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NC Sewers Housing a Living Blob, Reminds Me to Refill My Flamer Thrower.

Remember “The Blob”?
Remember “Phantoms”?

Me thinks that there’s a portal to Hell somewhere south of Virginia and north of The State of the Eternally Depressed Governor, aka South Cacalaki.

This is gross.

Electric Shopping Go-Kart

I’m fat, and nobody likes me . . .

Found on boingboing.net.

Great article on making your own effective insect repellent

How to Make Natural Outdoor Fly Repellent with Essential Oils

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Tired of fly sprays and the unwanted chemicals they contain? There is a very easy solution to keeping flies away from the outdoor dining area and you can do it yourself.

Steps

1. Clean out a small tin with a lid.
2. Take a clean piece of cloth or a small piece of dish sponge able to fit into the container. Saturate it with one of the following oils (after it has been diluted appropriately, see Tips):
   • Lavender oil - lavender is considered to be particularly effective against flies[1]
   • Citronella oil (dilute with water first)[2]
   • Eucalyptus oil (dilute with water first)[3]
   • Pennyroyal oil (dilute with water first)[4]
   • Peppermint oil (dilute with water first; likely more effective against mosquitoes but also considered to work against horse-flies[5])
   • Lemongrass oil (dilute with water first)[6]
3. Place the cloth in the tin and shut the lid. Allow to sit for 24 hours.
4. Use. Whenever you need to use the tin, remove the lid and place on the entertaining table. Make as many as you wish to put around the entertaining area to deter flies.
5. Replenish the oil after each use; once open to the air, the strength weakens and needs to be topped up.

Tips

• Wear gloves when handling the saturated cloth, especially if you are handling food and/or have skin sensitivities.
• You can amplify the effect of the essential oils by using candles. Simply add a few drops of the chosen essential oil (or use different ones at different ends of the table) into the melted wax area of a burning candle. The odour will waft out as the candle burns.
• If you are familiar with combining essential oils to produce scents, try a combination of the above suggested essential oils for a pleasant odour and possibly a more powerful fly dissuader.
• Note that lavender oil can be used freely without needing to dilute with water. Water dilution should follow the instructions accompanying the essential oil. Providing you do not wear the oil, dilution at a ratio of 1 part oil to 3 parts water will likely prove sufficient for most oils but know the properties of your oils before making assumptions. If you intend to wear any of these oils as a repellent, the advice here does not apply and you should seek information from the appropriate source.

Warnings

• Always read the warnings accompanying essential oil products and do not use if you are pregnant, have a poor immune system or allergies unless you know the oil to be safe.
• Always keep essential oils out of the reach of children. Many are toxic if ingested, especially pennyroyal. Containers should be kept out of reach.
• As with any herbal remedy, you are the best judge of whether or not the herbal solutions are doing what you seek from them. If not, experiment with different types until something meets your needs. Sometimes the effectiveness of oils is dependent on local conditions.
• Exposure to lavender and tea tree oils may lead to gynecomastia in prepubescent boys. [7]

Things You’ll Need

• Small tin with lid; ideal tins include confectionery tins, cough drop tins, candle tins etc.
• Small piece of cloth, for example, calico, cotton, handkerchief etc.; or cut a piece of dish sponge down to size.

Related wikiHows

• How to Get Rid of Flies Around Your Dog’s Water and Food Bowls
• How to Get Rid of House Flies with Cloves
• How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
• How to Get Rid of Flesh Flies
• How to Get Rid of Horse Flies
• How to Keep Flies Out of Your House

Sources and Citations

1. ↑ Annie’s Remedy, Natural herbal homemade insect repellent, mosquitoes, flies and The Frugal Life, Getting Rid of House Flies
2. ↑ Gerald F McCarthy, Better Living with Essential Oils
3. ↑ Care2 Green Living, Easily Custom Make Your Own Insect Repellent - How-to
4. ↑ Care2 Green Living, Easily Custom Make Your Own Insect Repellent - How-to
5. ↑ Maria Schasteen, 10 Steps to Health - The Ultimate Peppermint Guide
6. ↑ Natural Health Crafters, Lemongrass Essential Oil
7. ↑ WebMD, Lavender Oil May Spur Breasts in Boys

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Snow White, the afterword.

This is what it might have been like for the great Snow White, had she sealed the deal…

Hammer Pants Flash Mob

I never get tired of this kind of stuff. There’s something about getting a crapload of people together to do a random yet complex thing that really makes me smile. Art, for art’s sake, I guess. Or, just to be funny. I can do either.

Monster Head Kiddie Car

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Life, imitating art.

Look alikes: Larry King and Monty Burns

While on the CNN website, I saw an add for Larry King that made me flinch. He’s C. Montgomery Burns, in the flesh.