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If someone says they wouldn’t hurt a fly, they might just be outsourcing that job to someone else.

A new poll found the average person encounters a bug or pest five times a week.  And most of us WILL squish them if necessary. 

But 20% would much rather report it, and let someone else do the squishing.The survey found we’re more likely to squish a bug if we find it inside our home, which makes sense. 

But 12%… or one in eight people… feel it’s their “duty” to catch-and-release, and take the bug outside.  So some of us DO care.

A few of the top bugs we’ll immediately squish include beetles, cockroaches, and centipedes. 

But only 16% said they usually squish spiders.

Speaking of spiders, the poll found 40% of us still believe the old myth that you swallow eight spiders a year in your sleep.  That’s not really true.  The actual number is right around zero.

Final stat:  The poll found the worst time and place to spot a bug in your home is in the kitchen when you’re in the middle of cooking.

Photo: Target

It’s impossible to predict what random thing becomes the next sensation the next must-have the next Beanie Babies, or Tickle Me Elmo, or Furby, or even Hatchimals.  But THIS is stranger than ALL of those.

Over the past week, a Halloween decoration at Target has gone viral.  It’s a jack-o-lantern humanoid that’s dressed like a ghoul that’s eight-feet-tall that costs $180.000 that is named “LEWIS.”

It also speaks when you push a button.  Its main line is:  “I am NOT a jack-o-lantern.  My name is Lewis.”

Others include:  “Trick or treat, all you creepy crawlers.” “Hello, hello!  I’m so happy you could carve out some time to come out tonight” and “Crooked smile and glowing eyes, I see all your tricks from way up high.”  (Okay, that one is pretty good.)

Lewis is SOLD OUT everywhere despite being huge, expensive, and a Halloween decoration that’s going to spend 11 months in your garage.

But even if you can’t OWN a Lewis right now you can visit him.  Many Target locations have Lewis set up inside the store, and people have been posting videos on social media of “meeting” him like he’s a celebrity.

Videos like those are what made Lewis go viral in the first place, with people saying things like, “Lewis is the best decoration of all time.”

Others have created shirts inspired by Lewis, and people have publicly called out Target locations that don’t have Lewis plugged in.

Target hasn’t commented, so it’s unclear when or if Lewis will be back in stock.