# Wow, That's A Lot Of Maggots (TMI, Not For Lunchtime Reading) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611 "2005-08-11T17:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/61 "2005-08-16T01:12:32Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > The same guy also did the [Stinky Feet Project.](http://www.crudder.com/projects/stinkyfeet/day1.html) That was **AWESOME.** ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/62 "2005-08-16T02:42:46Z")
> [@Milkit](#): > > A side note: Another employee had the pleasant experience of a maggot climbing into his ear after putting ear protectors on that the maggot was hiding in! I have a sudden need to clean my ears… ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/63 "2005-08-16T12:51:19Z")
> [@liberty3701](#): > > I have a sudden need to clean my ears… Good idea… years back, a friend found one or two maggots in her baby’s ear. The theory was: baby had ear infection that caused a slight eardrum rupture. Causing all that yummy infected fluid to leak out. Just then a curious fly happened by… and the rest is history. :eek: :eek: :eek: :barf smiley: Do I win? (or, um, does my friend win?) ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/64 "2005-08-16T13:11:48Z")
Whoever read this thread while eating, while ignoring the little voice in the back of their head that kept saying, “Hey, maybe you really shouldn’t read this thread while eating,” but for some reason you did it anyway, like you were a guy on fire hurtling from a roof towards certain death, raise your hand… _raises hand_ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/65 "2005-08-16T13:15:57Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Whoever read this thread while eating, while ignoring the little voice in the back of their head that kept saying, “Hey, maybe you really shouldn’t read this thread while eating,” but for some reason you did it anyway, like you were a guy on fire hurtling from a roof towards certain death, raise your hand… > > _raises hand_ I’m eating. Doesn’t bother me a bit. And I want second helpings of **Opal** ’s Spam-Circus Peanut-Tuna casserole, to boot. With a great big glass of ice-cold kraut juice to wash it down. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/66 "2005-08-16T14:04:55Z")
Ugggghhhhh! Ewwwww! … Everyone knows the kraut juice should be served _warm._ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/67 "2005-08-16T14:50:37Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Ugggghhhhh! Ewwwww! > > … > Everyone knows the kraut juice should be served _warm._ Well, sure. Natch. If it’s served without the soy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/68 "2005-08-16T14:58:35Z")
Hey, maggots aren’t all bad. They serve a legit medical purpose! ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/69 "2005-08-16T15:04:46Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Yeah, it was kinda nasty, … I dunno…a little bit of rotten meat could save me a few bucks. Couldn’t be half as bad as a virulent case of gangrene. Actually they are quite clean and fastidious creatures, it is just that they have an appetite for the nasty stuff and consume it greedily. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/70 "2005-08-16T15:06:17Z")
> [@Dorjän](#): > > Hey, maggots aren’t all bad. They serve a legit medical purpose! Oh, hell yeah. I’ve always been fascinated with the “dump a few maggots on that infected leg of yours, and let 'em eat the dead tissue” trick. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/71 "2005-08-16T15:14:20Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Whoever read this thread while eating, while ignoring the little voice in the back of their head that kept saying, “Hey, maybe you really shouldn’t read this thread while eating,” but for some reason you did it anyway, like you were a guy on fire hurtling from a roof towards certain death, raise your hand… > > _raises hand_ _proudly raises hand_ I also read bits and pieces of it to my husband until he threatened to sleep in the guest room for the next week. Of course, with the way he’s been snoring lately, I almost took him up on it. E. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/72 "2005-08-16T15:19:15Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > I crouch down for a closer look, and realize that they’re not making this trip willingly – a nest of ants has realized that a feast was on, and were carrying their wriggly morsels back to their queen. [AntQueen] Let me get this straight. You \* ALL\* got me maggots for my golden jubilee?[/AQ] Don’t know why but I your description made me picture a Larsonesque cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/73 "2005-08-16T17:04:24Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > _raises hand_ I’m eating right now. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/74 "2005-08-16T17:35:34Z")
I’m eating some almonds - it’s not like I’m eating rice or brains or something. **Wanderers** , that would make an _excellent_ Far Side cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611/75 "2005-08-17T01:04:35Z")
Remember that garbage can I spoke of in the OP? Did I mention that it sits right next to our garage door? Well, it looks that that door isn’t hermetically sealed. I went into the garage to get a drink just now (we keep a spare fridge in there), and the place is _filled_ with flies. Looks like a bunch of my maggoty friends made the trip indoors. \…they grow up so fast…\ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611.md?page=3)