Fun things.. let's see...
Well, and at the risk of getting my post deleted, there was this one time, just prior to my being homeless for the winter in NYC...
Several of us had rented a loft apartment. It turned into a place where friends would crash. And our friends were VERY interesting, and A LOT of fun. At one point, we had access to some high-grade hallucinogenics, and we ended up funneling our subsequent creativity in some fascinating ways. Since our apartment was overrun with cockroaches.. good size NYC roaches.. we decided to utilize them for some entertainment, and research.
Our first project was something we called, "Live Action ShangHai'd CockRoach Theatre." Basically, one of the 'mates crafted a small *hammer* that he became quite adept at using to render cockroaches unconscious without incurring any (apparent) damage to said cockroach. Once unconscious, we would then use #1 Biovec suture (absorbable sutures; we used this in case they got loose so it would dissolve) to form a leash, and place a band of color (Testors paint works fine) on each leg. The cockroaches would then be separated by color, and would then be subjected to taunting with various instruments with colors that were not their own, and rewarded with treats on plates of their color. We figured that with the cannibalistic, vengeful nature of the cockroach, and proper color training, we would have what today would be known as a "reality show." We thought of it more as being "theatre," but what did we know? Interestingly, I did hear that one flatmate, Dan, did end up institutionalized in the 90's after several failed attempts to sue various media giants for "stealing his idea and making stupid, dumber down versions of HIS Live Action Theatre concept." Ah, well.
Our endeavor was, ultimately, a flop (likely due to cockroaches being, unbeknownst to us at the time, colorblind), so we simply ended up placing a single cockroach behind a glass partition, and allowed his friends to watch him living the high life, seemingly in possession of an excess of food stores. Upon lifting the partition... well, as I said... cannibalistic, vengeful buggers they are..
An interesting story.. for another time.. would be an offshoot of the "Live Action ShangHai'd CockRoach Theatre." We took a cue from NASA, and decided to investigate the viability of an aeronautics program for the cute little guys. Yes, this is, sadly, a true story. I still say we should have devised helmets for them...
