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September 16, 2022 3:19 PM Subscribe
I thought this was a bunch of clips from Fox "news" about Mar a Lago at first.
posted by Chuffy at 3:26 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Chuffy at 3:26 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
I’m still a Louie the Fly stan, I’m afraid.
posted by zamboni at 3:48 PM on September 16, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by zamboni at 3:48 PM on September 16, 2022 [3 favorites]
Even as a person who grew up with American TV, I've always been a bit shocked at the open bloodthirstiness of insecticide commercials.
Although I always had a soft spot for the Citibank commercial where Vincent Price buys a bug zapper.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:42 PM on September 16, 2022 [8 favorites]
Although I always had a soft spot for the Citibank commercial where Vincent Price buys a bug zapper.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:42 PM on September 16, 2022 [8 favorites]
6 seasons of 'Billy the Exterminator.'
just saying.
posted by clavdivs at 4:54 PM on September 16, 2022
just saying.
posted by clavdivs at 4:54 PM on September 16, 2022
Even as a person who grew up with American TV, I've always been a bit shocked at the open bloodthirstiness of insecticide commercials.
It's a feature, not a bug.
They're fairly Off!. Repellent, even.
*removes coat from back of chair as bouncers loom nearby*
Yeah, yeah. I'll show myself out.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:17 PM on September 16, 2022 [6 favorites]
It's a feature, not a bug.
They're fairly Off!. Repellent, even.
*removes coat from back of chair as bouncers loom nearby*
Yeah, yeah. I'll show myself out.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:17 PM on September 16, 2022 [6 favorites]
Even as a person who grew up with American TV, I've always been a bit shocked at the open bloodthirstiness of insecticide commercials.
the upside, I suppose, is it may just be one of those things that unite us. Nobody wants fucking bugs in the wrong place ...
Even Buddhists.
posted by philip-random at 7:51 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
the upside, I suppose, is it may just be one of those things that unite us. Nobody wants fucking bugs in the wrong place ...
Even Buddhists.
posted by philip-random at 7:51 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
KILLS BUGS DEAD
posted by SystematicAbuse at 8:14 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by SystematicAbuse at 8:14 PM on September 16, 2022 [1 favorite]
They should have sent hired a poet?
posted by Insert Clever Name Here at 3:22 AM on September 17, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Insert Clever Name Here at 3:22 AM on September 17, 2022 [2 favorites]
I am currently dealing with an infestation of ants. I spray Raid and the ants laugh at me.
I guess ants aren't so bad. At least it's not roaches. I'd have a stroke if it was roaches.
posted by james33 at 4:38 AM on September 17, 2022
I guess ants aren't so bad. At least it's not roaches. I'd have a stroke if it was roaches.
posted by james33 at 4:38 AM on September 17, 2022
james33 Terro Liquid Ant Bait. I swear by it here in swamp land.
posted by Splunge at 7:12 AM on September 17, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Splunge at 7:12 AM on September 17, 2022 [1 favorite]
...I've always been a bit shocked at the open bloodthirstiness of insecticide commercials.
When you have an infestation of roaches in your living space, murdering insects becomes a very strong emotional response.
I am privileged enough to be a home owner and a gardener. I do not use any insecticide, herbicide (that shit is terrible) or even fungicide outdoors. Indoors I've used neem oil (which is a vegetable oil) and insecticidal soap (which is organic soap—no poison... the soap drowns the bugs) for control of scale insects and mealybugs, but that was a long time ago.
Years ago, we had a bad roach problem when living in Miami Beach. We rented and basically had to do massive, uncompensated cleaning on our own dime (because the unit was so awesome otherwise), and cockroaches, combined with subtropical warmth and humidity are a goddamned nightmare. You bet your ass I was murderous towards those bugs. And having, um, less than tidy adjoining neighbors meant having to keep up with the poison. It's nasty business, messing with poison. But when it's where YOU sleep and eat and live? Bloodthirsty murderousness springs forth from deep inside one's psyche.
posted by SoberHighland at 7:41 AM on September 17, 2022 [5 favorites]
When you have an infestation of roaches in your living space, murdering insects becomes a very strong emotional response.
I am privileged enough to be a home owner and a gardener. I do not use any insecticide, herbicide (that shit is terrible) or even fungicide outdoors. Indoors I've used neem oil (which is a vegetable oil) and insecticidal soap (which is organic soap—no poison... the soap drowns the bugs) for control of scale insects and mealybugs, but that was a long time ago.
Years ago, we had a bad roach problem when living in Miami Beach. We rented and basically had to do massive, uncompensated cleaning on our own dime (because the unit was so awesome otherwise), and cockroaches, combined with subtropical warmth and humidity are a goddamned nightmare. You bet your ass I was murderous towards those bugs. And having, um, less than tidy adjoining neighbors meant having to keep up with the poison. It's nasty business, messing with poison. But when it's where YOU sleep and eat and live? Bloodthirsty murderousness springs forth from deep inside one's psyche.
posted by SoberHighland at 7:41 AM on September 17, 2022 [5 favorites]
Terro Liquid Ant Bait. I swear by it here in swamp land.
Seconded.
posted by mikelieman at 2:00 PM on September 17, 2022
Seconded.
posted by mikelieman at 2:00 PM on September 17, 2022
two side notes:
(1) The slogan "Raid kills bugs dead" was written by the great beat-era poet Lew Welch, during his brief unhappy stint as an ad-writer in Chicago. He wrote some brilliant poems, but none ever reached one-thousandth the audience of his insecticide slogan,
(2) In the 21st century Johnson & Johnson may be better known for "talc kills people dead", as they have had to settle lawsuits with cancer patients over asbestos in their talcum powder, and have removed it from the market.
posted by yinchiao at 2:23 PM on September 17, 2022 [3 favorites]
(1) The slogan "Raid kills bugs dead" was written by the great beat-era poet Lew Welch, during his brief unhappy stint as an ad-writer in Chicago. He wrote some brilliant poems, but none ever reached one-thousandth the audience of his insecticide slogan,
(2) In the 21st century Johnson & Johnson may be better known for "talc kills people dead", as they have had to settle lawsuits with cancer patients over asbestos in their talcum powder, and have removed it from the market.
posted by yinchiao at 2:23 PM on September 17, 2022 [3 favorites]
6 seasons of 'Billy the Exterminator.'
All I've seen of this show is a scene where the Billy guy went to remove bees or wasps and instead of actual beekeeper clothing he puts on Hot Topic goth stuff and gets stung all to fuck. How could a show like that not be a money printing machine for A&E?
posted by AzraelBrown at 7:41 AM on September 19, 2022
All I've seen of this show is a scene where the Billy guy went to remove bees or wasps and instead of actual beekeeper clothing he puts on Hot Topic goth stuff and gets stung all to fuck. How could a show like that not be a money printing machine for A&E?
posted by AzraelBrown at 7:41 AM on September 19, 2022
Just to clarify: I 100% understand the bloodthirstiness of the audience dealing with pests. Been there. The only thing that surprises me (albeit only mildly) is the level of bloodthirstiness allowed to be shown in ads that ran in all time slots.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:31 PM on September 19, 2022
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:31 PM on September 19, 2022
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