Katydids are the worst insects in the world. They are loud, noisy, breed like mad, and their bites hurt like hell. Even worse, they're terrible fish bait and chickens won't eat them, so when their populations would explode in the summer, we had no good way of getting rid of them. My siblings and I were terrified of them; could not stand to be around them at all. And because of our immense hatred for them, we developed a horribly stupid game that we played when we went camping, and I still have not figured out how I allowed myself to participate in it. It's pretty simple: one person sits in a chair and drapes a towel over their face/upper body. The other person(s) grabs a katydid and tosses at the person sitting down, usually from close range, where its almost impossible to miss. Then the person retrieves the katydid and repeats. This goes on until the person on the chair wants to switch. Somehow, my brother, sister, and I did this willingingly without pressure from each other, for a good 20 minutes, each taking equal time sitting down, until our mom yelled at us for torturing the katydid.
TL;DR: Kids are stupid, and I was no exception. Also, fuck katydids.
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