I Swallowed a Bug by greenka61

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I Swallowed a Bug
Friday, June 03, 2011

Actually, three of them. Last fall I made a bet with my principal that our kids would double the library circulation at school. If they did, I would eat a bug.

Except....the students stopped checking out books because they didn't want me to.

Revision. He agreed to be the one to eat the bug if they doubled the circulation, and that's what we told the kids, but privately, I agreed to eat one with him to be a good sport and because no one should have to eat a bug alone.

Well, circulation went up 116% over all. The high school kids increased circulation 200%! The kids plotted all year long what kind of bug it would be (stink bugs, scorpions, and roaches were popular choices - tomato worms added an extra icky squish factor to the mix).

Last Friday during both lunches, he and I ate crickets. I can't say that eating a cricket was on my "bucket list", but at least in this small way, I now belong to River's bug swallowing sisterhood.

And next time - I want mine covered in squeezy cheese!

COMMENTS

Monday, June 13, 2011 6:14 AM

BARDOFSHADOW

Everything is better with cheese.... Almost everything.....
Librarians rock!

Monday, June 13, 2011 6:14 AM

BARDOFSHADOW

Everything is better with cheese.... Almost everything.....
Librarians rock!

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:22 PM

RIVERTAM1

balmain bugs :)

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:57 PM

GREENKA61

The worst part was all of the little gritty bits hanging around the inside of my mouth that just wouldn't swallow.

I made my principal buy me a gatorade afterward just to get the bits down. Too many legs. Crickets have to many pointy legs.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:27 AM

MSA

You are a brave brave brave librarian:)_

Monday, June 06, 2011 7:36 AM

BYTEMITE

I too can relate to this story, only instead of "squeezy cheese" it was "formaldehyde", "crayfish gill" instead of "cricket" and "they paid me twenty dollars" instead of "for a good cause."

Saturday, June 04, 2011 11:45 AM

ANGELLEMARCS

I've done that. Not fun, but at least it was for a good cause. Trust me, crickets are nothing. June bugs are wore. :P

Saturday, June 04, 2011 5:40 AM

JANE0904

Make mine deep fried ...

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