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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 10:26 AM
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Suddenly my house has been invaded by wasps.
We don't know where they came from. And they don't want to be here. At least one of them has dropped dead, probably from hunger or thirst. But they won't let us catch them and set them free, and we don't have any bugspray to put them out of their/our misery.

There were at least five, counting the dead one we found. The remaining four are climbing on windows, trying to get out. At least one of them is barely moving and looks to be near death. I'm kind of at a loss. I don't wanna risk getting the survivors angry, but I really don't want 'em in the house.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 10:31 AM
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1. can you open a window?
and a screen to give them an exit?
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 10:50 AM
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2. No, but we opened the front door in hopes that they'd find it.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 11:35 AM
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7. Ok, well how about you get a bowl
and put some syrup in it, so it will attract them, and then hold them when they fly into it.

Just spitballing ideas here, why can you not open a window?
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 11:11 AM
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3. Some advice
Offer them a gin and tonic, then suggest that you attend the Harvard vs. brown game together.

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1gobluedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 11:12 AM
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4. You beat me to it
:rofl:
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 11:19 AM
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5. ... had I any knowledge of sports or sports icons, I would have gotten the joke.
As it is, all I know is that there was a joke there. :P
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 11:31 AM
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6. Cliff Notes
Harvard=Ivyleague school
Brown=Ivy league school
Ivy League schools=hotbeds of old, established, White Anglo-Saxon protestant families.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:02 PM
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8. Ah, that kind of wasp, nevermind.
I was assuming it was some team mascot or something. :P
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:22 PM
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9. All wasps must be terminated. Crush them.
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leeroysphitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:29 PM
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10. Is your house a big creepy hotel in the mountains?
Edited on Sat Sep-27-08 08:31 PM by leeroysphits
Have you checked the boiler pressure lately?
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 09:44 PM
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11. You have a dead white anglo saxon Protestant in your house?
I recommend calling 911. They might be able to help out with the other 4 who are running amok too.
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