Yes. The first centipede I actually missed - it made terrible hissing noises when it came into the room and I tried to hit it with a blanket thing...it lived in the house for months and got huge until my dad finally killed it. Fortunately it didn't seem to be interested in me. I guess it was scared of me more than I was of it.
The second one got stuck in between my window frame and the outside of the window, and I was able to use a tissue to chop it in half and end it. God had mercy on me.
I still don't like them though. They make terrible hissing noises and move fast, and they can bite.