Not a proper Travelogue post, but a brief gem

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me: DANNY. DANNY. DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE GRUBS?!

Daniel: no

me: OH. MY. GOD.
SO--AND YES, I DO NEED ALLCAPS FOR THIS--SO I'M PLANTING DATE PALMS, RIGHT?
SOMETIMES, IN THE ROOT BALL, THERE ARE THESE /FATASS/ WHITE GRUBS, WITH BLACK SPOTS ALONG THE SIDE AND RED HEADS
LIKE, KNOW HOW BIG MY HANDS ARE?
THE SIZE OF THAT, MINUS FINGERS
THE PALM PORTION, AND JUST /HORRIBLE/--LIKE A WHO MONSTER, LIKE THE GRUBS IN GREEN DEATH
THE THAI GUYS* FROM THE MOUNTAINS? SWOOP IN AND COLLECT THESE, RIGHT? AS I'M BUSY GOING 'OH MY FUCKING GOD': BECAUSE, YOU SEE, THEY ARE GOING TO EAT THEM.
RACIST JOKE? NO.
FACT.
O_O
D: <--this is an artist's depiction of my face, for like, the hours after

Daniel: hahahahaha
did they cook them?

me: dude, not in front of me, but I assume
they took that shit home with them
these were still ALIVE
and SQUIRMING
fyi

*immigrant field workers: like Mexicans in America, but legal. Apparently the ones initially hailing from the mountainous regions of Thailand "will eat anything," because their home provides so little that's readily edible they've adjusted their diets to include GRUBTHULHU, THE ELDER GRUB

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Trial by foam?

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I need to get a disposable camera anyway before I leave this kibbutz: if I see any more Elder Grubs, I will record their unearthly writhings for your delight.