Watch out for that larval stage!

[Test Account]

To be fair, I have seen homes in India that hissers could live in.  I am curious about those dreaded diseases though, I'd like to know which ones!  Also, think about the mentality of some of their potential customers; my step sister moved into a home that had spiders... exterminator convinced her that because her house was at the bottom of the hill, the rain washed all the spiders downhill and that's why they infest her house, so she decided they had to get a different house.  She also thought her dirty younger (mentally challenged) brother should be avoided because he might have "bacteria".  Her father concluded "My daughter is an idiot".   I assume they get idiots contacting them all the time declaring all kinds of nonsense.  So, how do we have fun with them?  

To be fairer, I specifically made it clear that I was in the US (and thus not some tropical hisser-friendly area). To be even fairer, if hissers do manage to infest a tropical home, it’s probably the owner’s fault for allowing dead leaves and rotted wood in his house

Also, the guy was probably too stupid to realize that hissers don’t spread disease and thus assumed that hisser germs are the same type spread by house-type roaches who have just finished eating decaying slops. Technically the statement is true; all roaches can spread disease, but only under the right conditions. If a hisser in a moldy cage was put into someone’s bed as a prank, of course it can spread germs this way. But his statement is only true under absurd conditions. If a human/butterfly from a moldy cage was released into a shopping mall, that human/butterfly would likely spread disease in the same way a hisser would.

And yes, the customers must be very unintelligent people. The thing is, not all unintelligent people are equally easy to identify. The crazed fellow who thinks that 10-legged fanged ghosts follow people around and eat them for dinner? Obvious. The crazed fellow who thinks that 10-legged fanged spiders follow and bite people for dinner? Not so obvious to the insect-uneducated. To be honest, most of our population consists of senseless people like the latter. It is always easier to be ignorant and hateful than to not be.

As for the “fun” part, it’s easy. Public humiliation (possibly a bit troublesome due to legal thingys like “By using this site, you agree not to hurt Raid Corp...” but worth it)! Increasingly absurd plots (pink widows)! Ridiculous in-jokes (like the fact that spiders do not have 10 legs)!

 

[Axolotl]

Why do I get the feeling this is just wonky AI? November 21st, 2021: Terminix becomes self-aware. 

... They just need someone with google skillz to correct the stock phrases in their chat program (?).

 

[Marlon]

 

[Test Account]

Why do I get the feeling this is just wonky AI? November 21st, 2021: Terminix becomes self-aware. 

... They just need someone with google skillz to correct the stock phrases in their chat program (?).

:lol:

But I understand. Notice how “Trevor” (the name and pic are probably fake, cause Alex has the same photo as Trevor) uses the same phrase (“We are sorry you are having issues with roaches. We can definitely help to eradicate this pest!”) twice, both in the Parcoblatta and the hisser chat above. 

Something tells me, however, that a human might be behind the screen, even if forced to talk like an awkward corporate bot. Notice the attachment paperclip for sending images. 

 

[Test Account]

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Pretty impressive. I thought the green widow was the zenith of perfection for category Private Mockery, but this just takes it to a new level. 

Let’s plot our next move, shall we? I’m tempted to perform a public “execution” via whatsthatbug.com, though I am a bit concerned that such a stunt may backfire if if creates too much of a reaction and Terminix catches wind of it.

 

[Test Account]

@Axolotl

Interesting note: Further evidence suggestive of the existence of human Terminix chatters include occasional minor grammatical and typing errors, like this:



Also, when I asked the chatter specifically about Therea petiveriana (Domino cockroach, for those unfamiliar with its sci name), somehow it was figured out that it was indeed a roach. Too bad the poor corydiid was still mistaken for a pest nonetheless, although I did get a confession that no info was available on the species in their Pest Library.