Terrorists as Dangerous as Bees

[Clinton Huxley]

Bees kill as many Britons as terrorists do, David Anderson, QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has said in the Telegraph...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... chdog.html

I agree - what made me chuckle about this article was that I remember deploying exactly the same statistical argument against some of the RDFs more pro terror-legislation posters back in 2009. It's funny to see one of my own arguments making the front page of the Telegraph.

[klr]

Bees kill as many Britons as terrorists do, David Anderson, QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has said in the Telegraph...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... chdog.html

I agree - what made me chuckle about this article was that I remember deploying exactly the same statistical argument against some of the RDFs more pro terror-legislation posters back in 2009. It's funny to see one of my own arguments making the front page of the Telegraph.

By the same logic, isn't driving a car much dangerous than flying, and therefore it ought to be restricted or more heavily regulated?

Just throwing that out there before anyone else does.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So, they were just trying to pollinate the World Trade Center?

[Elessarina]

Let's go to war on bees!

[klr]

Let's go to war on bees!

We already have. Bee numbers are declining so much that there aren't enough to pollinate all the flowers.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Let's go to war on bees!

We already have. Bee numbers are declining so much that there aren't enough to pollinate all the flowers.

That appears to be due to a rampaging fungal infection. They've located colonies of bees that are resistant to that shit, work continues. For once we might do something productive whilst meddling with nature.

[Elessarina]

I always save bees. I'd never kill them... I try to never kill anything. I lost my temper with a big fly in my room one night though and whacked the thing

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I always save bees. I'd never kill them... I try to never kill anything. I lost my temper with a big fly in my room one night though and whacked the thing

I am of the "be cool around bees and they won't flip out on you" school. Other bugs, not so much.

[klr]

I always save bees. I'd never kill them... I try to never kill anything. I lost my temper with a big fly in my room one night though and whacked the thing

Most insects have a blind spot directly overhead. Do it right, and they never see it coming.

Although I too prefer not to kill them if I can avoid it.

[Elessarina]

Me too... it was fly that was buzzing around my head at about 3 am and landing on me.. I chased it around the room for about half an hour trying to get it out but lost patience so deodorised it!

[Clinton Huxley]

There was a bee seemingly asleep by the patio doors the other day. As soon as I opened the door it woke up and flew outside, alighting on the first flower it came to.

[Bella Fortuna]

I've killed two carpenter bees who had declared jihad on my trellis, and any other comers can expect the same.


I iz Homestead Security.

[klr]

There was a bee seemingly asleep by the patio doors the other day. As soon as I opened the door it woke up and flew outside, alighting on the first flower it came to.

It's a bee thing.

Sometimes, when I'm loitering with others at work, I think I should start walking in figure of eight patterns, and tell people I'm acting like a bee.

[Clinton Huxley]

There was a bee seemingly asleep by the patio doors the other day. As soon as I opened the door it woke up and flew outside, alighting on the first flower it came to.

It's a bee thing.

Sometimes, when I'm loitering with others at work, I think I should start walking in figure of eight patterns, and tell people I'm acting like a bee.

I think you should definitely do that....

[klr]

There was a bee seemingly asleep by the patio doors the other day. As soon as I opened the door it woke up and flew outside, alighting on the first flower it came to.

It's a bee thing.

Sometimes, when I'm loitering with others at work, I think I should start walking in figure of eight patterns, and tell people I'm acting like a bee.

I think you should definitely do that....

Don't encourage me. I already have a five-foot bamboo stick that I threaten miscreants with ...