I saw something out of the corner of my eye dash across the room AND suddenly jumped up on the sofa hoping and wishing and praying that it wasn't what I feared the most. Yes, it might sound funny BUT it was the cockroach from hell! I swear that little shit had a tiny little fork with horns laughing at me while I screamed and ran all over the room!! After it was finally caught and killed, I wished it'd burn in hell! I then was able to sit down after I wiped my sweat beads I produced profusely and my heart rate came back down, I asked myself why am i soooo scared shitless? So I decided to try to overcome my worst fear by googling the "cockroach" and I came across several interesting facts about the damn little disgusting thing! A roach can live up to a week without its head..... What the HELL is that about?? See, now reading this part just made me squirm in my pants even more!
Apparently, the cockroach would do whatever it needs to do to exist. If it were living near you, this tough, little insect would simply become your housemate. So you haven't bought groceries for about two weeks? No problem. The cockroach holds a black belt to the infinite degree in survival. This six-legged critter can live without food for an entire month and hold its breath for forty minutes if necessary.
Now, this is a really disgusting part..... Ever wonder why the cockroach is so difficult to eliminate? You know that white gook that spurts out when it's stepped on or bitten into? That's more than stored fat. The cockroach turns valuable nutrients into an energy source which helps it neutralize or lessen life-threatening chemicals. And if it doesn't chew its food properly, that's okay. It has another set of teeth inside its digestive system that finishes the work. EEEWWWEEE!
As I'm writing this the hair on my arms rise up and i'm wanting to scratch my head! Ayyyeee, la cucaracha!!
There are nearly 4,000 known species of cockroach. Their existence dates back to more than 200 million years. Some of the more interesting ones include the Madeira cockroach of Portugal, which emits such a foul odor when threatened, one would think a huge beast had died. There was one discovered in South America that was six inches in length with a twelve-inch wing span.
I GUESS I WON'T BE VISITING PORTUGAL SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!
Ayeee, la cucaracha!!
The little shit has become so famous they even decided to write a song about him.......... check this out.....
"La Cucaracha" "The Cockroach" is a traditional Spanish folk corrido that became popular in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution
REALLY? The Mexican Revolution???
Okay,after reading the below, I NOW can see why it happen to be written during the Mexican Revolution. As usual everything has to be political.
Check the below out............
The lyrics consist of independent satirical verses fit to the traditional melody, and are often improvised to provide contemporary political or social commentary. In this way, "La Cucaracha" is similar to "Yankee Doodle," "The Burning of the School," or "On Top of Old Smoky." As lyrics are improvised according to the needs of the moment,[3] they provide a rough chronology to the song.
Revolutionary lyrics - The Mexican Revolution was a period of great political upheaval during which the majority of the stanzas known today were written. Political symbolism was a common theme in these verses, and explicit and implicit references were made to events of the war, major political figures, and the effects of the war on the civilians in general. Today, few pre-Revolution verses are known, and the most commonly quoted portion of the song[3] is the two Villist anti-Huerta[4] stanzas:
Here is the spanish version:
La cucaracha, la cucaracha, ya no puede caminar porque no tiene, porque le falta marihuana pa' fumar. Ya murió la cucaracha ya la llevan a enterrar entre cuatro zopilotes y un ratón de sacristán.
SO NOW the english version:
The cockroach, the cockroach, can't walk anymore because it doesn't have, because it's lacking
marijuana to smoke. The cockroach just died now they take her to be buried among four buzzards and a mouse as the sexton.
WOW!!! now it makes more sense...........
Common to Revolutionary songs, this version contains hidden political meanings, and was popular among Villist soldiers. In this version, the cockroach represents President Victoriano Huerta, a notorious drunk who was considered a villain and traitor due to his part in the death of revolutionary President Francisco Madero.
If this actually interest yu, feel fre to google the damn scary little critter! However this won't change the fact that I'm scared crapless of the cockroach and some day, some way, I will overcome the fear of..... AYEEEE. La Cucaracha!
