# How do I get rid of ants?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-ants/345668>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-ants/345668 "2006-02-22T19:16:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-ants/345668/21 "2006-02-23T15:59:53Z")

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> [@bouv](#):
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> How can it be, that in a thread about ants, of all things, one of the Dope’s most used catchphrases, _whose origins are ant-related_, is not said?

I came into this thread, thinking the same thing–hoping that I would have the chance to be the first to place it in the thread. I’d feel all dirty if I said it now… Thanks for ruining my day, **bouv**! 😉

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-ants/345668/22 "2006-02-23T16:06:30Z")

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I, for one, do _not_ welcome our new _ **Ant Overlords** _.

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