# Release the bees **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622 "2026-04-28T14:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/1 "2026-04-28T14:36:32Z")
Sometimes, landlords evict your friend, leading to poverty, homelessness, or worse. What will you do? You could write an angry letter to government. But they’ll probably ignore you. You could offer to let your friend stay at your place. But that’s a temporary solution. You could stage a peaceful protest. But they’re likely to ignore that too. Or you could release the bees. > **[‘She’s opening the bees!’ US beekeeper jailed for trying to save friend from...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/massachusetts-beekeeper-jailed-eviction)** > > Massachusetts woman set swarms of insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to evict elderly man with cancer Next chance I have to play in a superheroes RPG, I want to play The Beekeeper. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/2 "2026-04-28T14:46:26Z")
_”Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark, they shoot bees at you?_" ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/3 "2026-04-28T15:02:44Z")
Missed it by _that_ much! How about > _Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they ~~bark~~ burp, they shoot bees at you?_ instead? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/4 "2026-04-28T15:06:55Z")
D’oh! Definite improvement, thanx. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/5 "2026-04-28T15:10:00Z")
No, he had it right. The line is bark. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlIQ2KCYG7Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlIQ2KCYG7Y) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/6 "2026-04-28T15:14:51Z")
Well, yes, the line from the show is bark. No doubt about that. But when the poster quoting the line is **_burpo_ the wonder mutt** , _his_ dogs should be burping their bees. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/7 "2026-04-28T16:53:40Z")
Not the bees… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EVCrmXW6-Pk/maxresdefault.jpg "Not the Bees - Nic Cage in The Wicker Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVCrmXW6-Pk) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/8 "2026-04-28T17:13:37Z")
But then, a fate worse than death: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HtDvs4J0Z0A/hqdefault.jpg "Release the Robotic Richard Simmons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtDvs4J0Z0A) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/9 "2026-04-28T17:22:34Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Not the bees… One of those deputies missed his perfect chance for internet fame by not taking advantage of the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/10 "2026-04-28T17:29:00Z")
It may be that when you are being stung dozens of times in real life, your first priority is not making nerdy movie quotes. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/11 "2026-04-28T18:03:52Z")
How about nerdy TV quotes? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2RPV-hD-Eo0/maxresdefault.jpg "They don't allow you to have bees in here | Arrested Development") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPV-hD-Eo0) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/12 "2026-04-28T19:46:18Z")
I had to pay $1800 to evict the bees. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/13 "2026-04-28T23:12:01Z")
Oh, honey… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/14 "2026-05-18T21:36:17Z")
Bees gonna swarm, and the apolitical little a-holes don’t always display the proper decorum for the venue. Did anyone else hear (in their mind) Donald J. Trump hissing “[Release the beeeeeezzzzzzz](https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/white-house-gets-unexpected-buzz-thousands-bees-swarm-executive-mansions-north-lawn).”)? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/15 "2026-05-18T22:24:24Z")
Hey! Look who the bees drug in! Good to see you! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/16 "2026-05-18T22:38:11Z")
Oh, it’s not. I’ve become a nasty-tempered, well, bee. If a male bee would be aggressive. So…demented Yellow Jacket. That seems to fit my wholely unlikeable character these days. 😉🫦 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/17 "2026-05-18T22:44:44Z")
I love you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/18 "2026-05-18T23:13:15Z")
🎵 Someone’s looking to get pollinated. 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622/19 "2026-05-19T02:21:23Z")
Yes. Welcome back @Inigo_Montoya ! Regardless of your temperament these days. These are testy times and we’re all in the same mood.