butterfly - Jezebel

posts about #butterfly more →
Butterflies Are Free

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

hello.kitty
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS poster anyone?
Reply

hello.kitty was starred hello.kitty was unstarred

TawdryHepburn
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Here in the STL, we have an extraordinary place called the Butterfly House: thousands upon thousands of butterflies in a beautiful structure that is kept at sub-tropical climate year round. Also, for some reason that both eludes and charms me, the B-House is home to oodles of tiny fat quail. They skitter around, and sometimes the butterflies land on them, but it ain't no thang. When you leave, there are floor-to-ceiling mirrors, so you can check to make sure you're not taking a Monarch home in your hair.
Reply

TawdryHepburn was starred TawdryHepburn was unstarred

lolowyo...wants a zombie baby
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
I DESPISE BUTTERFLIES. They give me the serious wig. They're the squirrels of the insect world - like, squirrels are just 'pretty' rodents, butterflies are 'pretty' BUGS. I do not like their deceptive practices. I like my rodents and bugs ugly and yucky.
Reply

Aesop's Foibles. YES.
04/24/09

@lolowyo...wants a zombie baby: Say what you will about bugs, madam, but DO NOT DARE disparage the noble squirrel. I LOVE squirrels. They are, to me, little tree-dwelling kittens. So I advise you to mind your tongue on that subject, or me and Squirrelcop will be obligated to dole out a whuppin'. Or at least a citation, bearing our official crest. (see my avatar.) Thank you for your cooperation:)
Reply

tscheese
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
GAHHHH!!! GET IT OFF GET IT OFF GET IT OFF THIS IS FUCKING NIGHTMARISH OH MY GOD GIANT BUG ON FACE NO
Reply

tscheese was starred tscheese was unstarred

AuntieBee
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Every autumn in my city there's a butterfly show at a university greenhouse. It is so fucking awesome. Totally breathtaking.

Really it's a shame that her eyes are closed in this picture... every person I've seen who's had a butterfly land on them is lit up like the sun, beaming as if they've been spontaneously blessed by the highest divine authority. Like I said, awesome.
Reply

AuntieBee was starred AuntieBee was unstarred

Aesop's Foibles. YES.
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
I really like that girl's haircut. A lot. And it's wrong of me, I know, but I'd like one of those butterflies to wear in my hair. It's wrong because obviously the butterfly would have to be dead or it just wouldn't work.
Reply

NefariousNewt
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
I like the one they have at The Bronx Zoo. Haven't been there in a couple of years, but my daughter thought it was the neatest thing in the world when she was 2.
Reply

NefariousNewt was starred NefariousNewt was unstarred

EkaterinaBallerina
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
'Sup Grandma!

In all seriousness, my grandmother was a fanatic about butterflies. At her funeral, this butterfly followed my mother around incessantly. We imagined it was her. Later, while studying Nabokov, who was a lepidopterist,in college I learned that her name, Thecla, is a kind of butterfly. I've had a soft spot for them ever since. Every time I see one, I think of her.
Reply

EkaterinaBallerina was starred

Jennifistopheles
04/24/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: That is teh sweetness!

Also, Thecla is an awesome name!
Reply

Jennifistopheles was starred Jennifistopheles was unstarred

ItchykooParker
04/24/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: That is so wonderful. Thank you for sharing that story. I feel my mother's presence sometimes, (she's been gone for 15 years), and it's just lovely.
Reply

ItchykooParker was starred ItchykooParker was unstarred

EkaterinaBallerina
04/24/09

@Schez: Oh, she'd love to hear someone say that! It was her middle name actually but since she was named after her mom, she went by it. She was always iffy about it.

@ItchykooParker: Aww. My feelings on religion are spotty, but the one thing I know I believe in is my grandmother's presence in my life. If I ever feel like I need something, I always know she's there.
Reply

EkaterinaBallerina was starred

Ailatan
04/24/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: That's a beautiful story.

Sometimes people have the most appropriate names. My mum who is awesome with plants is called Laura and her last name translates as Rosemary.

Another story I like involving animals and funeral is when Emily Bronte died, her dog was heading her funeral procession.
Reply

Ailatan was starred Ailatan was unstarred

Pocahaunted
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Ok, no. Butterfly Houses are freaking TERRIFYING. A million flappy, jittery flying creatures getting all up in your hair and under your clothes. Just no.

Also, every time I've been to one, I end up killing a few, moths especially, trying frantically to get them out of my hair. Those places are bad news!
Reply

Pocahaunted was starred Pocahaunted was unstarred

Mediokra
04/24/09

@Pocahaunted (formerly CocoBambi): I feel the same way. My parents took me to a butterfly house once and one landed on me and it took all of my strength not to swat it. If I were the girl in the picture, I'd probably be screaming. But a sort of muffled, constrained screaming, so it wouldn't fly in my mouth. Just because it has pretty wings doesn't mean it's not a GIANT FUCKING BUG ON MY FACE.
Reply

Mediokra was starred Mediokra was unstarred

gobblegirl
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Is it just me, or did the photo just change?
Reply

gobblegirl was starred gobblegirl was unstarred

mbprice
04/24/09

@gobblegirl: It's the butterfly effect.
Reply

mbprice was starred mbprice was unstarred

mbprice
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
WHY ISN'T ANYONE HELPING THAT LITTLE GIRL A BUG IS EATING HER FACE@!!!!!!!!
Reply

mbprice was starred mbprice was unstarred

sympathyforthebasementcat
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Somewhere, Mariah Carey is jealous.
Reply

saintbernadette
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
Imagine if that were any other insect. A palmetto bug, for instance, or a flying ant. Or even a giant moth.

The scene would be quite different.
Reply

saintbernadette was starred saintbernadette was unstarred

rd2uk
04/24/09

@saintbernadette: but it wouldnt count as torture. too heavy? sorry
Reply

rd2uk was starred rd2uk was unstarred

AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
04/24/09

@saintbernadette: To be fair, I get freaked out when butterflies try to land on me. Sure, they're pretty from afar, but up close, they are still insects! I realized this at about the age of 12 and haven't been the same since regarding beautifully-winged bugs.
Reply

Sputnik_Sweetheart
04/24/09

@saintbernadette: Moths can be really pretty!

Reply

Sputnik_Sweetheart was starred

Aesop's Foibles. YES.
04/24/09

@saintbernadette: Well, thanks for ruining it! Great job! Horrible, awful images sprang to mind immediately and made me cower, a little. Like an elephant moth from Silence of the Lambs, for example.

*covers face in horror*
Reply

novelidea
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
awwww. happy spring, everyone! :]
Reply

novelidea was starred novelidea was unstarred

ItchykooParker
04/24/09

@novelidea: And to you! Isn't that just a wonderful photo?
Reply

ItchykooParker was starred ItchykooParker was unstarred

PrincessOfPower
04/24/09

In reply to Butterflies Are Free
This could be an ANTM photo shoot.
Reply

PrincessOfPower was starred PrincessOfPower was unstarred

AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
04/24/09

@PrincessOfPower: yet while she is certainly smiling with her eyes, they're not open. Tyra would not approve!
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#butterfly

Jezebel

SUBSCRIBE TO Jezebel

Butterflies Are Free

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment