tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post4766407325839034462..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: Making the NineGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-48955489596443465792007-10-15T02:23:00.000-07:002007-10-15T02:23:00.000-07:00If your wasps still aren't dead, my neighbor taugh...If your wasps still aren't dead, my neighbor taught me this amazing, non toxic way to massacre the hive. Water and dawn dish soap, two parts water, one part dawn in a spray bottle. I don't know why it works, but it does. They fall out of the hive and die a swift and complete death. Best to do it after dark.<BR/>ps. I love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-70590720256502623532007-10-04T01:15:00.000-07:002007-10-04T01:15:00.000-07:00I wondered, when I taught ESOL, whether they actua...I wondered, when I taught ESOL, whether they actually did have Spelling Bees in other countries. I mean, isn't the whole point of a spelling bee that in English, spelling is almost independent of pronunciation? I don't speak much Spanish, but you can give me a reasonably long word, and I'm able to sound it out, with some exceptions. Not much challenge there, eh?<BR/><BR/>And wasps are much more evil than bees. It is a known fact. And hornets are basically the unhinged serial killers of the insect world: we lived in mortal fear of them and their dangly legs as children.Bill S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12786195100780643845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-76733087048760092272007-10-03T14:42:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:42:00.000-07:00now, you seem to have good taste, at least in dish...now, you seem to have good taste, at least in dishes: how could you be stalking dr. who??gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-22653445641146083552007-10-03T14:24:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:24:00.000-07:00One of my favorite songs is "No Rain" by Blind Mel...One of my favorite songs is "No Rain" by Blind Melon.<BR/><BR/>It may sound like a non-sequitur, until you watch the video:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpADoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-15696914157904622162007-10-03T12:11:00.000-07:002007-10-03T12:11:00.000-07:00I doubt their little nervous systems are complex e...I doubt their little nervous systems are complex enough to register much pain, so the dying process probably isn't all that bad.<BR/><BR/>My dog snaps at flying things by instinct. Sometimes she catches flies and kills them. (She doesn't eat them, she spits them out.) Once she snapped at a bee, and it turned around and stung her on the flank. Watching her try to run away from her own arse was one of the funniest things I have ever seen, ever.goblinboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636167643991935136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-78729803795014238662007-10-03T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-03T10:57:00.000-07:00I always had the pleasure of pulling out their sti...I always had the pleasure of pulling out their stingers after killing them. Something about retrieving the weapon of the enemy.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460856009625389973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-80788248039104028232007-10-02T13:30:00.000-07:002007-10-02T13:30:00.000-07:00You can never have enough cocktail glasses.Also, t...You can never have enough cocktail glasses.<BR/><BR/>Also, this made me laugh: "Bees are decedents [<I>sic</I>] of wasps."<BR/><BR/>Now I have visions of undead wasps, flying about zombie style, making honey.TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-26906989611713892512007-10-02T10:32:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:32:00.000-07:00There is a story in my past reminiscent to yours. ...There is a story in my past reminiscent to yours. The only differences are it was when I was a kid, it was in a tiny apartment, and it involved roaches. <BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the stinger terror-codes. Bees are at worst a "caution" orange. Wasps and hornets are deep red "run screaming and hide under water" creatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-2050380983076817582007-10-02T10:06:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:06:00.000-07:00You are a very silly man. Don't ever change.NB: I...You are a very silly man. Don't ever change.<BR/><BR/>NB: If you cut one in half, would you name it "Eric?"dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-3756221656394958682007-10-02T04:44:00.000-07:002007-10-02T04:44:00.000-07:00We get these teeny tiny little ants in the spring....We get these teeny tiny little ants in the spring. They're industrious, determined little bastids. Any little piece of fruit left out will be swarmed by an enormous tiny invading force.Daddy Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612652523771740505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-8424988018097093782007-10-02T02:58:00.000-07:002007-10-02T02:58:00.000-07:00We've had ants - LOTS of ants. When they're outsi...We've had ants - LOTS of ants. When they're outside, they're OK; when they're inside, they're dead.<BR/><BR/>You're too young to remember Bea Benaderet, the mother on Petticoat Junction (and before that Aunt Pearl on the Beverly Hillbillies), who died in 1968, during the PJ run. (She was replaced by June Lockhart - Lassie's mom - as "our lady M.D., she's as pretty as can be at the Junction."Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-74119408883422321212007-10-01T19:21:00.000-07:002007-10-01T19:21:00.000-07:00it sounds a whole lot like the siding is going to ...it sounds a whole lot like the siding is going to have to come off of the house and the insulation removed in order to get rid of the buggers. we had wasps make nests in our house and then the rotters made nests in the ground. it's not easy to kill a nest that's underground.<BR/><BR/>wasps also increase their protein intake in fall before the winter hibernation. they are found swarming picnics here trying to scam food and frighten people away from their weinies.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-63243094610736698952007-10-01T15:33:00.000-07:002007-10-01T15:33:00.000-07:00I'm allergic to bees. Of course that means I've b...I'm allergic to bees. Of course that means I've been stung far more times than any average person.<BR/><BR/>You already knew I was above average though, didn't you?<BR/><BR/>Isn't there some kind of smoke stuff that will keep the bees away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-46016763168258772782007-10-01T13:59:00.000-07:002007-10-01T13:59:00.000-07:00Bee all that you can bee!Are they wasps? or yellow...Bee all that you can bee!<BR/><BR/>Are they wasps? or yellow jackets? Or hornets? Ah...so may lovely stinging insects. :)<BR/><BR/>As for glassware, I second the IKEA suggestion, though Meijer also has insanely cheap glassware, if you're just looking for something simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-83674646768483331232007-10-01T13:26:00.000-07:002007-10-01T13:26:00.000-07:00Torn: If that had happened at my house, we would ...Torn: If that had happened at my house, we would have watched the wasps build their nest. Because we're nerdy. But shooting glue at them sounds kinda fun, too.<BR/><BR/>GP: Congrats on making the 9!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-54221293417394005192007-10-01T12:09:00.000-07:002007-10-01T12:09:00.000-07:00Let it bee!Let it bee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-15234743244533887892007-10-01T09:04:00.000-07:002007-10-01T09:04:00.000-07:00LMAO! I'm pretty sure the Pope considers bees and...LMAO! I'm pretty sure the Pope considers bees and wasps to be heathens. After all, the females have all those sex partners. And, they DANCE. The hussies.<BR/>Oooh, Chad beat me to it - I should read the comments before making one myself, but alas, I am too lazy.<BR/>DH had a SuperBee. (If I hadn't already laid claim to DH, he could build and maintain that muscle car museum you talked about.) He loved it. Until a bolt came loose and it tried to kill him. Even the mechanical bees can get you, it seems.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-66632055721531777662007-10-01T07:44:00.000-07:002007-10-01T07:44:00.000-07:00I was attacked by a swarm of bees while mowing the...I was attacked by a swarm of bees while mowing the lawn in Arizona. Afraid that they might be killer bees I ran around the front of the house and dove into the pool with all my clothes on. Later I read that if they were killer bees the swarm would have waited for me to come up for air.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314659840459487144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-59346701579356838152007-10-01T07:23:00.000-07:002007-10-01T07:23:00.000-07:00I, too, am pro-bee. I have no large feeling one w...I, too, am pro-bee. I have no large feeling one way or the other toward wasps. I don't know how I'd feel about them in my home threatening my (imaginary) houseguests and (dead) kitty though. I'd probably give them something akin to the spider in the tub treatment: first, attempting an elaborate rescue mission (often featuring ladders of toilet paper); and failing that, Sorry, I tried to help you out, No, really, I did, This is on your own head now, There's nothing more I can do, I gave it my best, (turning water on).Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-49245994707501771882007-10-01T07:21:00.000-07:002007-10-01T07:21:00.000-07:00Off topic - taking your latest stalking choices in...Off topic - taking your latest stalking choices into account, does this mean you have now made the good Doctor's acquaintance?<BR/><BR/>And don't you find it's an utter bitch trying to stalk a time traveller? You may complain that the dead people you stalk don't move much, but give that simple task any day of the week...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-69849417678660105012007-10-01T07:02:00.000-07:002007-10-01T07:02:00.000-07:00I think you need many, many more cocktail and wine...I think you need many, many more cocktail and wine glasses. Now that you're settled at an institution of higher education and in a place you find socially congenial, you are perfectly equipped personally to establish a salon. <BR/><BR/>You can let it out that GayProf receives on Thursday evenings chez lui. The literati, the composers, the visual art crowd and the electronic avant-garde will certainly beat a path to your door. <BR/><BR/>Just make sure you let it be known that there's food and liquor to be had and they'll gather like flies. Or bees.<BR/><BR/>PS--my word verification was godswld. The religious right will be so pleased.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-78607970524656674352007-10-01T06:58:00.000-07:002007-10-01T06:58:00.000-07:00I would find another exterminator, if you really w...I would find another exterminator, if you really want to get rid of the bees. Another option is to contact your local agricultural extension agency or wildlife commission. They might have alternative ways of getting your home free of bees without killing them. (Is there a department at GayProf's university that might specialize in this?)<BR/><BR/>Finally, God has told me that GayProf should visit IKEA for more stemware. Cheers.bardelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917187131771750315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-6719947864387802007-10-01T06:57:00.000-07:002007-10-01T06:57:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-7976061523273945492007-10-01T06:54:00.000-07:002007-10-01T06:54:00.000-07:00Wow, I didn't know Bea Arthur was that old! That's...Wow, I didn't know Bea Arthur was that old! That's... really, really old.<BR/><BR/>A post about Bees and no mention the <I>Bee Movie</I>? Boo on that.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551523252110967405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-58644539410530267472007-10-01T06:02:00.000-07:002007-10-01T06:02:00.000-07:00"After all, we all know that wasps are the mafia t..."After all, we all know that wasps are the mafia thugs of the insect world. They wouldn't hesitate to kill us."<BR/>- totally feeling you. I wouldn't kill either, but, I wouldn't kill a bee becuase bees are lovely and kind. I wouldn't kill a wasp simply because it's bad karma. I'm refraining from ending it's wicked little life for me, not it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com