thump thump thump spider? I spit on thee!

Earlier this week, or last week, maybe, in an effort to show her species' ancestral glee at the changing of the seasons and the arrival of spring, Edith brought home two grasshoppers, each approximately the size of an M-Class Mercedes. She ate one and left the other to spoil in the sun -- apparently refrigeration is a technology not yet developed by Babylonian Wise Men and Sab's fast cats -- but I bowl-and-paper'd 'em and returned them to the great wide wild.

( That was just a harbinger of spring to come, and creatures with it. )

In the meantile, I nabbed the following from skywaterblue, and, since I never answer the phone anyway, it seemed right up my alley.

Phone Game!
If you want to play:

1. Give your cell phone number to your friends list.

2. Don't answer any calls that you don't recognize, allowing your friends to leave you messages.

3. If your friends-list is as awesome as mine, they will leave hilarious messages, jokes, songs and riddles in your voice mail, and some will make you guess who they are by giving hints.

The secret is to NOT ANSWER THE PHONE unless you recognize the number.

My number: 323-229-0558 in the US of A. And it's good to note that ANY TIME is a fine time to call, never too late or early over here for me, no matter what time zone you're in.

Riddles and clues encouraged.