# Do you squash bugs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706 "2010-07-31T19:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706/61 "2010-08-02T11:21:12Z")
My kill zone is within 3m. I won’t go out of my way to end bugs’ lives unless they are the blood-sucking variety or linger within my kill zone for too long. Like a minute… ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706/62 "2010-08-02T13:45:49Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > On the other hand, any insect that has harmed me or my family must die. I will hunt it down until it is dead. A strict policy of _no harm except in self-defense_ here. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706/63 "2010-08-02T15:52:37Z")
When I squash Bugs, he generally says, “Of course you know, this means war!” And then I’m in for a world of hurt. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706/64 "2010-08-02T16:03:06Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > When I squash Bugs, he generally says, “Of course you know, this means war!” And then I’m in for a world of hurt. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-squash-bugs/548706.md?page=3)