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WE'VE GOT ANTS![Eco-Wacko Alert]
Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 6/11/06 | Mike Toner

Posted on 06/11/2006 3:31:25 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom

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To: stands2reason

Bipolar?


61 posted on 06/11/2006 5:49:49 PM PDT by listenhillary (Only the stupidest of animals fouls it's own nest - Democrats provide a fine example of this)
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To: stands2reason
Maybe someone has taken boomboom hostage and is, at this very moment, posting nefarious articles, and laughing maniacally as boom struggles for freedom.

FREE BOOMIA!!!

62 posted on 06/11/2006 5:51:57 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual...if they sense scorn or ridicule, they'll flee)
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To: Cobra64
Hey. Are you discussing W's immigration policy?

Well, I didn't know if comparing illegal Mexicans to fire ants was one of those bannable offenses. I've been around for a while, and would really miss the FR Saloon.:)

But let's be honest, the Mexicans were swarming over the border long before Dubya, and no president (including Clinton for 8 years) did a thing about it. It most certainly didn't start with Dubya. It's coming to a head now, but it should have been addressed long ago.

63 posted on 06/11/2006 6:09:43 PM PDT by xJones
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To: groanup
LOL..yep, we turned it totally into a fire ant thread..Actually, I learned some new treatments :)

sw

64 posted on 06/11/2006 6:13:48 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: xJones
You are 100% correct in your assessment. It is coming to a head. Most folks, myself included, were not aware of the epidemic of illegal aliens.

The best analogy I can think of is a recently discovered cancer. I guess my question is, how long have the beltway folks known of this condition? /frustration discussion

65 posted on 06/11/2006 6:22:03 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: small voice in the wilderness
Maybe someone has taken boomboom hostage and is, at this very moment, posting nefarious articles, and laughing maniacally as boom struggles for freedom.
FREE BOOMIA!!!

I guess this means you already have the book and movie rights signed as BOOMIA's agent. We (I'm your new partner) can cast this several ways, but Oliver Stone definitely has to produce and direct the movie.

66 posted on 06/11/2006 6:28:38 PM PDT by xJones
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To: upchuck
...detergent provides enough slickness to let the liquid penetrate deep into the mound.

I read somewhere that detergent washes the scent off ants that they use to recognize each other. When the scent washes off, the individual ants can't tell friend from foe, and fight each other to the death.

Sounds like a good ending for those d*@# fire ants!

67 posted on 06/11/2006 6:36:50 PM PDT by beaureguard
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

68 posted on 06/11/2006 6:39:34 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: xJones

lol! It may have to be put on hold. Word on the street is Streisand is coming out of retirement to hold a benefit concert for BOOMIA. She's calling it BOOMIA DIVA FEVA. I'll get back to you if I hear any more.;)


69 posted on 06/11/2006 6:49:37 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual...if they sense scorn or ridicule, they'll flee)
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To: texas_mrs
RE:Oshkalaboomboom

Once again nature triumphs over the evil human race. If we're bothered by fire ants we have noone but ourselves (and the ignoring of the Kyoto Protocols) to blame.

Quick Someone call Gunny R. Lee! His favorite enemy is on the loose again (Watermelon Green on the outside and RED on the inside).

70 posted on 06/11/2006 7:00:47 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: spectre

Read post #8. I had read about using roll-on deodorant in a farming magazine, but didn't believe it. One Sunday afternoon I was weeding a flower bed and my husband was complaining that it was not right to work on Sunday. Very dramatically I raised my hands to the sky and asked the Lord to settle our argument. Within seconds my right foot and leg were literally covered with fire ants!!! I didn't have anything to lose, so I tried the roll-on (I was lucky that my husband used Arm & Hammer roll-on)and was very pleased with the short term relief. The next day I couldn't believe my eyes... I had one lonely blister, I reckon I had missed it. Weeks later I tried it on my very allergic son, he did not have the usual severe response. Since then, I carry a bottle of roll-on in my hand bag. I have treated dozens of unknowns, mostly children, when they step on fire ants. Some mothers have looked for me later on to find out what was the wonder drug I used on their kids. I just wish I knew who wrote the article on the farming magazine so I could thank him!


71 posted on 06/11/2006 7:16:59 PM PDT by Former Fetus (fetuses are 100% pro-life, they just don't vote yet!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

There is this neato silicone like goopy pesticide that can be injected straight into fireant nests.
Works wonders.
Though you have to wear a modifed bee keeper suit to use the stuff or get bit to pieces..


72 posted on 06/11/2006 7:40:01 PM PDT by Darksheare (Anyone ever wonder at the flavor of the sparrows at San Juan Capistrano? Cappucino sparrows?)
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To: beaureguard
I read somewhere that detergent washes the scent off ants that they use to recognize each other. When the scent washes off, the individual ants can't tell friend from foe, and fight each other to the death.

Applied with suitable modifications, that concept might finally bring peace to the Middle East! ;-)

73 posted on 06/11/2006 8:15:13 PM PDT by Charles Martel (The Tree of Liberty thirsts...)
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To: small voice in the wilderness; Oshkalaboomboom
Word on the street is Streisand is coming out of retirement to hold a benefit concert for BOOMIA. She's calling it BOOMIA DIVA FEVA. I'll get back to you if I hear any more.

You've crushed me, you really have. You'd cast Barbra Streisand in "BOOMIA vs the Fire Ants"?! The audience would be cheering for the fire ants!

But not to worry, we can use BOOMIA in a seminar envirnoment and get rich off this.

Here's what we do: BOOMIA is now a recovering Myrmecophobiac. It's an 6 step program, of course, because ants don't have 12 legs.

We can pattern it off of other myrmecophobiac seminars, but they don't have our BOOMIA as their prime success example. We'll have to put a hitch on his tailer and drag him around to the seminars, but it'll be worth it.

Just read this part:

Our premium 'VIP' One-on-One service,

Working one-on-one with one of our team, with guaranteed lifetime elimination of Ants Fear. From $1497 and up. Call

1-800-828-7484 or click to Contact Us

You're lucky you have me for the brains in this business.

74 posted on 06/11/2006 8:35:10 PM PDT by xJones
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To: xJones
LMAO!! You've really done your homework, haven't you?! I think you're on to something here. BOOMIA Rants on Ants: The first installment. Whatdoyathink? BOOMIA Ant Farm kits, complete with Kyoto Treaty pledge cards and Love Me, Love My Ants transfer sheets. We could be busier than, well, a pack of ants at a picnic. Get back to me. And *ping* BOOMIA. I've forgotten his real fake name!
75 posted on 06/11/2006 8:46:41 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual...if they sense scorn or ridicule, they'll flee)
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To: ARealMothersSonForever
Could have been the missing /Sarc.

I put Eco-Whacko alert right on the title in big bold letters, what more do you want? I'm just learning about tags, if someone points me to an article on using tags I'll read it, for now all I've learned is from viewing the source code of other people's posts.

As for the fire ants, I may not be able to kill them but I can sure make things miserable enough for them to move on. Ants find their way home by following scent trails. When I see a mound I get a shovel, lift the entire mound up and fling it into the woods. The other insects feed on the eggs and the living ants wander around until they starve to death.

76 posted on 06/12/2006 4:37:59 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom; small voice in the wilderness; stands2reason
BOOMIA Speaks! BOOMIA Can Return to His Own Thread!

LOL! I don't know, boom, if you've read of the FREE MUMIA campaign that's been going on for decades (Mumia is a cop killer from Philadelphia now residing on death row).

It used to be a joke on FR to post FREE MUMIA! on various threads, sort of like "It's George Bush's fault" is posted today. That's why small voice's comment about FREE BOOMIA! seemed so funny to me.

Stands2reason has been your best friend on this thread, arguing that your (albeit limited) posting history would indicate your comments were meant to be taken sarcastically. That's fine, but you have no doubt noticed that many posters don't get a joke unless you tell them specially.

And one more little thing; when you post a thread you should hang around to post replies. It's bad netiquette to do a drive-by posting, and not even be available for questions. If you don't have the time to reply to your own thread, then don't post it.

77 posted on 06/12/2006 8:34:20 PM PDT by xJones
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To: xJones; Oshkalaboomboom

Pfffft. Well, there go OUR plans. What movie/benefit concert/book/infomercial deal are we gonna get now that boom has re-surfaced? Shut down the production, Stone. Get back to your website, streisand. I'm so depressed...welcomebackboomwereallymissedyou...


78 posted on 06/13/2006 5:15:44 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual...if they sense scorn or ridicule, they'll flee)
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