Reply to: My epic battle with a fly

[Sysman]

If it was really an intelligent fly, it would have worked out how to fly out of the open part of an opened window.

I have an electrified "tennis raquet" swat. Works wonderfully.

I have one of those. It makes a very satisfying Zap! sound.

[NotAllThere]

If it was really an intelligent fly, it would have worked out how to fly out of the open part of an opened window.

I have an electrified "tennis raquet" swat. Works wonderfully.

[sasguru]

Glove full of vaseline, by any chance? Sas is Curley in Of Mice And Men, AICMFP.

I think this post says more about you than me.

[expat]

I've just killed a fly after an epic battle. So there I was quietly doing some maths in my study when this blue bottle (who I shall henceforth call Einstein) flew in through the open window.

Would better be called Descartes.

[sasguru]

At last! You found your intellectual equal to do battle with. Well done!

Predictable. Dull. Nil points.

Next.

[DimPrawn]

At last! You found your intellectual equal to do battle with. Well done!

[sasguru]

It's the weapons grade tea towel that was the give away. I mean who has a tea towel that can crack a vase?

Sorry sas.

It fell to the floor, you plonker.

[RichardCranium]

It's the weapons grade tea towel that was the give away. I mean who has a tea towel that can crack a vase?

Thank God it wasn't a sock...

[TimberWolf]

Your fly was nowhere near as fast or intelligent as the fly that was buzzing me the other day. With its high IQ and fleet of wing, it fancied its chances of flying into my head with impunity all night. Big mistake. After stalking it for a while, getting a handle on its level of speed and cunning, I cornered it in the bathroom where, despite some encouragement on my part, it expressed a disinterest in the freaking open window. So I caught him out with plan B - the naked hand (nice to still have the touch) - and chucked him out of the aforementioned portal with some velocity, and boy was he mad at that. Human 1, fly nil

[minestrone]

It's the weapons grade tea towel that was the give away. I mean who has a tea towel that can crack a vase?

Sorry sas.

[realityhack]

So you just happened to have an 'old ski glove' handy as you were sitting in front of your computer on a Saturday morning when the missus was out?

Glove full of vaseline, by any chance? Sas is Curley in Of Mice And Men, AICMFP.

[suityou01]

I've just killed a fly after an epic battle. So there I was quietly doing some maths in my study when this blue bottle (who I shall henceforth call Einstein) flew in through the open window.
"No problem" I thought, flicking the glove of death (old ski glove) usually does the trick. Not with Einstein. I swear this fly was taunting me, flying just out of reach. Eventually I got the heavy artillery out (large dish towel) but still it lived.

Finally I cornered it to a window. Fired the artillery (flicked the tea towel). Missed and broke a vase standing on the ledge. By now I swear this fly is laughing at me.

Anyway, long story short, the glove of death finally got it. Arrogant bastard landed on my desk innit?

Hey ho. Off to buy a vase I go afore I get in trouble with the missus.

It's always a pleasure to hear the mighty Sasguru getting outwitted by an insect.

[EternalOptimist]

The little buggers CAN be a bother. Yesterday I chased one around the bedroom , didnt kill it, bit cornered it in the shower cubicle.

Later on, I went for a shower in the spare bedroom , then checked up on the fly. It was sitting in the main shower at a little fly-computer, coding VB and saying 'wheres me coffee like'
Meantime I puked on the breakfast table and ate the wifes arm

do you think I have swine flu

[xoggoth]

You barsteward SAS, killing a NICE little fly.

It is so much easier just to catch flies and put them outside. Just get a plastic bottle and cut off top. As it is transparent they do not notice if you move slowly. Put it right up to them and then move hand in from other side. Voila, trapped fly. Release outside to enjoy its short little life.

So what that they feed on sh1t and corpses? Who wouldn't, given the chance?

[Zippy]

Alas mine discovered they taste minging. Which is a pity.

Indeed. Thankfully mine are too stupid, so keep chasing (and getting stung by) flies, wasps and bees.