Talk:Dust bunny

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Older discussion[edit]

"Dust Bunny" is not a character in the cartoon strip User Friendly. That would be Dust Puppy

What do you call the carcasses of insects that are dropped in corners by spiders, and (generally) covered in dust and fluff? Are these not also dust bunnies? Sittingduck123 09:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the sentence "They've also come to be known, by more superstitious folk as "ghost poop."". This seems dubious to me, and what is meant by superstitious folk? The only references I found were not to this meaning. Herostratus 16:33, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Picture[edit]

Just wanted to say, I couldn't ask for a better picture to illustrate this article. Those dust bunnies actually are rabbit-shaped! ;-) Stonemason89 (talk) 16:46, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I personally believe there is a real and literal meaning to the term dust bunny. My son's pet rabbit emerged from under the couch today with fuzz and lint attached to her fur and whiskers. I do believe that somewhere in time and most probably in the lazy south of the United States that someone employed rabbit to clean underneath the furniture. Alas, the dust and such they emerged with was referred to as dust bunnies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.42.208.176 (talk) 12:41, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dust Bunnies come Alive[edit]

Author Merlin Fraser has recently penned a children's story based upon dust bunnies. It comprises two stories in one; the first being that of a modern day grandmother charged with looking after her two lively grandchildren during their Summer holidays. Problem is, this is an English summer and it’s raining. In an effort to settle them down she tells them the Dust Bunny story.

Based in England during the 1950's it relates to a young girl called Maggie who, following a riding accident, is confined to her bedroom and the adjacent nursery. One day she hears strange noises coming from under her bed where she finds a spider stuck to a sticky sweet wrapper. Her efforts to rescue the spider are not made any easier when she hears a small voice dishing out advice. Enter Floater, a cheeky little dust bunny, who befriends Maggie and becomes her mentor and introduces her to the Dust Bunny world and the adventures begin.

This is a charming tale and one worthy of publication, the author sees it more as an audio book, read by a woman as if she is the Grandmother of the story. Trouble is neither he nor I know anything about the publishing world and so the story my live forever in his computer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fan of Merlin (talk • contribs) 10:10, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

featured[edit]

I want this article to be featured so bad andyzweb (talk) 21:14, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced content[edit]

I have removed, for the second time, content added by Koermendi (talk · contribs). I've explained the necessity of verification to Koermendi on their user talk, and explained the problems with the source they cited on my user talk. I'm bringing this matter here so that Koermendi may have an opportunity to explain their justification for the addition of their content. Tiderolls 01:22, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Languages comparison[edit]

I came here looking for the significance of the english "dust bunnies" expression. What's funny is that in french, we also name it after an animal. We call it "des moutons [de poussière]" ([dust] sheep, always in plural). Well, if this is relevant enough for a Wikipedia article, and if there are other non-english native speakers reading this, that could be the beginning of a short vocabulary comparison? 22:39, 19 April 2013. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.52.102.12 (talk)

Medicine?[edit]

Do dust bunnies cause allergies, in addition to housing dust mites? If so, this article should mention that, and there should be a Medicine WikiProject.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 01:36, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]