Saturday, June 27, 2009

Who are we to judge the cockroach lover?

There are cat fanciers, there are dog lovers, and there are also:

Cockroach enthusiasts!

I love the internet. There are so many reasons why I love the internet, but one of them is that anyone can find their niche. This can be good or bad, depending on whether one's niche is unethical. But cockroach enthusiasm? While I can't entirely understand the point of view, it is a victimless crime. (Granted, cockroaches aren't much for communicating their feelings on the subject, but if they can survive nuclear winter, I'm sure they could survive unconditional love.)

I can just imagine poor conflicted Mr. Poindexter Jones. One day he finds a cockroach and by gosh if the little cockroach doesn't worm (cockroach) its way into his heart. Mr. Jones names it "Binky." Mrs. Jones doesn't understand the appeal of Binky, and makes Mr. Jones's life a living hell campaigning against the inclusion of Binky in their family. So, lonely and ashamed, Mr. Jones sits alone at his computer, with Binky by his side, and makes a fateful search for "cockroach enthusiasm" on the internet.

And what joy, what newfound courage: it turns out that Mr. Jones is not alone! and he can network to his heart's content with other cockroach enthusiasts. Maybe they could even give him some marital advice!

Who are we to judge the cockroach lover? He deserves to find his niche, regardless of whether we personally would kill a cockroach getting within 1,000 feet of us. He deserves a search engine that will point him to a world in which Mr. Jones and Binky can live together, cockroach and human, happily ever after.

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