Comments on: A Parktown Prawn in my shoe http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/ onlinemobilecitizensocialmediaandmore Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leoni http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-10320 Leoni Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:12:46 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-10320 I had a very bad experience with a Parktown Prawn. I did not that this was a Parktown Prawn untill this morning, when somebody at my work told me what it was. I was busy with my make-up and felt this scratch on my back. At first I thought it was the label of my top only to dicover I dont have a label on my top anymore. So I carried on with my make-up and I felt it again. I then alost hit my head off my body to get this thing of my back and then it tangled with my hair. I evently got the thing of me and saw this ugly thing. I hit it a few times with a shoe before it died. The rest off the day I keep feeling this Parktown Prawn on me. This was really not a Lekker feelling. I had a very bad experience with a Parktown Prawn. I did not that this was a Parktown Prawn untill this morning, when somebody at my work told me what it was. I was busy with my make-up and felt this scratch on my back. At first I thought it was the label of my top only to dicover I dont have a label on my top anymore. So I carried on with my make-up and I felt it again. I then alost hit my head off my body to get this thing of my back and then it tangled with my hair. I evently got the thing of me and saw this ugly thing. I hit it a few times with a shoe before it died. The rest off the day I keep feeling this Parktown Prawn on me. This was really not a Lekker feelling.

]]> By: Nic Haralambous » Blog Archive » The best way to kill a Parktown Prawn http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-9753 Nic Haralambous » Blog Archive » The best way to kill a Parktown Prawn Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:51:41 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-9753 [...] Hi and welcome to my blog! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting and do come back.Ages ago I blogged about my experiences with Parktown Prawns. [...] [...] Hi and welcome to my blog! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting and do come back.Ages ago I blogged about my experiences with Parktown Prawns. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-9752 Mike Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:37:49 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-9752 We found out about parktown prawns the hard way. One morning, my father woke up one morning and opened his eyes to see the underneath of a large adult prawn sitting on his face. Well, let me just say that his head hit the light fitting. Since then, I have had a few incidents. I put on shoes, tied the laces and only then did I feel something walking around on my foot. I'm so glad I wear socks with shoes. A few days ago, I put on a pair of jeans and sat down to put my shoes on and felt a prick in the side of my leg, like a black jack or something. So I rubbed it a bit and the spikey feeling moved all the way down my leg as I prodded at it until a small parktown prawn popped out the bottom. In the last two weeks, I have had at least one parktown prawn in my house every 2 days. I must have a nest in the garden and my stupid cats seem to enjoy bringing them in to play. I think the best way to get rid of them is with a tennis racket, a container that can close and a brick. (This is a two man approach): Step1: Approach slowly with the tennis racket while your partner stands by with the container and lid. Step 2: Prod the prawn to make it jump. Step 3: When it jumps, take a full swing with the racket, if you hit it against the wall hard enough, you may knock it out temporarily. Step 4: Quickly, get the prawn in the container before it recovers, move fast, it does not take long. Step 5: Find a solid piece of ground outside, this is the messy part. Step 6: Shake the container rapidly to knock the prawn out and chuck it on the ground. Step 7: Flatten the prawn with the brick. Step 8: Clean up the mess before the other prawns find out. Step 9: Run inside and lock all the doors and windows. Step 10: Seek councelling.. We found out about parktown prawns the hard way. One morning, my father woke up one morning and opened his eyes to see the underneath of a large adult prawn sitting on his face. Well, let me just say that his head hit the light fitting.

Since then, I have had a few incidents. I put on shoes, tied the laces and only then did I feel something walking around on my foot. I’m so glad I wear socks with shoes.

A few days ago, I put on a pair of jeans and sat down to put my shoes on and felt a prick in the side of my leg, like a black jack or something. So I rubbed it a bit and the spikey feeling moved all the way down my leg as I prodded at it until a small parktown prawn popped out the bottom.

In the last two weeks, I have had at least one parktown prawn in my house every 2 days. I must have a nest in the garden and my stupid cats seem to enjoy bringing them in to play.

I think the best way to get rid of them is with a tennis racket, a container that can close and a brick. (This is a two man approach):
Step1:
Approach slowly with the tennis racket while your partner stands by with the container and lid.
Step 2:
Prod the prawn to make it jump.
Step 3:
When it jumps, take a full swing with the racket, if you hit it against the wall hard enough, you may knock it out temporarily.
Step 4:
Quickly, get the prawn in the container before it recovers, move fast, it does not take long.
Step 5:
Find a solid piece of ground outside, this is the messy part.
Step 6:
Shake the container rapidly to knock the prawn out and chuck it on the ground.
Step 7:
Flatten the prawn with the brick.
Step 8:
Clean up the mess before the other prawns find out.
Step 9:
Run inside and lock all the doors and windows.
Step 10:
Seek councelling..

]]> By: Bronwin http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-9614 Bronwin Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:28:27 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-9614 OMG i have never really seen a one.... are they reall that big?????? i heard that if you pour boiling water on them they scream......?????? OMG i have never really seen a one…. are they reall that big?????? i heard that if you pour boiling water on them they scream……??????

]]> By: robert http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-4434 robert Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:12:49 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-4434 Parktown Prawns on toast with mayo and spinach salad. Yummy! Yeah right. I still shudder at the memory of the damn things. Ugh Parktown Prawns on toast with mayo and spinach salad. Yummy!

Yeah right.

I still shudder at the memory of the damn things. Ugh

]]> By: Julian Nkolo http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-4390 Julian Nkolo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:17:05 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/2008/01/31/a-parktown-prawn-in-my-shoe/#comment-4390 I've been in Jo'burg for 5 yrs now and had only heard rumours about the Parktown prawn and I even thought that it was something that was made up by parents to scare kids who don't want to chow their green veges, until 2 weeks ago. I opened the curtain in the morning to check the weather and I saw something moving in the patio which at first I thought was a bird or a mice and when I looked again I saw this giant cricket walking around and other smaller insects getting out of it's way. I must say that nobody had to tell me what that was, my goodness I have never seen such a huge insect and I use to think that the big flying roach that stays in storm drains is huge but now I stand corrected. Well all I can say is that I have'nt been out in the patio since then and if I could find it in my shoes I would move back to the Cape. I hope your toe will get better soon better now. Julia I’ve been in Jo’burg for 5 yrs now and had only heard rumours about the Parktown prawn and I even thought that it was something that was made up by parents to scare kids who don’t want to chow their green veges, until 2 weeks ago. I opened the curtain in the morning to check the weather and I saw something moving in the patio which at first I thought was a bird or a mice and when I looked again I saw this giant cricket walking around and other smaller insects getting out of it’s way. I must say that nobody had to tell me what that was, my goodness I have never seen such a huge insect and I use to think that the big flying roach that stays in storm drains is huge but now I stand corrected. Well all I can say is that I have’nt been out in the patio since then and if I could find it in my shoes I would move back to the Cape.

I hope your toe will get better soon better now.

Julia

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