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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/24/2006 : 07:03:06
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If they're flying insects I quite like to use a squash or badminton racket - fairly decisive, but the downside is sometimes you've got multiple parts to clean up. An empty Kleenex box is good too, if you swing it hard enough with the hole towards the insect, it'll stun/kill it, while making it easy to dispose of.
For non-flying insects, boiling water is pretty good.
What's yours?
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 07:17:26
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To kill flies,wasps and mosquitos I like a rag, or a flip flop.
If I have want to be cruel, I also like to catch them in an empty glass and close it with a paper sheet, then i put the glass in the sink, turn on the hot water and fill slowly the glass.
Non flying insects: a lighter is funny but boiling water is good too. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 07:19:16
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Yelling out, "Stupid bug, you go squish now!" and clobbering.
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 07:25:19
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Can I start a "Preferred method of baby seals annihilation" thread?
Mmh, better not
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 07:50:49
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My answer would be the same.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 08:38:10
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| dave told me that insects are animals too. i wouldn't harm a fly these days |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:11:58
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My brother used to like to pour salt on slugs,
and pull off just one wing of various insects and watch them try to fly.
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Don't believe the hype. |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1036 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:21:47
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this one is certified - the electronic mosquito sqatter !
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:24:25
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The electric flyswatter is no good because it takes a strong strong person not to zap themselves or their wives...
Those freaking things hurt like a damn.
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Don't believe the hype. |
Edited by - Carolynanna on 04/24/2006 09:46:10 |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:35:39
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boiling water, that's hilarious. so cruel yet so effective.
I once poured a salt ring around a slug, more of a psycological approach to death.
It's come back to haunt me tenfold. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:44:08
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if you want to kill a bunch of ants but don't want to spray poisonous chemicals in your house, Windex® is a good alternative.
this message was brought to you by Windex®
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
Edited by - floop on 04/24/2006 09:44:26 |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 09:45:13
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I hate wasps and a little shot of hairspray freezes them up right good.
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Don't believe the hype. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:15:08
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And Nia Vardalos' father, Floop?
I don't really go out of my way to torture insects, just don't like it, but hey, when they're on my turf, they die.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:25:42
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The Cult of Frank : Gimme Gimme Gimme...I Need Some More |
Edited by - Steak n Sabre on 04/25/2006 05:31:04 |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:30:05
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best way to catch fly, use chopstick
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:37:03
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quote:
Originally posted by fbc
best way to catch fly, use chopstick
you mean a "fry"?
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:39:35
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If a flying insect gets into the house I just try to guide it out of a window or door.
Crawling insects get scooped up and sat outside.
No joy or amusement in killing something.
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:54:08
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| Ha, floop! I was actually debating how to type the language of miyagi. "fry" was definately up there with "fwy". Down my local Take-Away "fry" (not to be confused with "fly") is "fwaa", as in "egg fwaa waa". |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 11:09:32
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quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
best way to catch fly, use chopstick
you mean a "fry"?
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur
What, he eats them?!
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 11:19:44
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I remember in my sadistic youth I used to burn lots of insects to death with a magnifying glass, I feel kind of bad about that now. I once managed to trap a wasp in a cassette box, and then submerged it in water for hours, trying to drown it. It survived.
I like the salt ring, evil.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 11:37:44
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I had a friend who'd catch the spiders in his room and put them in a plastic see-thru container. Then he'd catch moths and feed them to the spider. During the spider's captivity, it would be subjected to nightly "smoke box" rituals.
I'm trying to think if it was the moths or spiders he used burn with a magnifying glass. Weird boy. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 11:50:48
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Actually my fave method is my cat.
She'll eat any insect.
I just hold her up and point her towards it until she locks on and then I let her go.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 11:56:51
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Remember what happended to Frodo when he tortured a spider with a light! ;)
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 12:07:01
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 12:14:21
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Helllloooo, she wasn't killed, she was just badly wounded by Sam, so ha!-In your face Mr. "I'm not a pendantic nerd" PixieSteve!!
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 12:28:48
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| well, you know... after i posted that, i began to doubt myself and spent about 15 minutes trying to find out if she did actually die or not... i hoped you wouldn't say anything. damn :( |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 12:32:37
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Sorry.
Now toodle-loo.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 13:05:14
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| Forward slashes in DOS? Proof that the makers of The Simpsons use Macs. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 13:24:44
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Oh, here we go again with the 'what computers do The Simpsons' creators use?' thing!
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 13:30:48
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| (is that a snot bubble coming out of pikachu's nose?) |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 13:44:10
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Yeah, I was wondering about that! I think it's just an erm...snooze bubble.
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 13:51:16
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It's an insect larva....KILL IT!!!!
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 04/24/2006 : 14:06:06
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quote:
Originally posted by Llamadance
I remember in my sadistic youth I used to burn lots of insects to death with a magnifying glass, I feel kind of bad about that now. I once managed to trap a wasp in a cassette box, and then submerged it in water for hours, trying to drown it. It survived.
I like the salt ring, evil.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
I was doing the magnifying glass thing to with ants, but I was ashamed to say it . It was funnier than with a lighter, the ant had its chance to escape. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 15:52:51
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We used to get loads of slugs in the kitchen of my dads old house, when he got in from a drinking session he would take the lid of the bin, line it with newspaper and dump all the slugs on top of the paper, he'd then sort of shake salt like rainfall all over them until they were a pile of goo.
I dissected a snail once, inside was all green and purple and orange. They have a penis twice the length of their body, an anal cavity on top of their head and shoot love darts while mating to decide who gets to be butch and who gets to be bitch. This was a science thing though, not for fun.
Not that I'm saying it wasn't fun.
About a week after I did this at uni I went back down to visit the ex in Oxford to see FB play at the zodiac. We were going with a friend of his from uni and her husband who was an animal rights kind of guy. He asked me if we did dissection at uni and I thought I'd be safe with the snail story but noooooo.
forum ebook - "on the road" theme - help wanted |
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Preferred method of insect annihilation?
