November 08, 2004

coke get's rid of pests Well, at least the pesticides in Coke and Pepsi are good for something. What pests would you use these fizzy drinks to get rid of?
posted by trampnews 20 years ago
  • Uh oh.
  • ack, sorry I tried to put a new spi on it, no? (bows head in shame)
  • *sprays thread with sugar water of choice*
  • Future rule of thumb: If you got it off of a news site, it's probably been posted here. Also, my thumb is missing. Him name is Hopkin. Hopkin Green Thumb.
  • As most double-posts are regularly deleted, I think that this would be a good time for me to clear my conscience and announce that I killed a man last night.
  • did you leave a mess? Those CSI guys are hella good.
  • But the real question is this: can Coke get rid of superfluous apostrophes?
  • Coke *does* take out mice pretty good. I worked in a pizza joint in high school, and we had mice everywhere. Regular trapping didn't get them, so we'd put out little dishes of coke each evening. Apparently, mice can't belch! So the next morning, around each dish, there'd be two or three little somewhat-exploded mice, who'd enjoyed the coke but, after, found themselves internally compromised by the carbonation.
  • Mice Can't Belch sold out after their first album. Haven't listened to them in years.
  • Fes, that's such a perfect story that if it wasn't you I'd assume it was an urban legend! But, since it is you, I'll just say "ick", and "that's the reason why I rarely drink soda myself, even as a non-rodent, and always shake the bottle a bit before I do." I'll be back soon, my doberman is choking on something.
  • T-Shirt proposal: "Monkeyfilter: Internally Compromised by the Carbonation"
  • "Mice Can't Belch" *giggle*
  • they have a vengeful look in their beady, coke filled eyes. fortunate for you, the memory is not that of an elephant.
  • When you consider it, "pest-ridden" is a ridiculous word; on first glance, you'd think it meant getting rid of pests.
  • All true. I'm no scientist, but that's how it was explained to me, and I saw (and had to clean up, on a couple occasions) their explodings*. *disgusting but also true addendum: I once ate a spoonful of the explodings on a $20 bet.
  • Rats can't vomit, and I guess neither can mice, so, contrary to popular belief, rats are actually quite finicky eaters.
  • I once ate a spoonful of the explodings on a $20 bet. Don't mind me, I'll just sit here rocking back and forth humming "Clementine" to myself with my hands over my ears and eyes tightly shut, trying to forget that ever happenned. The horror.
  • addendum: I once knew a guy who would say "rat vomit" as a kind of "gosh, darn isn't that annoying" placeholder. So I pointed out to him that there isn't any such thing. It kinda killed the joy.
  • addendum Does the type and the subject remind anyone else of a poem from Alice in Wonderland that looks like this and reads like this?
  • I once ate a spoonful of the explodings on a $20 bet. Typical conservatives! First they blow up small furry animals with chemical weapons, then they profit by feasting on the mutilated corpses. TYPICAL.
  • This is a pretty healthy little thread for a double post. Granted, I've posted like 20% of the stuff here so far, but even so, amusing.
  • *shudder* Will no one think of the -- oh, to hell with it, that's really gross. ;)
  • Let's try to get the comments up to 2000 and place bets on which of us 'Bashi smites first!
  • In the set "Things I've Eaten" subset "Brown and/or Furry," it wasn't so bad :D
  • I have noticed that when I put out cans of Pepsi, it gets rid of those Coke-swilling pests. I once ate a spoonful of the explodings *gags
  • I'm just going to go ahead and post these, you sick bastard. Don't force my hand.
  • Polychrome, I had a pet rat who vomited on me once (and was fine afterwards). Word to the wise: although rats are very fond of peanut butter, their tummies can only handle a very small amount.
  • Typical conservatives! First they blow up small furry animals with chemical weapons, then they profit by feasting on the mutilated corpses. TYPICAL. That's right, don't expect to hold anyone to account for their beliefs anymore . . . /omg_rolls_eyes
  • Really cali? Darn, I owe someone an apology then. *goes off to dig out address book from university*
  • Hey, I just checked google *genuflects* and it has this to say So, apparently rats can't vomit, owing to "esophagus enter[ing] at the lesser curvatrue (sic) of the stomach through a fold of the limiting ridge. This fold is responsible for the inability of the rat to vomit." and even a remarkably detailed website on the subject. You'll have to have a word with your little guy then, find out what he thinks he's playing at.