# Gecko and crickets facing each other as Roman gladiators

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 29, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658 "2019-10-29T17:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/1 "2019-10-29T17:17:48Z")

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Rather head-scratching video, but the amount of effort and detail gone into this by the director could only have been an A+.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F6or_gsqDro/maxresdefault.jpg "#funny funny Reptiles 'The Geckoator - The Director'sCut' #LeopardGecko - The Roman Gecko Gladiator") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6or_gsqDro)

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**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/2 "2019-10-29T18:35:07Z")

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Nope nope nope. Those crickets look too much lock cockroaches\<shudder\>

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/3 "2019-10-29T18:35:59Z")

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Wow. That sure was… something.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/4 "2019-10-29T19:28:51Z")

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Yuk!

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/5 "2019-10-29T19:31:52Z")

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All those opportunities to sell car insurance wasted.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/6 "2019-10-30T00:06:13Z")

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Too long and boring a buildup. Audience looks stuporous.

B+ for editing.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gecko-and-crickets-facing-each-other-as-roman-gladiators/842658/7 "2019-10-30T14:03:39Z")

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Gecko-Roman empire indeed.