Never let a Lunatic near gun powder

[Escaped Lunatic]

Gun powder has many legitimate uses. Killing ants isn't one of them.

For some reason, it wouldn't light. Of course, the obvious solution was to add more. Still wouldn't light. Same solution. Several repetitions later, it lit quite well.

I'm the one on the left.

[Mr Nobody]

Is that your "instant fool: just add booze" t-shirt you are wearing?

[Escaped Lunatic]

Nah. It was my "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" t-shirt.

[Mr Nobody]

Gotcha. I gotta get me one of those, too.

[Ruth]

So, enquiring minds want to know:
1. Do either of you have faces left?
2. Did you get rid of the ants?

[George61]

Why did you want to get rid of the ants?? Seems to me you are outside in Ant Country. Were they threatening to invade??

[Escaped Lunatic]

>So, enquiring minds want to know:
>1. Do either of you have faces left?

Chris (stupid person on right) toasted an eyebrow and lost all the hair on the back of one arm. I (stupid person on left) lost a little hair from my wrist, and had some minor damage on my beard.

>2. Did you get rid of the ants?

Despite some minor burn damage suffered by our brave soldiers, I'm happy to report that the ant nest took extreme casualties. We plan to send in occupation troops next time to stabilize the situation, arrest the queen, and institute democracy.

>Why did you want to get rid of the ants?? Seems to me you are outside in Ant Country. Were they threatening to invade??

We were negotiating with them for space to set up our launching gear when their queen ordered an unprovoked attack against several of our civilian technicians. After some careful research, it was determined that the ants had used formic acid in their attacks. Since this is a form of chemical warfare, we had no choice but to respond with extreme force. Luckily, someone had a few grams of loose gun powder (often available for legitimate uses when one is flying rockets) available, and so we launched out counter attack.

[Mr Nobody]

Ok, now it is explained. Drunken idiots wanted to flame some insects. Dangerous substances were at hand, and after the fact, things are given a logical once over to make it look ok.

I can live with that. After all, this is why mankind is not known so much as a rational animal as a rationalizing one.

[Escaped Lunatic]

>Ok, now it is explained. Drunken idiots wanted to flame some insects.

Sadly, it was stone cold sober idiots who wanted to flame some insects. Because of the extreme potential for doing things that would make the image above look like a very intelligent idea, alcohol is prohibited at all model and high power rocket launches in USania.



"In terms of sheer coolness, few things beat rocketry."
- Paul Allen

[Ruth]

Florida ants are serious enemies. I fought with chemical warfare when I lived there. It was self-defense. They invaded my property. _{(Nevermind they were likely there long before mankind started building houses.)} Didn't do any good. Ants, along with cockroaches, will probably be here long after mankind has succumbed. But keep up the valiant fight, Lunatic.

[Mr Nobody]

Damn, then there isn't much excuse at all.

I can understand the idea of no booze, though. I agree with it - having been involved with numerous dangerous things where booze increases 'good ideas' and thus likely fatalities and Darwin Awards nominations all round. Booze afterwards is always an option, and increases the likelihood of interesting stories being able to be told while laughing instead of in mourning.

Was yanking your chain. Sorry about that. I should have put a smiley in.

Ants are evil little bastards that need exterminating at times. Anyone who has been bitten by Oz ants such as the greenhead, the fireant, the meat ant, or the extremely nasty and potentially fatal and enormous bulldog ant, or the really really nasty (but fortunately doesn't live in big nests so is less likely to kill you) huge green headed bulldog ant, will realize that ants are in fact truly evil. Wasp stings, even the potentially fatal European wasp pales into insignificance before the last. Bee stings hurt less than greenheads despite their small size. Fortunately, less people are allergic to ant bites and stings.

I love a sunburned country, a land of venemous everything, including plants and probably even dirt.