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From: Michael A. Terrell on 26 Apr 2010 19:44 mpm wrote: > > RE: Illegal Immigration (er, "invasion") -- I would support yet > another litmus test: > If you pull someone over and they can't speak English, ask to see > their birth certificate or passport (with valid entry visa)!! > > And if they're here legally and can't speak English (doubly so if they > can only speak Spanish!), deport them until they learn the language. > > That goes for Florida too! How about all the 'Spanish only' Radio & TV stations? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: John Larkin on 26 Apr 2010 21:18 On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:21:45 -0700 (PDT), mpm <mpmillard(a)aol.com> wrote: >On Apr 26, 1:26�pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...(a)earthlink.net> >wrote: >> ian field wrote: >> >> > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >news:4BD5D022.8F3F2E22(a)earthlink.net... >> >> > > ian field wrote: >> >> > >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> > >>news:4BD5B17E.7D26CA91(a)earthlink.net... >> >> > >> > Jim Thompson wrote: >> >> > >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >> > >> >> > � You're just waiting for 'someone' from D.C. to show up without the >> > >> >> >proper papers, aren't you? ;-) >> >> > >> >> Now! �Now! �You know that I'm quite prim and proper... bang! >> >> > >> > � Do you yell 'FORE' before taking your shot? ;-) >> >> > >> Its fun to stand on the edge of a golf course and shout "SKIN" after >> > >> anyone >> > >> shouts "FORE". >> >> > > � If you say so. I prefer a freon powered sports horn, while they are >> > > swinging their club. >> >> > Drop wads of cotton wool soaked in ammonium-iodide and dried, into as many >> > holes as possible before the game is due to start. >> >> � Or miniature bear traps that snap shut, when they try to retrieve >> their balls. >> >> -- >> Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to >> have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >You know it's a slow day around SED when we get 50 comments on >Thompson's gnats!! :) > >-mpm Pitiful, wot? It's in a.b.s.e. too. John
From: Michael A. Terrell on 26 Apr 2010 22:02 Jim Thompson wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:23:39 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > That's interesting. One type of rat trap is a five gallon bucket of > >soapy water with a pop can on a rod, over the water. A little peanut > >butter is used for bait. The vermin climbs up on the rod, then the can > >to eat the bait. It's weight makes the can turn on the rod which drops > >the vermin into the water, where it drowns. Politicians are just big > >rats, they just need a different bait. > > That's an interesting gimmick. Another seasonal problem... jack > rabbits. Any cute tricks to trap and/or kill? Scale it up to a 55 gallon drum and find the right bait? The soapy water keeps the vermin from climbing out of the container. What do they like to eat? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 27 Apr 2010 00:01 Spehro Pefhany wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:32:03 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > >Spehro Pefhany wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:26:55 -0400, Spehro Pefhany > >> <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: > >> > >> >On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:34:46 -0400, the renowned JW <none(a)dev.null> > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >>Fill a bowl with some vinegar. Cover it with plastic wrap and poke lots of > >> >>holes in it that are just big enough for them to enter. Gnats are > >> >>attracted to vinegar and will find their way in, then die. > >> > > >> >Dish soap and water will work too. > >> > >> Oh, you have to put a bit of ripe banana peel in there too. > > > > > > Would that work on dirty politicians if you used a couple dollars in > >change, instead of the banana peel? > > Unmarked hundreds, maybe. That isn't species-specific. If you want Democrats, you'll have to use women. For GOP, altar boys. -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul(a)Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Happily doing the work of 3 Men ... Moe, Larry & Curly
From: Archimedes' Lever on 27 Apr 2010 05:43
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:42:43 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >This wet (and cold) winter, due to global warming ;-) has left us here >in AZ over-run with gnats as the weather warms up. > >They're even getting into the house. > >Any convenient solutions? > > ...Jim Thompson You should find the farmer that is causing them and go after him to eradicate them. There is a similar such case currently in San Diego. |