Ants, Mosquitoes, and Beavers - Pioneer Press BB

Encounters with Ants, Mosquitoes, and Beavers

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The Pioneer Press Bulletin Board

(06/14/2012)

Twitty of Como: "Subject: The world around us.

"Sometimes I think ants don't like to be disturbed. Think 'Angry Ants.' I innocently move rocks in the garden -- and before I know it, ants are boiling all over the place, bumping into each other in their quest to find what it was that disturbed them.

"I think somewhere down there is a Patton-like ant general, roaring 'Get out there AND FIND IT -- whatever it was! Take no prisoners!' They search in ever-widening circles as I leave the scene. I've been bitten too many times.

"[Whose] garden is it, anyway?"
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* BB says: It's theirs. You're just a squatter!

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Al B of Harland: "A mosquito bit me. I didn't turn into a mosquito. Things like that happen. Apparently, if a vampire bites you, you become a vampire. I'd like to be bitten by a billionaire.

"I was paddling the Missouri River in Montana when a beaver attacked my canoe. I saw the beaver near the edge of the river and decided to have a closer look. That proved to be a bad idea. The beaver came at me as though I'd said something bad about its momma. I curled into a ball as if I were about to be mugged by a bear. It made paddling difficult. The beaver interpreted my actions correctly as a complete surrender and swam off to pick on someone its own size. The river was uphill the rest of that day.

"I camped after being attacked by mosquito and beaver. I watched as a rattlesnake slithered past my tent. Dave Barry said that camping is nature's way of promoting the motel industry."
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**BB's final comment:  Band Name of the Day ==> Patton's Angry Ants