[ExI] how to swat one of god's little creatures

Lee Corbin lcorbin at rawbw.com
Sat Aug 30 05:30:17 UTC 2008


Spike writes

>> ... On Behalf Of Damien Broderick
>>
>> "It is best not to swat at the fly's starting position, but 
>> rather to aim a bit forward of that to anticipate where the 
>> fly is going to jump when it first sees your swatter," 
>> suggested Dickinson.
> 
> This is so cool, for I discovered years ago that with this anticipation
> method one can actually swat flies with one's hands, assuming one is fast.
> Try it!  But I have also discovered an even better way to rid oneself of
> Luke Turdwalker.... Windex.

Nice. But it's also possible (and rather entertaining) to blast 
them with a rubber band, if you're a good shot. Of course,
I defy anyone (since Annie Oakley is dead) to take one
down in flight this way.

Lee




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