Do you stomp on bugs/insects?

[Suikoden]

do you just stomp them

or do you stomp and grind/drag (which) them?

If you do the former, well it's a million x smaller than you, why?

If you do the latter...you're evil.

 

[NYDrew]

what is the deal with everyones first post being some totally random question, lately?

I don't really make a habit of killing anything, although for a while we had this problem with house flies. So I would grab this giant fly swatter we got, play queen "another one bites the dust" and keep track of my hit accuracy. I am currently (excluding the times I used a spatula) at exactly 80%. Killed 20 flies, 25 swings. The spatula doesnt count because it doesnt always kill the thing, usually they fly around all crazy till they land again and I take another swing.

 

[BeanoNYC]

I try to let them out of the house.

 

[skibum1321]

Flatten them like a pancake

 

[ctenidae]

In the house: Kill them.

Out of the house: Step on them if I don't have to stutter-step.

 

[JimG.]

My boss is a pro at killing bugs by shooting them at long range with rubber bands.

It's nice to know he has some kind of skill anyway.

 

[hammer]

Depends...

At home, the boss says I better kill them...outside, I leave well enough alone.

 

[snowmaker4191]

this is a realy weird random thread.... :blink:

 

[smitty77]

Hornets and bees always have a habit of gettig into the control room at the plant, and can't find the 1 window out of about 20 that was the open one to get out. So, we've come to invent odd ways to kill the suckers when they're scrambling along edges of windows, looking for escape. What works so far:
Pledge
Armor All
Windex
WD40
PB Blaster
Air Duster (turn the can upside down) - freezes them

Research is still ongoing. We've found the Windex has the added benefit of cleaning the glass at the same time.

We're not evil, it's natural selection. And don't give me that Karma BS (like in my sig). That's what those buggers get for their ancestors stinging me 15+ times while hiking 10 years ago. Take THAT, flyboy.

Yep, it's Monday. :uzi:

 

[Suikoden]

Hornets and bees always have a habit of gettig into the control room at the plant, and can't find the 1 window out of about 20 that was the open one to get out. So, we've come to invent odd ways to kill the suckers when they're scrambling along edges of windows, looking for escape. What works so far:
Pledge
Armor All
Windex
WD40
PB Blaster
Air Duster (turn the can upside down) - freezes them

Research is still ongoing. We've found the Windex has the added benefit of cleaning the glass at the same time.

We're not evil, it's natural selection. And don't give me that Karma BS (like in my sig). That's what those buggers get for their ancestors stinging me 15+ times while hiking 10 years ago. Take THAT, flyboy.

Yep, it's Monday. :uzi:

if it is only bad karma if you purposely step on them because bugs don't like to be stepped on

 

[ctenidae]

In the whole Hindu Wheel of Life scheme, stepping on bugs may be exactly what you're supposed to do, since those bugs are people who were bad in a previous life. Could be that karma puts them there so you can step on them, since maybe their punishment is over at that point.

Smitty, I'm interested in your research. Seems like the Air Duster, while satisfying, may be the riskiest method. Have you tried butane? Lower pressure, so lower risk of blowing the bugger around, and colder. Just don't use it near fire...

 

[smitty77]

Smitty, I'm interested in your research. Seems like the Air Duster, while satisfying, may be the riskiest method. Have you tried butane? Lower pressure, so lower risk of blowing the bugger around, and colder. Just don't use it near fire...

Butane is out. My plant operator smokes, and we'd be so fired if we managed to nuke a $100,000 plant automation computer system. As for blowing them around, it's not much of a problem. The first blast kinda stuns 'em, then we just blow them into a corner of the windowsill and keep the air going until they're good and frozen.

 

[andyzee]

Torture them, then kill em Except for ants, I find their communal way of life and strength very interesting.

 

[ckofer]

Don't really care for gypsy moth caterpillars. Squish 'em, torch 'em, whatever it takes.

 

[Suikoden]

In the whole Hindu Wheel of Life scheme, stepping on bugs may be exactly what you're supposed to do, since those bugs are people who were bad in a previous life. Could be that karma puts them there so you can step on them, since maybe their punishment is over at that point.

Smitty, I'm interested in your research. Seems like the Air Duster, while satisfying, may be the riskiest method. Have you tried butane? Lower pressure, so lower risk of blowing the bugger around, and colder. Just don't use it near fire...

why would it be the right thing to do to step on a bug just because they were once bad in a human life cycle? that doesn't make any sense seeing as there aren't that many bad people to begin with. being a bug isn't a punishment, it's a cycle of change. to experience something different.

 

[ckofer]

One of the the best things about winter and the outdoors it the lack of insects.

I do my best thinking on the bus.

 

[Paul]

I do my best thinking on the bus.

That's how come I don't drive, see?
You don't know how to drive
That's right! I don't want to know how, I don't want to learn. The more you drive, the less intellegent you are.

 

[ckofer]

There's also a fine line between stupid and brave.

 

[Marc]

As there is between insanity and genius.


I lean more towards insane I guess.

 

[ctenidae]

There is also a fine line between blue-green and green-blue. So fine, in fact, Crayoa doesn't even package them next to each other.