a i The Exploding Cactus From David Emery, As told by Ileen Verble... Here's one my mother told me as breathless fact, claiming she'd "heard it on the news." I knew immediately that it had to be a urban legend, but have never heard it again... A woman goes to buy a large cactus from a nursery, and brings it home. Later that day she notices something very odd. The cactus appears to be breathing! She calls the nursery she purchased the cactus from and says, "I know this sounds crazy, but I think my cactus is breathing." The woman she is speaking to tells her to immediately get out of the house, and that she (the nursery woman) is going to call the bomb squad. The bomb squad comes to the house and loads the cactus into a van. Just as they get it into the van, the cactus explodes and out come thousands of scorpions! It seems that several scorpions had laid their eggs in the cactus, and they all hatched at once. Note: I don't find this one scary. A tad bit boring...I'm a bit surprised it made the list.interesting
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:14 pm
This is why I never do any gardening! mad
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:16 pm
You should send some of these in to the Byth Busters ^^ lolz
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:53 pm
The_Lazarus This is why I never do any gardening! mad yeah just let mum and dad do it rofl
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:41 am
eBil xMArion hYbRid uh.. where did you find that article?
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:10 pm
Yeah, that one isn't really scary, but it could get someone rather paranoid if they had a cactus with them. xD
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:15 pm
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