Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:53:26 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>,
   WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Three bugs today
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

At 7/20/2006 11:16 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>One transcript I proofread today included the claim that of a high
>school graduating class of 36, 93% had gone on to college.  What is
>wrong with this picture?

Maybe one went to a 2 year college?  I guess they use the same math in
court that they do to figure billable hours.

>is "Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids."  It said "Cassandra Cat knows
>the identity of the creep who has been making harassing hangup calls
>to Slylock Fox's phone.  Cassandra made the following statements:
>'I have no brothers or sisters.  The caller's father is my father's
>father's son.'  If the lie detector indicates these statements are
>true, who will Slylock Fox advise Chief Mutt to arrest?"  The answer
>given is "Slylock advised Chief Mutt to arrest Cassandra Cat!"  This
>is wrong.  Given the facts in evidence, Cassandra may well be innocent.

It's still early, and I didn't sleep well, but it seems obvious that it
could be Cassandra's cousin.  They didn't say she didn't have any.

>Then when I got home, I was promptly stung by a yellow jacket.  It
>turns out there's a large nest of them on my outside window frame,
>and a hole in the screen.  What's the best way to get rid of them?

"Best" is relative to your world view.  In mine, individually, swatting
works well.  For the nest I'd use bug spray listed as applying to hornets,
and apply it to the nest and any bugs near it.  Once it has worked, remove
the nest (scraping tool followed by soap and water usually works, whether
it's a mud or paper nest).

-- Mike B.
--
Honk if you love peace and quiet.