Saturday, July 09, 2005

WMDs

Weapons of Mosquito Destruction! We have the traditional and near-useless fly-swatter. We have the small dodgeball for those hard-to-reach parasites on the ceiling. And then we have my banned-in-the-USA favorite weapon, the zap racket. I'm sure that is not the "real" name of the product, but an apropos one. It looks like a badminton racket with metal netting. There are three layers of metal cross-netting in the head of the racket, with the middle layer conducting electricity when a button is pushed. Never have I taken such satisfaction in the demise of another creature as when I whack a mosquito and hear it pop against the electric racket. Look out blood-suckers!