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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: mankie on May 12, 2004, 11:23:00 am
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Who's got em??
They're up and about in Aspen Hill.
None in the Dulles area....we suspect they're still hiding to avoid 16 years of unpaid obscene property tax bills. :D
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i saw some little cicada holes in the ground near my place in reston, but haven't seen any bugs yet
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holes in Logan Circle, but no bugs yet.
I'm freakin' over this, by the way.
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Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
holes in Logan Circle, but no bugs yet.
I'm freakin' over this, by the way.
i've been freaking over this since january...not a fan of the bugs...
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They're nothing to get all worked up about, really. They're very docile and have no interest in humans at all, and don't bite or sting. When they start to fly they do fly into you but that's only because they're dozy, by then you'll be so used to them you'll just pick them off yourself, no problem.
My wife was totally freaking, but has calmed down a bit now she's seen them. Little Rory likes them.....
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
They're nothing to get all worked up about, really. They're very docile and have no interest in humans at all, and don't bite or sting. When they start to fly they do fly into you but that's only because they're dozy, by then you'll be so used to them you'll just pick them off yourself, no problem.
Exactly. That and a dirty windshield, we're lucky they are so harmless. Their noise just sounds like a loud generator. That might actually be more annoying -- after 17 years, many loud shows my ears have been exposed to, causing some sensitivity.
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Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
holes in Logan Circle, but no bugs yet.
I'm freakin' over this, by the way.
i've been freaking over this since january...not a fan of the bugs... [/b]
hahahah, your cicada obsession cracks me up
times like these, i am happy i live far from grass
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They started coming out Monday night in Arlington. I went outside last night and right around 8:30 they started coming out in huge numbers. I was pretty amazed as to how many were crawling around. Even watched one pull out of his shell which was kinda neat.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
times like these, i am happy i live far from grass [/b]
Well, with a bit of luck the whole world will be covered in Tarmac by the next time they're due to come out, so it won't be an issue! :roll:
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Originally posted by Mongo:
Even watched one pull out of his shell which was kinda neat.
I saw that this morning too. Pretty cool. They're all over the place around my house now.
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Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by Mongo:
Even watched one pull out of his shell which was kinda neat.
I saw that this morning too. Pretty cool. They're all over the place around my house now. [/b]
It's funky the way they look all albino when they first shed their shell.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
holes in Logan Circle, but no bugs yet.
I'm freakin' over this, by the way.
i've been freaking over this since january...not a fan of the bugs... [/b]
hahahah, your cicada obsession cracks me up
times like these, i am happy i live far from grass [/b]
do i really obsess about them that much?
if you had hair like mine! i'm afraid they're going to get all entangled in my curls
i'm gonna have to shave my head...
we can be twins
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
times like these, i am happy i live far from grass [/b]
Well, with a bit of luck the whole world will be covered in Tarmac by the next time they're due to come out, so it won't be an issue! :roll: [/b]
living in a large building isn't exactly my first choice, but whatever. all i really wanted was not to spend 2.5 hours a day in the car. there was some internet discussion group that was obsessed with turning the earth into a big ball of concrete. funny stuff
Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
holes in Logan Circle, but no bugs yet.
I'm freakin' over this, by the way.
i've been freaking over this since january...not a fan of the bugs... [/b]
hahahah, your cicada obsession cracks me up
times like these, i am happy i live far from grass [/b]
do i really obsess about them that much?
if you had hair like mine! i'm afraid they're going to get all entangled in my curls
i'm gonna have to shave my head...
we can be twins [/b]
awesome. i'm wearing hats all the time. don't want them to poop on my skull
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Originally posted by Mongo:
They started coming out Monday night in Arlington. I went outside last night and right around 8:30 they started coming out in huge numbers. I was pretty amazed as to how many were crawling around. Even watched one pull out of his shell which was kinda neat.
i live in arlington and haven't seen any!! i'm pretty petrified, to be honest. i hate giant things flying into my face and hair. and this means i can't leave my windows open. boo. maybe i'll get a bee keeper's suit.
funny article by tony kornheiser in the sports section today about the imminent onslaught. a nice little giggle for the day.
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Just saw about 20+ last night on the sidewalk in front of my apartment in Arlington. They were all molting and then falling onto the ground on their backs. Look around for them on railings at night.
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Originally posted by i do not heart your balls:
i'm pretty petrified, to be honest. i hate giant things flying into my face and hair. and this means i can't leave my windows open. boo. maybe i'll get a bee keeper's suit.
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oh calm down ya big whimp! It's only a plague of locusts of biblical proportions?
If you have screens you can keep you windows open...they can hardly get through screens, although the noise of them trying to get laid gets loud.
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
oh calm down ya big whimp! It's only a plague of locusts of biblical proportions?
If you have screens you can keep you windows open...they can hardly get through screens, although the noise of them trying to get laid gets loud.
i mean car windows. oops. i don't want to have to dodge cicadas while trying to get through traffic in the mornings! :D
overall, i'm just not a big fan of the weird exoskeleton molting, wing flapping, sensory lacking disgusting bug stuff.
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geez, i feel so left out. :( there are none to be found in sw dc, and my complex has lots and lots of grassy spots, and none in the park near my office in bethesda.
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none in Springfield, yet...bugs kind of gross me out...but as long as they're not roaches, I can deal...just imagine if the cicadas were roaches...now THAT would be horrific!
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my boss got dive-bombed outside of our office in tyson's
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
Originally posted by Ball Girl:
none in Springfield, yet...bugs kind of gross me out...but as long as they're not roaches, I can deal...just imagine if the cicadas were roaches...now THAT would be horrific!
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http://cicadaville.com/ (http://cicadaville.com/)
FACT: Cicadas are vicious killers.
FACT: Cicadas prey on innocent children and pets.
FACT: Cicadas are seething with deadly venom and flesh-eating bacteria.
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hahaha, best site
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this all seems incredibly overhyped to me. I haven't seen any yet. my mother claims everyone's retarded making something out of nothing...and she's a big time complainer about that shit. she was pregnant with me the last time they woke up.
anybody know where to find the cicada recipes? I'm very interested in Fried Cicadas or some other kind of delicacy. might as well, eh?
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A cicada recipe, courtesy of West Virginia's University Alumni Magazine.
"Cicadas are a delicacy in the city of Shanghai, China, where this creative
recipe originated."
Ingredients: cicadas, anise, salt, rice wine, mashed garlic, celery, turnip
greens.
Recipe:
1. Boil the cicadas and anise in salted rice wine for five minutes, and then
remove the cicadas.
2. Sauté the mashed garlic, adding water and rice wine to make a paste.
3. Deep-fry the cicadas, and then skewer them with bamboo picks. Arrange
them on a plate with the turnip greens, celery, and garlic paste to look
like the cicadas are climbing out of a mud pie onto green foliage.
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Look for them hanging out on plant leaves. That's where I saw a ton of them this morning in my yard. Most not even out of their shells yet.
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Originally posted by pollard:
A cicada recipe, courtesy of West Virginia's University Alumni Magazine.
"Cicadas are a delicacy in the city of Shanghai, China, where this creative
recipe originated."
Ingredients: cicadas, anise, salt, rice wine, mashed garlic, celery, turnip
greens.
Recipe:
1. Boil the cicadas and anise in salted rice wine for five minutes, and then
remove the cicadas.
2. Sauté the mashed garlic, adding water and rice wine to make a paste.
3. Deep-fry the cicadas, and then skewer them with bamboo picks. Arrange
them on a plate with the turnip greens, celery, and garlic paste to look
like the cicadas are climbing out of a mud pie onto green foliage.
thanks poll, but wtf is anise?
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Originally posted by Samantha:
thanks poll, but wtf is anise? [/b]
its a licorice flavored seed...
lets goooo mountaineers...and eat some cicadas..ok,no thanks
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hm. I was hoping to find a less complicated recipe. methinks I will search my self.
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according to some article my dad was telling me about, they taste like canned asparagus
gross
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Originally posted by MaLo:
according to some article my dad was telling me about, they taste like canned asparagus
gross
You can get canned cicadas? ;)
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by MaLo:
according to some article my dad was telling me about, they taste like canned asparagus
gross
You can get canned cicadas? ;) [/b]
you probably can someplace
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Originally posted by Samantha:
she was pregnant with me the last time they woke up.
maybe that's why you're such a weirdo ;)
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Originally posted by Ball Girl:
Originally posted by Samantha:
she was pregnant with me the last time they woke up.
maybe that's why you're such a weirdo ;) [/b]
She's not weird...she's 'special'. So special in fact, that she was even too special for the short bus, so had to be homeschooled!
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by Ball Girl:
Originally posted by Samantha:
she was pregnant with me the last time they woke up.
maybe that's why you're such a weirdo :D :D
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For those who thought the cicadas came out of the ground after 17 years.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3707057.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3707057.stm)
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Originally posted by Samantha:
hm. I was hoping to find a less complicated recipe. methinks I will search my self.
Put some salt on their shells.
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Originally posted by MaLo:
according to some article my dad was telling me about, they taste like canned asparagus
gross
Sunday's Post
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none in herndon yet but i have my fireworks/matches and baseball bat ready. cheaper then the batting cages....
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Originally posted by flawd101:
none in herndon yet but i have my fireworks/matches and baseball bat ready. cheaper then the batting cages....
You do know that if you attack one they will swarm and eat you alive don't you?
The African killer bees have nothing on these little fuckers if you piss them off.
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thats a sci-fi channel movie. bugs swarming to eat ppl, ive seen a bunch of those on commercials...
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there's a dead cicada laying in the entrance way to my office building in reston
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Hmm...how human-like. ;)
Originally posted by Bollocks:
...they can hardly get through screens, although the noise of them trying to get laid gets loud.
They're all over the place in Takoma Park as well. I saw one fly head-on into a telephone poll this morning.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
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I saw one fly head-on into a telephone poll this morning. [/QB]
Bless him...was he okay?
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Let's just say he won't be participating in the mating dance. ;)
Originally posted by Bollocks:
Bless him...was he okay? [/QB]
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the dead cicada outside my office building is now only half of a cicada.
so far, the only cicada i've seen
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Originally posted by MaLo:
the dead cicada outside my office building is now only half of a cicada.
so far, the only cicada i've seen
What's left? the cic or ada?
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<img src="http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040512/mdf564678.jpg" alt=" - " />
this is supposedly in Virginia yesterday, this picture is the only one I have seen this week
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I just rode the W&OD and not a single cicada to be seen....I saw a big eff'n snake on the path, and a deer nearly took me out running RIGHT in front of me with only inches to spare...but no cicadas.
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COPS VS. CICADAS ...
"You're not a cop, are you?" Oh, if only we had a nickel for each time we have uttered that phrase! But it's a useful question to ask. And with Cop Week (http://www.nleomf.com/NatPolWeek/schedule04.html) upon us, it becomes especially useful, since it is often difficult to tell cops from regular revelers at the local watering holes. Throw the friendly cicada into the mix, and things become even more difficult.
That's right: The cops AND the cicadas are a-comin', ready to swarm all over the greater DC area and claim it as their own! Don't worry. They'll both leave you alone if you don't bother them.
Don't know what a cicada is? Check out this link (http://abbot.si.edu/highlight/cicadas/faq.htm) for more information.
Still not sure what a cicada is? Still afraid you will confuse the harmless cicada with the friendly cop at Cop Week? Fear not! Ghost Man is here with ...
How to Tell the Difference Between Cops and Cicadas:
- A cicada will never buy your girlfriend a beer.
- A cicada will never offer you 20 bucks for your panties.
- The women on your team will never abandon you to talk to a cicada.
- If it wears a suggestive T-shirt, it is not a cicada.
- If it has a mustache, it is not a cicada.
- If it sings loudly and out of tune, it might be a cicada.
- One clings to your leg and stares up at you with spooky red eyes. The other is an insect with a 17-year life cycle.
- If it accidentally becomes entangled in your hair and you shriek madly and flail about until it releases and falls on the floor with a splat, it might not be a cicada.
- A cop will never lay its eggs in a tree.
- If it talks about how much it detests paperwork, pervs, and perps, it's a cop.
- If it calls loudly in search of a mate, it is a cop.
- If it molts beforehand, it is a cicada.
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Can flawd take cops out with his baseball bat too?
I've got a dollar for everyone you get my son.
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there is a police station by my house....i'd rather use fire works and matches....strike anywhere becuz they are funner....
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where in Reston?
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Originally posted by flawd101:
where in Reston?
south reston
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Originally posted by MaLo:
Originally posted by flawd101:
where in Reston?
south reston [/b]
I've seen two. They haven't take their little jackets off yet.
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the greenbelt cicadas have begun there family reunion... just walking through our court yesterday several were spotted hanging out in the foliage. if i had a digital camera i'd post pictures...
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The Aspen Hill cicada male voice choir was in full voice this morning, it's almost a theraputic sound and oddly enough, exactly as I remembered it from 17 years ago.
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Haven't seen or heard a one yet up here near Loch Raven Reservoir. I remember last Summer seeing the odd early cicada in either DC or Virginia. However, the birds have been extremely noisey. Woke me up this morning screaming in my window.
Between where I live and where I work (about a mile away) there has just been a lot of new mansions (no, I don't live in one) and new institutional buildings put up in the past several months. All I can think of now is that those poor cicadas waited a whole 17 years to come up and mate only to miss their time by a few freaking months!
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the sound reminds me of the spaceship that brought me to this planet....
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
the sound reminds me of the spaceship that brought me to this planet....
Yes. Oh, how I miss that adventure to this big blue watery marble! Twas sad to see them go once they stranded us here.
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its a shock they abandoned you 2..... :D
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So, I was happily gardening at 5pm on Saturday, no cicadas in sight. then, at 9pm, when I was headed out to see MoB, I saw them squirming around on the ground, out of their holes. They leave big holes behind-- about the size of a dime. Now they're all over.
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i've actually not seen any flying about. the only ones i've seen are dead and plastered all over my building's parking lot
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a couple cicada raves popped up under the trees in my backyard over saturday night... had one fly into my and land on my shirt today which freaked me out a bit.
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they are everywhere in bethesda now as well...heard this strange 'hum' this morning....opened the door and about 10 of em were on the steps...looked in the bushes....covered with them. crazy stuff..
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
a couple cicada raves popped up under the trees in my backyard over saturday night... had one fly into my and land on my shirt today which freaked me out a bit.
Mind they don't fly up yer kilt laddie!
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The two trees in my yard and the telephone pole outside of my house are completely covered in their shells. It sounds like a spaceship is landing a couple blocks from my house.
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The second of the 10 plagues descends on us this May (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/26/17-year-cicadas-coming-to-michigan/4250507001/)
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Man, the names in this thread....
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Man, the names in this thread....
flawd101 should be about 25 now.
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Man, the names in this thread....
flawd101 should be about 25 now.
I regret to inform you that flawd101 passed away in (community) college from an alcohol enema he was attempting to give himself with Nikolai vodka.
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Man, the names in this thread....
ratioci nation remains the greatest online handle I've ever seen and I am bitterly disappointed at myself that I didn't think of it.
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Man, the names in this thread....
ratioci nation remains the greatest online handle I've ever seen
I don't get it.
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lookup ratiocinate defination
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lookup ratiocinate defination
Ha thanks! That is a great handle!
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My kid, who runs around screaming anytime a fly gets in the house, has been begging us to move elsewhere during cicada season. Are we going to be able to go on dog walks when this is happening? Go on family hikes?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/09/cicadas-broodx-environment/
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Tell your child to nut up and shut up. Its a damn bug. Tell her she's being too delecate for Uncle Julian and that's really saying something.
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When an adult male says that a kid should nut up . . . I slowly close the thread, and walkie away.
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When an adult male says that a kid should nut up . . . I slowly close the thread, and walkie away.
ITS ALREADY IN YOUR CACHE WALKIE, ITS TOO LATE.
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L,OL
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they're here....https://twitter.com/capitalweather/status/1387791223533064192?s=20
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Heard my first one last night!
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https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/brood-xiii-and-brood-xix-magicicada-will-both-emerge-in-2024/
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cicadapocalypse!!!111
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHbURXOXEAAGJch?format=jpg&name=large)
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Sadly, not in DC