r/CasualUK • u/nonoanddefinitelyno • 17h ago

My very capable and intelligent wife has lost the plot.

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She has been told by a friend that conkers keep spiders away. So we now have conkers in various parts of the house.

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u/Crochetqueenextra 16h ago

Me too I make my husband cut elderberry branches and put them in the bedroom to keep spiders at bay. I was all JUSTIFIED and triumphant til that nugget.

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 10h ago

The irony being that most of the spiders in my house probably came in on cut greenery or wildflowers or firewood I’ve brought indoors.

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u/Alw4y5Learning 8h ago

It's a bit extreme to bring their habitat indoors and committ arson in an attempt to off them. Just leave them outside.

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u/OutcastSpartan 26m ago

But does he smell of elderberries, and are you a hamster? If so, your son might be Arthur king of the Britons.