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Unusual and amusing fly-swatters that you've seen ?

Asked by lx102303 (1182points) October 27th, 2013

If you use the Sunday comics as an ersatz fly-swatter are the flies “struck” by the ironic humor ?

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dxs's avatar

How could you do that to a fly? They deserve to be struck with better humor than the Sunday comics!

Smitha's avatar

I seriously needed a good smile and giggle this morning and I appreciate you for it ! :) My Mom always caught flies with either news papers or magazines and they work!

dxs's avatar

I work at a front desk in the summer, and the lobby is very open to outside. Now that I recall, whenever a fly would fly in, I would test my ninja skills and try to get it with my hands.

Coloma's avatar

I have billions of tree frogs around my house, rarely need a fly swatter. Now meat bees ( yellow jackets ) I like to feed them little bits of my lunch and dinner when I sit outside. :-)
On the occasions I do go after flies I like the snapping dish towel maneuver. Thwack!

Very gratifying, but not as gratifying as towel snapping a person. lol

ragingloli's avatar

A pump action spray bottle filled with chlorine.
I also used to kill these big mosquitos with an airsoft gun. Get really close, and then boom. They completely disintegrate.

LuckyGuy's avatar

I was given two Electric fly swatters as a gift. There are batteries and a push button in the handle. Turn it on and the grid is raised to 3000 volts. All you have to to is touch the fly, bee, wasp, etc. and it’s toast.

Make sure you don’t accidentally touch the business end of the swatter yourself.

Seek's avatar

I strategically place swatters around my house, but my husband insists on whacking them bare-handed. I’ve lost a windshield in my car and have a hole in my living room ceiling to his fist.

LuckyGuy's avatar

I also use #16 rubber bands to shoot them in hard to reach places. That’s a skill I honed in college.

ucme's avatar

We have a selection of swatters, all different colours, where the “kill zone” is in the shape of a hand. Quite a chubby little hand, like that of a toddler.

Sunny2's avatar

My husband uses his fist and rarely misses. He claims to know what their trajectory will be. I know that too, but am fooled by the fly’s timing. That, and the fact that I really don’t want to kill them.
But is you gotta go on a Sunday, you may as well be hit by humor.

Linda_Owl's avatar

I have a green fly-swatter that looks like a Frog & that is the reason that I choose it.

snowberry's avatar

Years ago I found a flyswatter with a hole in the center. It was brand new. Perhaps the hole was to give the poor fly a fighting chance?

I’ve also seen them with little tiny scoopers and dustpans for the squeamish. LOL

I think this is funny
http://walyou.com/talking-electric-fly-swatter-gadget/

Jonesn4burgers's avatar

I had a fly swatter shaped like a foot, so I could “Step” on them.
When my dad swatted flies, he would follow the action with, “It won’t have the guts to do that again.”

lx102303's avatar

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That is funny ! Great saying too !
Thanks for your answer Jonesn4burgers .
=)

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