GasBandit
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It very easily could have been a stunt gone wrong. Maybe it was supposed to be a close fly-by and something went wrong with the mechanicals of the fighter, causing the pilot to lose control.
From the videos and what all the other planes were doing, I think it's either going to be mechanical failure or medical issue with the pilot of the P-63. All the planes were taking a left-handed bank and the P-63 started cutting to the right and ran into the back of the B-17 severing the tail portion from the rest of the fuselage. It's horrible it happened, but I think we'll end up hearing that it was just a terrible accident.
figmentPez
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Okay, I've heard mixing all the soda flavors together called a "suicide" before, but I think this one might actually kill someone:
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figmentPez
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This rivals clam as the worst candy cane flavor I've seen. Worse than kale, bacon, mac & cheese, or mustard.
figmentPez
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To me, yes. Though clam is right up there, and really the title of "worst" could go to a number of awful flavors, depending on the execution. In any case I'm not about to do a taste test to find out the exact rankings.
Sounds more like a @Frank thing, indeed.
GasBandit
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HAHA! This immediately came to mind too.
I thought the individual entries in the two columns were meant to be put together at first.
"Andouille that's Polish? Never heard of that, but I guess Poland does have a strong sausage tradition so it makes sense. Green pepper and onion in Italian? Well, Italian food does use onions, so I guess that works. Chicago style spicy pineapple? WTF is that? Loaded potato with cheesy bacon? That actually sounds pretty good! Honey BBQ cherries? Now you're messing with me. Blueberry... cheese? Okay, I'm reading this thing wrong, aren't I."
The one time I remember asking, it was gummi bears. I assume it's like "Mystery-flavored" Dum-Dums, where it's the combination of whatever was left over from others.
--Patrick
Holy shit Texans, is this true?
This is in response to the house of scorpions above.
If there's ever one thing that reminds me that Alberta, the place, isn't that bad it's that we have like no small violent pests. Sure a bear or a cougar or a moose will get you in the woods, but there ain't no fucking black widows or brown recluses or shit hiding somewhere in my glove or something.
This is in response to the house of scorpions above.
If there's ever one thing that reminds me that Alberta, the place, isn't that bad it's that we have like no small violent pests. Sure a bear or a cougar or a moose will get you in the woods, but there ain't no fucking black widows or brown recluses or shit hiding somewhere in my glove or something.
GasBandit
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I've never been attacked in the shower, but when I lived in El Paso, part of my morning routine was going down to the kitchen and checking for scorpions on the tile. They liked to chill on them.
I haven't seen any living here, though. But I understand it varies from area to area.
GasBandit
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Also I think I've told this story before, but there was one time when I was watching Letterman (boy am I dating myself) lying on my side on the living room rug, and a scorpion climbed up on my shoulder and sat there watching with me.
I freaked out internally. But I didn't move because I didn't want to get stung, and as far as I could tell out of the corner of my eye, his tail was still down (generally that means they aren't pissed off and ready to sting).
So slowly over the next minute, I moved my shoulder back until it was as far back as I could move it, and then I snapped it forward again. The scorpion was flung forward, off my shoulder and bonked into the TV screen. I then of course ran to the kitchen and grabbed the flyswatter and beat it to death.
When you swat a scorpion, be prepared to do so multiple times. The first swat just makes it angry. The second disorients it a little, the third stuns it, and somewhere around swat 5 or 6 it actually dies.
I freaked out internally. But I didn't move because I didn't want to get stung, and as far as I could tell out of the corner of my eye, his tail was still down (generally that means they aren't pissed off and ready to sting).
So slowly over the next minute, I moved my shoulder back until it was as far back as I could move it, and then I snapped it forward again. The scorpion was flung forward, off my shoulder and bonked into the TV screen. I then of course ran to the kitchen and grabbed the flyswatter and beat it to death.
When you swat a scorpion, be prepared to do so multiple times. The first swat just makes it angry. The second disorients it a little, the third stuns it, and somewhere around swat 5 or 6 it actually dies.
I live in Eastern Texas, about an hour drive from the Louisiana border. I rarely see scorpions, and when I have it’s always been around rotting logs and such. I’ve travelled out to Weatern Texas several times, and seen more there, but didn’t have any issues with them.
Dave
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I live roughly between these two and see on in my house every couple of years.
Ironically the last one is the least dangerous.
I like to describe Texas as "Australia lite" to people. It took me a long time in VA to learn that not every big snake was gonna kill me or my dogs. In fact, I didn't run into a single venomous snake the 12 years I lived there.
We also have these caustic little furry caterpillar fuckers.
When I was a teen, I had one fall into the neck of my shirt and burn me all the way down from my neck to my navel before it fell out again.
Mosquitos, wasps, yellow jackets, red hornets...when it's summertime, all of nature is out to get you.
figmentPez
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I've lived in the Houston area for about 30 years now, and I've never seen a scorpion here, outside of a pet store. My impression is that scorpions are found in drier areas of the state. East Texas is sub-tropical rainforest. Mid and West Texas are where the state turns arid.
I've seen quite a few black widows, but they're easy to avoid. You're unlikely to find them in your shower, or shoes, and I'm not sure I've ever seen one inside a house. Garage, shed, outside behind trash cans, out in the woods, but not in any area with even moderate traffic. They're not at all aggressive.
GasBandit
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There is also, of course, the thing we don't even bother mentioning because we're so used to putting up with it. The bane of every grassy lawn, the reason you always watch where you step when not on pavement, and why you never stand in one place for more than a few seconds - Fire Ants.
Floating colonies of fire ants add new threat in hurricane's wake
Floating colonies of fire ants have been spotted all over Houston and surrounding communities. The venomous, stinging insects cling together to survive floods.