Yay!
I had that this morning - had a box of three 15cm-long millipedes delivered.

It's a bit odd when the postman gives you a box which makes scratching noises.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:36, archived)

may i ask why
you had millipedes delivered?
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:38, archived)

Because
it was too far for them to walk?
( DogHorse if you can read this so can your mum, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:39, archived)

Because he has far too many shoes
duh
( chenobble GSV Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:40, archived)

Because
I like millipedes. Obviously.

Also because the only place you can actually buy them is online -
I've never found a shop which sells them.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:40, archived)

Millipedes R Us
in Sidcup do an astonishingly large range
( GrandmaOfShoes, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:40, archived)

...
I knew there had to be somewhere that sold them.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:45, archived)

i thought maybe you were ordering them for food
for an exotic pet of some sort
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:43, archived)

Actually no.
I'm not entirely sure what would eat a millipede...
I would have thought they'd stick in your teeth.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:44, archived)

i think monkeys and bush babies
eat millipedes, i'm sure i've seen it on gogglebox
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:47, archived)

You
might be right about that.
I would imagine only creatures with enough brains to remove the legs first would eat them.

I suppose you could use the legs as toothpicks after your meal...
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:49, archived)

i have discovered
that brown lemurs eat millipedes. they spit on them and roll them round in their hands to wash off any toxins first.
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:54, archived)

i had to go an pick up a parcel a few weeks ago, the postman at the depot couldnt; find it
they had put it out side as it had a big sticker on it saying caution, live insects.

t'was a bag of locusts.
( Thor_sonofodin https://twitter.com/Thor_sonofodin, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:40, archived)

Mmmm.
Deep-fried, they make a tasty snack.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:44, archived)

I didn't think
you were allowed to send live animals through the post?
( Afinkawan, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:44, archived)

silly boy, insects are not animals.


there are different rules for certain insects.
( Thor_sonofodin https://twitter.com/Thor_sonofodin, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:46, archived)

You can,
but only insects. I think maybe fish as well, for some reason.
I would guess it depends on whether the animal would feel discomfort or not.
( wastedindustry hates writing CVs, Mon 9 Oct 2006, 10:46, archived)