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[Hank Chinaski]

a year ago no one could find bees, but they're back.....

• Four Hospitalized After 'Killer' Bee Attack
  Four people in La Mesa, Calif. are recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of “killer” bees.
  
  A 79-year-old woman was stung 30 to 50 times by the Africanized bees. Her 82-year-old husband was stung 20 times, San Diego 6 News reported Thursday.
  
  The two other victims include a 36-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son.
  
  The La Mesa Fire Department and a professional beekeeper were called in to destroy the hive located on the roof of a house.
  
  "They (the bees) have a bad attitude,” beekeeper Mike Zito told the news station. “They're a lot more aggressive, and they're a lot more territorial."
  
  Firemen used a fire extinguisher with soapy water to “neutralize” the hive.
  
  On Saturday, a 53-year-old man was hospitalized after being stung "a couple thousand times" in what authorities are calling the worst bee attack around Las Vegas in 20 years.
  
  Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison said the man accidentally disturbed a nest of "killer" bees when he overturned a boulder while operating a backhoe.
  
  The man was listed in stable condition Monday in the intensive care unit at St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena campus.
  
  While not native to the U.S., Africanized bees are well established in southern Nevada.
  
  In 2000, a 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was stung about 500 times and survived. In 2003, a horse in Pahrump died after being attacked.
  
  Allison says he has been with the department for 20 years, and can't recall such a bad attack around Las Vegas.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510761,00.html

[dtb]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

a year ago no one could find bees, but they're back.....

• Four Hospitalized After 'Killer' Bee Attack
  Four people in La Mesa, Calif. are recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of “killer” bees.
  
  A 79-year-old woman was stung 30 to 50 times by the Africanized bees. Her 82-year-old husband was stung 20 times, San Diego 6 News reported Thursday.
  
  The two other victims include a 36-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son.
  
  The La Mesa Fire Department and a professional beekeeper were called in to destroy the hive located on the roof of a house.
  
  "They (the bees) have a bad attitude,” beekeeper Mike Zito told the news station. “They're a lot more aggressive, and they're a lot more territorial."
  
  Firemen used a fire extinguisher with soapy water to “neutralize” the hive.
  
  On Saturday, a 53-year-old man was hospitalized after being stung "a couple thousand times" in what authorities are calling the worst bee attack around Las Vegas in 20 years.
  
  Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison said the man accidentally disturbed a nest of "killer" bees when he overturned a boulder while operating a backhoe.
  
  The man was listed in stable condition Monday in the intensive care unit at St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena campus.
  
  While not native to the U.S., Africanized bees are well established in southern Nevada.
  
  In 2000, a 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was stung about 500 times and survived. In 2003, a horse in Pahrump died after being attacked.
  
  Allison says he has been with the department for 20 years, and can't recall such a bad attack around Las Vegas.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510761,00.html

My kids are taking a "backyard beekeepers" class this Spring. Apparently, CT is one of the few places that did not experience a dwindling of the honeybee population (or so the locals say).

Alligators and Bees -- We've got 'em all! New state motto?

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by dtb

My kids are taking a "backyard beekeepers" class this Spring. Apparently, CT is one of the few places that did not experience a dwindling of the honeybee population (or so the locals say).

Alligators and Bees -- We've got 'em all! New state motto?

Make sure the new chariot is large enough to bring this home:

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

With apologies to Ty for gettin up in his corner: Caption, please:

It's amazing how much smaller Slave looks after a good shave.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

With apologies to Ty for gettin up in his corner: Caption, please:

Noseless man pulls a funny one.

[dtb]

Is any of you geniuses an estate planning lawyer? From that subset, is any of you an estate-planning lawyer who would confer with me briefly about an estate plan (not mine, btw)?

[Not Bob]

This amused me, and reminded me of an old girlfriend -- she seduced me in Classics 2012 ("The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks: Roman Cultural Imperialism and Pasta Making") at The Land Grant Square State College by looking at me while she read Dido's lines aloud.



From Gawker.

[Hank Chinaski]

Friday Poll: Stupidest political song?

My vote is Fast Cars by the Buzzcocks. "Sooner or later, you're gonna listen to Ralph Nader."I don't wanna cause a fuss, but fast cars are so dangerous." Heavy, really heavy.

Those guys wrote some wonderful lyrics, but holy shit......

[dtb]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Friday Poll: Stupidest political song?

My vote is Fast Cars by the Buzzcocks. "Sooner or later, you're gonna listen to Ralph Nader."I don't wanna cause a fuss, but fast cars are so dangerous." Heavy, really heavy.

Those guys wrote some wonderful lyrics, but holy shit......

Ralph Nader's name is MUD! Unsafe at any speed my HAT!

PM me for details.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by dtb

Is any of you geniuses an estate planning lawyer? From that subset, is any of you an estate-planning lawyer who would confer with me briefly about an estate plan (not mine, btw)?

I am willing to get an estate planner here to answer your every question if you'll agree to let me peak at your bracket next year before they lock.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

I am willing to get an estate planner here to answer your every question if you'll agree to let me peak at your bracket next year before they lock.

I peaked at her bracket this year. The highs were dizzying.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

I am willing to get an estate planner here to answer your every question if you'll agree to let me peak at your bracket next year before they lock.

Peak at her bracket? She's not that kind of girl! But for the right estate planning advice she might let you peek at it.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Fugee

Peak at her bracket? She's not that kind of girl! But for the right estate planning advice she might let you peek at it.

I was going to go for the sexual connotation, but opted for drug reference instead. I am second guessing that decision, but not the decision to forego explaining the joke.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

I was going to go for the sexual connotation, but opted for drug reference instead. I am second guessing that decision, but not the decision to forego explaining the joke.

It's Friday on Lawtalkers; the sexual connotation was a no-brainer.

[bold_n_brazen]

Didja know you can get federal tax credits for buying a more efficient air conditioner?

Do you know that's no consolation when you need a new air conditioner?