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Flies are the most annoying things ever

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  1. Da Donkey Da Donkey is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:39pm)

    Ever since the cold weather has come into Indiana, we've had so many fucking flies in our house. These things are the most annoying little bastards ever. When you are trying to sleep or take a nap they are buzzing all the fuck around you and landing on you. I bet I killed six of them on Friday when I was taking a pregame nap for the weekend. Now there are at least 6 more flying around me at this very moment pissing me the fuck off.

    One of them is a big bastard, too, and as soon as I kill it I'm putting up a picture on here.
  2. RonKarkovice RonKarkovice is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:39pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    just ask joba chamberlain his thoughts
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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:40pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    Vacuum FTW
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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:41pm) in reply to ShortyJacksn

    take a shower, then the flies won't bother you so much
  5. Da Donkey Da Donkey is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:43pm) in reply to poundthatace

    I did this morning...

    However, I think because my body still smells a little bit like burnt flesh from the grill blowing up incident previously posted, that is why they keep flying all over me.
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  6. michlad michlad is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 1:58pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    OK Da D--I sent you a Pm about this and couldn't remember WHY bags of water worked for keeping flies away--so googled...and now I rember...something about it creates "prism effect" or something that fuks with their weirdass eyes...i think?

    Dear Straight Dope:

    What is the deal with the bags of water hanging in restaurants? In the past month I've been enjoying beers on the outdoor patio of various restaurants and noticed large ziplock bags filled with water hanging from the ceiling. A friend told me it is supposed to keep away flies. I really couldn't imagine what difference bags of water would make to a fly but I've seen this enough to make me wonder. Is there some truth to this or is a myth perpetuated by the sandwich bag industry? --Jason

    SDSTAFF Doug replies:

    Apparently the water bags do drive houseflies away. Not mosquitoes, not no-see-ums, not spiders, not roaches, not yellowjacket wasps, just houseflies. Evidently, houseflies, being highly edible and defenseless, are nervous types, and don't like to sit still when they see something moving nearby, because it could be a predator. The water bag acts a bit like a lens--try it some time--in which the movements of people in the area are reflected. Even if the fly is too far from the action to see it directly, it can see a shifting of light and dark in the water bag, which it interprets as nearby movement, and it will fly away from the bag. The reason it doesn't work on any other insects is that the other insects listed don't have eyesight worth a plugged nickel.

    --SDSTAFF Doug
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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 5:25pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    cosign, F flies
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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 5:58pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    I'm gonna have to go with Mosquitos being the most annoying thing ever...flys are definitely up there though...
  9. UCBananaboy UCBananaboy is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:00pm) in reply to AngryJerk

    I second the mosquito notion
  10. Da Donkey Da Donkey is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:29pm) in reply to UCBananaboy

    Update -I went on a killing spree and killed like 8 of them!!
    I think they're all gone! woot
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  11. SICKTIGHT311 SICKTIGHT311 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:33pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    How about closing the windows, doors, screens, etc?
  12. Da Donkey Da Donkey is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:38pm) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

    All the windows have screens and are open now with the nice weather but I don't think flies can fit through there. However, nieces and nephews and kids are always coming in and out of the house leaving the damn door open.

    Plus I had the preparty on Saturday evening so the girls kept coming in and out of the house to use the bathroom, even after I suggested popping squats but they weren't too keen on that. Oh well, they're dead now!
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  13. SICKTIGHT311 SICKTIGHT311 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:39pm) in reply to Da Donkey

    Ah, ok.
  14. Mr. Blonde Mr. Blonde is online now Supreme Moderator

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 6:41pm) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

    i must kill 3 a day in my house. never had this problem in philly. I think there are more flies here cause there are a ton of farms and crop fields around here...and flies fertilizer.
     
  15. sacaniga sacaniga is offline fake machinist

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 11:51pm) in reply to Mr. Blonde

    cabelas sells these fly swatters that are shaped like tennis rackets and are electronicly charged. Fun as hell to go fly hunting with these things... but mine didnt last long... apparently theyre not made for attacking sleeping roomates
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:09am) in reply to sacaniga

    LOL thats fucking awesome

    I want one
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  17. Tim Lock Tim Lock is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:11am) in reply to Da Donkey

    What's this "cold weather" of which you speak?
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:12am) in reply to Tim Lock

    yea there fuckin killin me over here in iowa ive killed so many lately
     
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:13am) in reply to Da Donkey

     
  20. XquiziVex XquiziVex is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:18am) in reply to Da Donkey

    Dude, never had a problem with flies. One time I did have like the worst roach problem ever. I got rid of those little bastards one afternoon when I rolled them all up into a 23G joint.

    I was so baked I ate 16 neopolitan ice cream sandwiches Chocolate first because I like to save the pink on Brown strawberry section for last.
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 12:55am) in reply to XquiziVex

    yea i hate roach problems when the roach is too small and u burn ur finger that sucks.
     
  22. ranchgirl ranchgirl is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:49am) in reply to Da Donkey

    When I was like 20 years old, my friend couldn't get the land lord to fix her a/c, so we bought a case of beer and a couple dart guns. Good fun when you're two sheets to the wind. I bet we killed 200 damn flies. The next morning we're barely coming 'round when another friend pops in the door, grabs a dart, and says, "I love darts." She licked it before we could stop her. None of us could look her in the face, much less tell her what was wrong. We were so sick.
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:52am) in reply to ranchgirl

    It must be all that smelly German food in Jasper.

    <span>p.s. bring me some</span>
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:00am) in reply to Indianachris

    It was about to rain. The flies were thick.
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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:46am) in reply to Da Donkey

    not only are mosquitos fucking annoying as hell but they can be deadly (in some parts of the world)
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