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Old 06-14-2012, 10:36 AM
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Yay ... damn

I have one of those battery tennis rackets for killing bugs, which I suck at using. The flies normally escape. I managed to get lucky but the dead fly dropped into my fresh cup of coffee


and our cat stole the rest of the donut mrAru was having as part of his breakfast ... he went to get a coffee refill and the cat jumped onto his chair and grabbed the last couple bites of donut
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:47 AM
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but the dead fly dropped into my fresh cup of coffee
At least it wasn't a booger.
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:50 AM
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I had one of those. Flies dropped like a rock. Then a few seconds later they got up and flew away. I didn't try killing them with coffee though.
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:51 AM
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I managed to get lucky but the dead fly dropped into my fresh cup of coffee
What are complainin' about? Dead flies add texture and protein.
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Old 06-14-2012, 06:02 PM
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What are complainin' about? Dead flies add texture and protein.
mmmm mmmm Coffee con Carne.
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Old 06-14-2012, 08:26 PM
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Mmmmmmmore like Coffee con Carnage
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Old 06-14-2012, 09:05 PM
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I have one of those fly zappers. My son and I fight over (well, whine about, really) who gets to use it when it's killing' time. Since the thing just stuns the flies on contact, I keep the current going until I smell burnt hair and see sparks. Mmmm...fried flies.
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:08 PM
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I have one of those fly zappers. My son and I fight over (well, whine about, really) who gets to use it when it's killing' time. Since the thing just stuns the flies on contact, I keep the current going until I smell burnt hair and see sparks. Mmmm...fried flies.
You mean you aren't supposed to wait for the sparking? Who knew ....
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:19 PM
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mmmm mmmm Coffee con Carne.
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Mmmmmmmore like Coffee con Carnage
Breakfast means coffee... coffee means death... death means carnage... BREAKFAST MEANS CARNAGE!
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:35 PM
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Ha, that's great! I'm inspired to post....

Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such films as BREAKFAST MEANS CARNAGE!

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Old 06-15-2012, 04:52 AM
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My friend left her teenage son and his friend alone with a couple of those for a few hours, they managed to burn some serious grid marks into each other.
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Old 06-15-2012, 06:43 AM
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mmmmmmmore like coffee con carnage
ahahahaha.
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Old 06-15-2012, 01:42 PM
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coffee means death...
Prepare for ultimate flavor!

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Old 06-15-2012, 02:16 PM
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For those old fogeys who kill flies with spit and flypaper and don't know what the OP is talking about, maybe this is it. Whatever happened to the gadget that shot UFOs at them?
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Old 06-15-2012, 03:13 PM
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My friend left her teenage son and his friend alone with a couple of those for a few hours, they managed to burn some serious grid marks into each other.
Not proud of it, but after a few too many drinks at a patio party, we all took turns shocking ourselves with one. No serious burns, but serious laughs, oh yes.
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Old 06-16-2012, 12:04 AM
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... the dead fly dropped into my fresh cup of coffee
dude....
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Old 06-16-2012, 12:30 AM
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Did you know a voltage remains on those things even if you don't press the button? Try squeezing the layers together to see.
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Old 06-16-2012, 09:10 AM
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Not proud of it, but after a few too many drinks at a patio party, we all took turns shocking ourselves with one. No serious burns, but serious laughs, oh yes.
The idiot boys were holding each other down and pressing it onto their face cheeks and arms.

I also don't want the kids to find out about chucking those party snaps at each other - best done naked.

http://www.stupid.com/Party-Snaps-Snap-Caps_p_2104.html
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