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From: Don Klipstein on 26 Apr 2010 18:17 In article <4BD5B1F3.8673A8EF(a)earthlink.net>, Michael A. Terrell 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? I doubt it. It appears to me that you have to bid higher than the "usual suspects" do in buying/renting politicians, in terms of how much money as well as not making them have to go to your home to get it (you need to bring the money to where they "work"). Furthermore, if mere dish soap or vinegar could kill corrupt politicians, then more Americans would risk life imprisonment or death penalty for assassination of corrupt politicians than we currently have trying for such. For one thing, I have not heard of many roaches or rats kicking the bucket due to vinegar or dish soap. - Don Klipstein (don(a)misty.com)
From: Don Klipstein on 26 Apr 2010 18:36 In article <ougBn.103664$Hv2.32974(a)newsfe22.ams2>, ian field wrote: > >"PeterD" <peter2(a)hipson.net> wrote in message >news:2db9t557ecch4jud76kaga36abtq4iqppk(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:26:25 +0100, "ian field" >> <gangprobing.alien(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>>"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote >>>in >>>message news:5kv8t5t1olbu8avqhonkdtrn15atkduils(a)4ax.com... >>>> 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? >>> >>>If a swarm forms indoors, suck them up with a dust buster vacuum cleaner - >>>squirt some fly spray into the nozzle before switching off, >> >> Do NOT do that! Some vacuums use the air from the vacuum outlet to >> cool the motor, and the motor has exposed brushes. The fact that 'fly >> spray' is usually flammable, and brushes spark, will help prove the >> big bang theory quite effectively! > > >What a complete and utter load of bollox! > >A year or two ago some nut posted vids of his antics when he had a pile of >old vacuum cleaners to play with, he set one up on a table in his back >garden, switched it on and stuffed the hose into a bucket of petrol. > >Sure enough the sparks from the brushes ignited the fumes and the vacuum >cleaner did a fair impersonation of a jet engine with a lick of flame out >the end, it kept going quite a long time before the bearings siezed and the >motor whent phut. > >I have a small mains powered (220V) handheld vacuum cleaner that I used to >catch wasps, moths and other flying insects, and I always gave it a squirt >of fly spray, that never once ignited and even if it did it wouldn't do any >more than singe any accumulated fluff. I wish your good furtune in that area to continue. However, there is Murphy's Law, along with the wisdom of repeating your achievement of having a vacuum cleaner impersonate a jet engine with flame coming out. If I were to spray bug spray into a vacuum cleaner, I would take it outdoors first, with the hose plugged or blocked by something, such as a wad of toilet paper or a plastic bag and a rubber band. This requires a 50 or 100 foot extension cord, and I would advise carrying along a portable fire extinguisher or a 5 gallon bucket of water or otherwise be prepared for the worse. Maybe wear safety goggles in the unlikely event that they will actually be necessary. - Don Klipstein (don(a)misty.com)
From: Michael A. Terrell on 26 Apr 2010 19:23 Don Klipstein wrote: > > In article <4BD5B1F3.8673A8EF(a)earthlink.net>, Michael A. Terrell 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? > > I doubt it. It appears to me that you have to bid higher than the > "usual suspects" do in buying/renting politicians, in terms of how much > money as well as not making them have to go to your home to get it (you > need to bring the money to where they "work"). > > Furthermore, if mere dish soap or vinegar could kill corrupt > politicians, then more Americans would risk life imprisonment or death > penalty for assassination of corrupt politicians than we currently have > trying for such. For one thing, I have not heard of many roaches or rats > kicking the bucket due to vinegar or dish soap. 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 climes 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. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 26 Apr 2010 19:25 ian field wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > > Or miniature bear traps that snap shut, when they try to retrieve > > their balls. > > Speaking of golfers, balls and bear traps...................... 'Miniature bear traps'. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Jim Thompson on 26 Apr 2010 19:38
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 climes 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? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy |