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doc03

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3. We had them 5 years ago. There seemed to

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Apr 27, 2021, 04:56 PM

Apr 2021

be far fewer of them than we had in the past. I have lived through 5 cycles of them in my lifetime. I was born in 1948
a cicada year, 1965, 1982, 1999 and 2016. I hope I live to see one more cicada year.

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Get ready! We predict cicadas will begin emerging next week. EDITED [View all] elleng Apr 2021 OP

Well this should be fun. bottomofthehill Apr 2021 #1

maybe a dog mask IronLionZion Apr 2021 #4

probably not a bad idea. we have been wearing our people muzzles for over a year bottomofthehill Apr 2021 #5

Obviously that's all Biden's fault. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #2

Nope.... AZ8theist Apr 2021 #7

We had them 5 years ago. There seemed to doc03 Apr 2021 #3

If I do the 17 year math back in 1987 I camped in the dunes at the national seashore CentralMass Apr 2021 #6

Oh noes! Initial cicada sightings are trickling in. Here's one ... mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #8