# There's a cricket in my garage

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-cricket-in-my-garage/128621>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 16, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-cricket-in-my-garage/128621 "2002-09-16T00:41:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-cricket-in-my-garage/128621/1 "2002-09-16T00:41:33Z")

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There is a cricket in my garage - how do I get rid of it. It is loud enough to disturb me in my bedroom (which is built right over the garage.) Anyone have any ideas?

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-cricket-in-my-garage/128621/2 "2002-09-16T00:47:52Z")

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Start your car and kill him by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Juuuuuuuuuuus’ kidding! 😉

Put earplugs in yer ears.

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**Author:** ![Rhum\_Runner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rhum\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhum_Runner)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-cricket-in-my-garage/128621/3 "2002-09-16T00:59:13Z")

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Raid.