In other bug news, could the fruit flies seriously be living in my coffee maker???
Yes. I don't know what they're eating, though. It must be whatever's in coffee that grows that bright blue mold when you leave the coffee for a week or so.
What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Nov 18, 2007 12:44:05 pm PST #2933 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Jesse - Nov 18, 2007 12:55:50 pm PST #2934 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
YUCK. If I wrap it in a bag overnight will that kill them? Because I swear to god, my apartment does NOT need to be overrun while I'm gone for T-day.
Edit: ... huh. I can't believe I didn't think of that before.
Kristen - Nov 18, 2007 1:00:08 pm PST #2935 of 10001
Jesse, easy solution for the fruit fly problem:
Pour some apple cider vinegar into a wide mouthed bowl with a drop of dishwashing liquid. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and punch a bunch of small holes in the plastic. Leave the bowl out on the counter.
Your flies will eventually all fly inside and die.
Scrappy - Nov 18, 2007 1:01:49 pm PST #2936 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Allyson--probably a waterbug. They come out when it's hot and go after water. If it's any comfort, our office has them and we only get them rarely, as they prefer living away from humankind.
Jesse - Nov 18, 2007 1:02:58 pm PST #2937 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've been trapping fruit flies in all kinds of containers for days! And yet, there are more of them. I just vaccumed some, which was satisfying.
Bobbi - Nov 18, 2007 1:31:36 pm PST #2938 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.
Allyson, as bad as that is, try finding a DROWNED MOUSE in your soup pot that you left to soak in the sink overnight.
Many years ago, I used to come home from work and make steak fries for a midnight snack. Once night I came home and plugged in my deep fryer. Something smelled funny. Mouse fur smells funny when you deep fry it. He'd fallen in and drowned in the oil.
I never used my deep fryer again.
Kristen - Nov 18, 2007 1:39:33 pm PST #2939 of 10001
I think Bobbi just won the gross stories war.
Vortex - Nov 18, 2007 1:47:47 pm PST #2940 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
...I....what?? WHY?
Because the inventor invented them to clean the ears of his baby daughter, who was named Gay.
sumi - Nov 18, 2007 2:05:47 pm PST #2941 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Vortex - I like that idea. We'll go with that.
Someday my slow connection will give me the adorable Lily Bean and I will die of the cute.
Meanwhile, my cat Ivan is sitting over the keyboard and meowing at me. I'm making beef stew and he assures me that is perfect food for felines. (This was made more difficult to type by the Cat Ivan lying down on the keyboard.) Thanks, Ivan.//////////////////////////////////0
Sue - Nov 18, 2007 2:16:38 pm PST #2942 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I haven't been able to get online all weekend until now. It's been very frustrating.