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Random Babbling Post #108

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Blackthorne TA, Jul 9, 2009.

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  1. Stefanina Gems: 18/31
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    Well, looks like the sixth time was the charm, Endeavor succeeded in launching today. I didn't hear the boom this time, but I only hear it about half the time anyways, since I'm about as inland as one can get in Florida.

    Edit: It was hit on the underside by debris on takeoff. Looks like there's going to be some EVAs to make sure it can get back to earth safely.
     
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  2. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    My house is full of bugs! :mad:

    I have no idea where they came from, as I always have the stupid net thing on when I open the windows. I just realised when they started flying around my kitchen that there was a swarm of them! Rather than spend a nice relaxing evening drinking tea, as was my original plan, I spent the next hours killing the stupid things instead. I got about twenty of them but there are still half a dozen flying around and I can't get rid of them! I am so mad! :flaming:
     
  3. Blades of Vanatar

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    Ziad, take a paper plate, spray some adhesive on it or use some double-sided tape and put a small piece of sugary food on the plate. It will probably attract them and they will get stuck... my grandpa's home remedy for getting rid of annoying summr insects... :D
     
  4. Silvery

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    Or a little pot of PVA glue with some suger syrup mixed in.
     
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Pfft...glue.

    Use insecticides - wonderfully poisonous insecticides! And lots of it! :bigeyes:
     
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    Killing stupids things isn't relaxing to you? :confused:

    Hmmm. Go figure. It usually works for me. ;)
     
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    Liked to pull half the legs off of spiders when you were a kid, didn't you? Maybe owned a magnifying glass as well?:p
     
  8. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Oh yeah!

    My favorite bug killing memory involved a red ant hill and several ounces of black gun power I "borrowed" from my dad's gun cabinet. I put a little on top of the hill, planning on just lighting just a little....but the ants started taking it inside the hill. So I put a little more, and a little more until I barely had any left in my cup. They took it all inside the hill...so I dumped the rest of it on top, took a step back, lit a match, tossed it down....and WOOSH!!! Bye bye ant hill! Little curled up dead red ants were everywhere. It was a glorious day! :evil:
     
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    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    ... :jawdrop: Kit, you are evil.

    That being said, it sounds quite exciting too :evil:
     
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    My brother and I would blow up the bees hives or hornet's nests in our yard.

    1 film container, filled with about 100 gun primers, a little flash powder and a little gun powder and a long fuse. Bwam! It just sucked when it was your turn to put the little explosive in the hive, especially when it was hornets. My pop used to have a nice gun collection, with alot of powder. We were always tapping into it to blow up stuff. Fun, fun!
     
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    I was exciting! The bright flash, the smell of burnt gun powder, the sound of fiery death, the sight of my conquered foes!


    Hmmm....that could very well be a great line for the next Amon Amarth album! I should sell it and make millions! :love:
     
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    Blades, Silvery - Thanks, that was a great suggestion! Wish I had thought of it yesterday. I spent most of the night killing them one by one instead and feel exhausted today :bad:
    On the bright side I did manage to get them except one, and I've quarantined it in the bathroom. There's going to be some fun to be had tonight :evil:

    Kit - insecticides may or may not be efficient, but the major problem is that I didn't want my kitchen to be unusable for the next couple of days. It's the reason I avoid insecticides as much as possible.

    T2 - :lol:
     
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    I had my tongue web pierced years ago and I still have the hole. I'm trying to decide whether or not to put the bar back in
     
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    May i ask why you would want that in your tongue, just out of Curiousity? I would think that's gotta be uncomfortable.:confused:
     
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    Wow. Now I really wish that I had been there.

    Heh, 'Gunpowder Down the Ant-Hills". You'd have to ensure the title track had a climatic ending, preferably with something like cannons.
     
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    This will be post # 253 for me! My post count has been rising quickly of late, it's real slow at work right now. Maybe i'll catch up to Tal this week!:)
     
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    Blades there are 'reasons' :lol:
     
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    Kit would have fun in Starship Troopers universe...


    Three days of doing basically nothing, gaming included. Yay for summer. :)

    Geneforge is addictive.
     
  19. Silvery

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    Good Lord, what kind of parents did you people have??? Letting kids play with guns!
     
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    Who said they LET us play with them. My subterfuge and skulking skills were advanced at a very young age. Plus, dad left the key in a very easy hiding spot to find. He never took us hunting, so our curiousity was even greater to get into his cabinet and play.
     
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