Irish Family Panics Over Bat In Kitchen

Kind of funny.

This video of an Irish family attempting to capture a bat in their kitchen is why the internet was invented.

(Credit: @TadhgFleming) pic.twitter.com/qQXdOjYxiS
— BenchWarmers ⚽️ (@BeWarmers) September 5, 2017

Thanks to NDH.

Posted by: Ace at 08:30 PM

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1 Is this thing on?

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at September 06, 2017 06:40 PM (eASYU)

2 Nth!

Funny video, Ace.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at September 06, 2017 06:40 PM (rJUlF)

3 Not the kind of bat I prefer.

Posted by: Al Capone at September 06, 2017 08:30 PM (Mouru)

4 Hats for Bats
Keep Bats warm.

Posted by: Pedro Cerrano at September 06, 2017 08:32 PM (SaP88)

5 Humor time?

How about 10+ Dog Bios That Will Hilariously Remind You Of Somebody You Know

https://tinyurl.com/y7epn8v3

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 08:32 PM (LTHVh)

6 I'm in the Irish dance community, and we've been howling over this all day. I swear to you I know a hundred Derrys, Maureens, and Tadhgs. And more than a hundred of that dog!

Posted by: VKI at September 06, 2017 08:33 PM (qySNZ)

7 Alternate Title: Distracted By Bat, Drunken Irish Distracted Go Record Three Minutes Without Brawling With Each Other

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at September 06, 2017 08:33 PM (Mouru)

8 Goddamned micks.

Posted by: Batman at September 06, 2017 08:33 PM (ujwCG)

9 Poor bat......bunch of dumb micks chasing his ass.

They must have though he was full of liquor.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 06, 2017 08:33 PM (5VlCp)

10 Where is the guy that says "I'll go get the corgis"?

Love that guy.

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at September 06, 2017 08:33 PM (nNKHW)

11 Tennis / Badminton Raquet.

That's how you deal with a bat.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 08:35 PM (SaP88)

12 Irish people do have some strange traditions !

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 08:35 PM (QC/4S)

13 Attract it with mosquitoes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 08:35 PM (IqV8l)

14 Begorrah! We've got bats in our Belfast!

Posted by: Mandela funeral fake sign language guy at September 06, 2017 08:35 PM (mvenn)

15 A bat and an Irishman walk into a bar...

Posted by: Mike O'Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (y3sT9)

16 They should have turned the lights off ! No wait, bats can see in the dark...

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (QC/4S)

17 /fake sock off

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (mvenn)

18 He's got no legs left like MacGregor. Oh, f*ck it! He's on me!

I laughed so hard. Thanks for that.

Posted by: no good deed at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (eIQHF)

19 So we are assuming alcohol was involved.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (XFue2)

20 those micks should have had a 12 gauge shotgun. preferably an autoloader. hilarity.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (KP5rU)

21 The WD40 flamethrower trick was made for just this sort of thing.

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at September 06, 2017 08:37 PM (398bZ)

22 Bat Cave!

Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at September 06, 2017 08:37 PM (MCEs2)

23 A bat and an Irishman walk into a bar...
Posted by: Mike O'Hammer, etc., etc.
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Sign out front says "No Irish or Bats"

Posted by: Bartender at September 06, 2017 08:37 PM (y3sT9)

24 Bat in house?

Step 1: Open windows.

Either the bat will find his way out or other bats will find their way in.

I still remember the time a bat got into my apartment while I was cat-sitting my neighbor's cat Chloe and her three kittens. I've rarely laughed that hard in my life. You had to be there.

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 08:38 PM (sdi6R)

25 We don't see many bats in here.

With these prices I can see why....

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (nNKHW)

26 We had a bat on the ceiling of our spare bedroom a number of years ago. We got a tall friend to scrape it into a box.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (nBr1j)

27 Bats carry some funky diseases.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (SaP88)

28 Irishman #1: Hey, this bat just wandered into the house. Don't let him suck your blood!

Irishman #2: Holy roamin' vampire!!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (mvenn)

29 Either the bat will find his way out or other bats will find their way in.

and then it's on! Bat knifefight.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (LTHVh)

30 "A bat and an Irishman walk into a bar... "

Bartender says, "No Irish!"

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at September 06, 2017 08:39 PM (398bZ)

31
I'm so old I remember when we used to laugh at the Japanese tourists who constantly took pictures of everything.

Sorry. Feeling old.

It's cute-ish.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 08:40 PM (2wRtc)

32 We had a bat on the ceiling of our spare bedroom a number of years ago. We got a tall friend to scrape it into a box.
Posted by: Northernlurker
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Must have been a hell of a big box.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:40 PM (y3sT9)

33 So, he wants his wife Debbie to save him from the scary bat?

Or is it Dottie?

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 08:40 PM (aT+Bx)

34 Sounded like a Monty Python skit. Accent adds so much.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at September 06, 2017 08:40 PM (yE+j4)

35 And they tried to make us feel discriminatory when we said "No Irish Need Apply!"

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (gwPgz)

36 They need some UB40.

Posted by: JEM at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (iImBW)

37 He's makin' a mockery o' ya, b'y!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (0mRoj)

38 Attract it with mosquitoes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 08:35 PM (IqV8l)

Why not just open a window? Poor thing is probably scared.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (2le8w)

39 Also.. wtf?

They don't have a fishing net?

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (aT+Bx)

40 I literally thought that person staring in the window was a creepy doll that family owned.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at September 06, 2017 08:41 PM (XFue2)

41 So I've had to deal with the indoor bat problem. Here's a reminder, and a possibly useful method:

-- Bats can be a reservoir for rabies, and they can transmit it to both humans and domestic pets, so you need to handle this gingerly, sequestering animals and kids especially. Try to avoid directly handling the bat, both for your safety and for its safety. They're not robustly built. As fragile as birds.

-- Get a cardboard box with an appropriately sized opening. Put a dowel or clothes hanger halfway up inside. Place the box in the room with the bat, up high. Turn on all lights in the room to full. Bring in additional lights if required. Close up the room and wait quietly for a while. The bat will likely move to the dark box interior and assume its roosting hang. You can then close up the box and move the bat outside for release.

Posted by: torquewrench at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (ujwCG)

42 Bats carry some funky diseases.

Posted by: garrett
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Bet they won't film the family getting rabies shots in the belly.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (2wRtc)

43 WT-living-F?

Drudge: 15 states sue president on rollback of immigrant protections...

Posted by: Gary Indiana at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (2mC6G)

44 No telly? I bet this goes on every night.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (bIwZ6)

45 32 We had a bat on the ceiling of our spare bedroom a number of years ago. We got a tall friend to scrape it into a box.
Posted by: Northernlurker
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Must have been a hell of a big box.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:40 PM (y3sT9)

The box was yuuuuge.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (nBr1j)

46 How else am I supposed to get drunk?

Posted by: Dracula at September 06, 2017 08:43 PM (tMFgx)

47 AOP,the poor thing was definitely scared, what with all the hollering and squealing, bless his sonar based heart.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at September 06, 2017 08:43 PM (yE+j4)

48
Bats carry some funky diseases.
Posted by: garrett

That's batism!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (IqV8l)

49 Our bat came in through the chimney. The damper was open. I think it went motionless when we turned the lights on.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (nBr1j)

50 Am I the only one that finds throwing the bat out to be more than a little cruel?

Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (nNKHW)

51 "A bat and an Irishman walk into a bar... "

*****

Bartender says, "Good evening Speaker O'Neill, Good evening Speaker Pelosi."

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (mvenn)

52 43: let those states take them all. then, cut off all federal funding. fuck em war!

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (KP5rU)

53 So I've had to deal with the indoor bat problem. Here's a reminder, and a possibly useful method:

-- Bats can be a reservoir for rabies, and they can transmit it to both humans and domestic pets, so you need to handle this gingerly, sequestering animals and kids especially. Try to avoid directly handling the bat, both for your safety and for its safety. They're not robustly built. As fragile as birds.

-- Get a cardboard box with an appropriately sized opening. Put a dowel or clothes hanger halfway up inside. Place the box in the room with the bat, up high. Turn on all lights in the room to full. Bring in additional lights if required. Close up the room and wait quietly for a while. The bat will likely move to the dark box interior and assume its roosting hang. You can then close up the box and move the bat outside for release.
Posted by: torquewrench at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (ujwCG)

Here's a reminder, and a possibly 2nd useful method:

Kill it. Indoor bat problem solved.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (5VlCp)

54 Good night horde

Posted by: Skip at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (pPKG5)

55 >>- Get a cardboard box with an appropriately sized opening. Put a dowel or clothes hanger halfway up inside. Place the box in the room with the bat, up high. Turn on all lights in the room to full. Bring in additional lights if required. Close up the room and wait quietly for a while. The bat will likely move to the dark box interior and assume its roosting hang. You can then close up the box and move the bat outside for release.

Yeah. But, that's a lot less fun than a backhand volley over the couch.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (SaP88)

56 You have 10 minutes to get out of Dodge.

Posted by: zombie Bat Masterson at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (2le8w)

57 AOP,the poor thing was definitely scared, what with all the hollering and squealing, bless his sonar based heart.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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If we could have hear the frantic bat squeals, we'd be shamed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (y3sT9)

58 Funny.. when my wife and I got married, all we could afford was a week up in the northwoods of Wisconsin for our honeymoon.

We had a car breakdown on the way and were delayed getting up there for two days.. The resort owner decided to do some caulking on the cabin.. the idiot caulked up all the in and out holes the bats were using to get into the attic!

The first night we were there, bats found their way into the cabin.. circling our bed and living room! One was 6 inches from my head trying to scratch his way outta the screen in the window..

We hightailed it outta there into the car.. I had to go back in to get some clothes and our smokes... what a night.. but what a honeymoon story!

Needless to say, we got a refund the next day and found another resort.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (i2KAN)

59 Why did they let it out? That's dinner right there.

Posted by: Ozzy Osbourne at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (xPl2J)

60 They could've just opened the door, but what's the fun in that?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (bIwZ6)

61
WT-living-F?

Drudge: 15 states sue president on rollback of immigrant protections...
--

Yeah, there's that.

Plus "Trump Screws GOP over Debt Ceiling Deal" and "Iranians Blackmailing Global Media.".

Also... two more hurricanes lined up after Irma.

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (aT+Bx)

62 A last-minute court order has blocked the removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a park in Dallas even as work crews were prepared to take it down.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater granted a temporary restraining order requested Wednesday by Hiram Patterson. His attorney, Kirk Lyons, said Patterson is a Dallas resident and taxpayer and member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (auHtY)

63 A bat and an Irishman walk into a bar...

Posted by: Mike O'Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:36 PM (y3sT9)

...the bartender says : where d'you get the pig ? the Irishman says: "that's not a pig, that's a bat"; the bartender says : "i was talking to the bat"...

ok i denounce meself

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (QC/4S)

64 That's batism!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 08:44 PM (IqV8l)

More like "batophobia", after all bats are just doing the jobs that birds won't do!

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (gwPgz)

65 >>Must have been a hell of a big box.

!

Posted by: Hope Solo at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (SaP88)

66 The tool for this job is a badminton racquet (i.e., large fly swatter). Had to do it a few times myself.

Posted by: mark at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (KyRkd)

67 He came in through the batroom window.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (IqV8l)

68 I considered using a tennis racket to volley our bat out. I took a photo of its face. Kind of scary up close. Although I'm sure it felt the same about my face.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (nBr1j)

69 I wish there was video of poo girl date.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (XFue2)

70 "Maureen, will ye stop lookin' in the door!"

Priceless!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 08:47 PM (mvenn)

71 Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (auHtY)

Lawfare doesn't work when one side is lawless!

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 08:47 PM (gwPgz)

72 Bat out of hell?

Posted by: dantesed at September 06, 2017 08:47 PM (88xKn)

73 Up yer butt, Jobu.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 08:47 PM (2wRtc)

74 In my case the cats had all been vaccinated, so I wasn't too concerned. They chased it all over the apartment and eventually in came to rest on the living room floor. I thought they had injured it, but it was probably just tired.

I opened the window, picket it up with a towel, and tossed it out. It flew away.

The cats looked pissed that I didn't give them a chance to tear it apart.

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 08:47 PM (sdi6R)

75 The first night we were there, bats found their way into the cabin.. circling our bed and living room! One was 6 inches from my head trying to scratch his way outta the screen in the window..

We hightailed it outta there into the car.. I had to go back in to get some clothes and our smokes... what a night.. but what a honeymoon story!

Needless to say, we got a refund the next day and found another resort.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (i2KAN)

We can't stop here! This is bat country!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 08:48 PM (0mRoj)

76 Bat out of hell?

Bat shit crazy.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 08:48 PM (bIwZ6)

77 Drudge: 15 states sue president on rollback of immigrant protections...

Posted by: Gary Indiana at September 06, 2017 08:42 PM (2mC6G)

Naturally broke and corrupt Illinois is one of them.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 08:48 PM (auHtY)

78 >He came in through the batroom window.

But, he was just a child. Brought there by his mother.

Posted by: DACA Bat at September 06, 2017 08:48 PM (SaP88)

79 "Maureen, will ye stop lookin' in the door!"

I thought it was hilarious because he filming through the door window.

Posted by: no good deed at September 06, 2017 08:49 PM (eIQHF)

80 You're tirin' him out! He's got no legs left!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 08:50 PM (0mRoj)

81 You fcukers crack me up.

Posted by: dartist at September 06, 2017 08:50 PM (nisXv)

82 I, too, thought Maureen was a creepy doll in a cabinet.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 08:50 PM (SaP88)

83 In the end, aren't we all just creepy dolls in a cabinet?

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 08:50 PM (0mRoj)

84 Open the door. Wait. Duh.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 08:51 PM (SRKgf)

85 Now batting ...

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 08:51 PM (SRKgf)

86 ... So the cat said, "You knew you couldn't catch the bat. Why did you bet Grandpa five dollars that you could?"

And the dog said, "I bet Grandma twenty bucks that I could piss on the kitchen floor and Grandpa would be OK with it."

Posted by: FireHorse at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (zkGZ8)

87 Open a window, crank up the surround sound system and play the Irish version of Slayer at eleventy!!11!

Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (eLttb)

88 Hey Bat Boy!

Posted by: Weekly World News at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (IqV8l)

89 Get a cardboard box with an appropriately sized opening. Put a dowel or clothes hanger halfway up inside. Place the box in the room with the bat, up high. Turn on all lights in the room to full. Bring in additional lights if required. Close up the room and wait quietly for a while. The bat will likely move to the dark box interior and assume its roosting hang. You can then close up the box and move the bat outside for release.

We used to dream of 'aving a box to roost in.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (LTHVh)

90 Like tears , in rain.

Posted by: Roy Batty at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (2wRtc)

91 87 Open a window, crank up the surround sound system and play the Irish version of Slayer at eleventy!!11!
Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 08:52 PM (eLttb)

Seasons in the Abyss, boyo!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 08:53 PM (0mRoj)

92 Naturally broke and corrupt Illinois is one of them.

Sounds like a crony payoff to me. Bunches of them. "Hey, we'll lose. but think of all the billable hours the taxpayers will pay you."

In years past, I'd've said there's no way a ridiculous suit like that could possibly win but with the unconstitutional bench bozos that infest our court system these days, I'm not so sure anymore.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 08:53 PM (bIwZ6)

93 Bats carry some funky diseases.
Posted by: garrett

So what? So do liberals.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 08:54 PM (SRKgf)

94 I think yelling 'CATCH HIM!' to the other guy is not a winning strategy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 08:54 PM (oVJmc)

95 Naturally broke and corrupt Illinois is one of them.
===

They're trying to take away our natural servant-underclass!

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 08:54 PM (2wRtc)

96 Do these people not have a broom? And a cardboard box? What about a shotgun? That's how it's done.

Posted by: Eromero at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (zLDYs)

97
It kind of reminds me of a scene from The Quiet Man when Maureen O'Hara goes to talk to the priest (Ward Bond) who is fishing and when he finally gets a bite on the line she's yelling at him about what do to.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (auHtY)

98 I'm not roosting. I'm dropping a deuce, which I can only do upside down, worse luck. Can't a bat have a little privacy around here?

Posted by: the Bat at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (2le8w)

99 I didn't even get a chuckle out of youse for the dog link.

Buncha bogtrotters the lot of you.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (LTHVh)

100
So what? So do liberals.
---

And that's why, when the Burning Times come, it will not be a good idea to eat liberals. Not even in soup. Or a fajita. Ever.

/plus I hear they're stringy

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (aT+Bx)

101 Just had a new channel pop up on my antenna. Something called Stadium that plays kollidj sports.

Nothing I'll watch, but it's free, unlike ESPN.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (oVJmc)

102 Irish Family Panics Over Bat In Kitchen

Kind of funny.

Meatloaf, traumatized.

And no. He Won't. Do. THAT!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 06, 2017 08:57 PM (MGCfm)

103 Irish Fire Drill.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 08:57 PM (oVJmc)

104 They wanted to make Bat-ered Cod.

But all they had was a Bat and a Potato.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 08:57 PM (SaP88)

105
Bats carry some funky diseases.

Posted by: garrett

Maggot Brain is a bad one.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 06, 2017 08:58 PM (iFZVz)

106 I didn't even get a chuckle out of youse for the dog link.

Buncha bogtrotters the lot of you.

Have patience, Grump928(c) while we bat this video around for a bit.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 08:58 PM (bIwZ6)

107 I gotta drive the bats out too? Fuck!

Posted by: Saint Patrick at September 06, 2017 08:58 PM (gC2IV)

108 The bat in the house is just a Dreamer.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 08:59 PM (nBr1j)

109 Catch him.
Knee cap him.
Put him in the street as a warning to all other bats.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 06, 2017 08:59 PM (0tfLf)

110 Maggot Brain is a bad one.
===

Dropsy. The grippe. Scofula.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:00 PM (2wRtc)

111 "Aw, Molly, you're no 'elp 'iding be'ind da door!" Hilarious.

Posted by: pookysgirl at September 06, 2017 09:00 PM (XKZwp)

112 Look, the deal was that I drive the snakes out of Ireland and I get a day where y'all wear green and get shitfaced. What do I get for taking care of the bats?

Posted by: Saint Patrick at September 06, 2017 09:01 PM (gC2IV)

113 Washmaid's Knee. Poor Man's Gout.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:01 PM (2wRtc)

114 107 I gotta drive the bats out too? Fuck!
Posted by: Saint Patrick at September 06, 2017 08:58 PM (gC2IV)

Have a drink.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:01 PM (SRKgf)

115 Someone get a net, for the family.

They're simply bats.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:02 PM (5NqiZ)

116
The bat in the house is just a Dreamer.
Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods

But he's not the only one...

Posted by: Zombie John Lennon at September 06, 2017 09:02 PM (IqV8l)

117 Vapors. Jungle rot.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:02 PM (2wRtc)

118
I think yelling 'CATCH HIM!' to the other guy is not a winning strategy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 08:54 PM (oVJmc)

Why not?

Posted by: Dr Ray Stantz at September 06, 2017 09:02 PM (iFZVz)

119 Look, the deal was that I drive the snakes out of Ireland and I get a day where y'all wear green and get shitfaced. What do I get for taking care of the bats?

Posted by: Saint Patrick
________

Don't even get me started.

Posted by: Christopher Columbus at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (zkGZ8)

120 This family's so drunk their hallucinations are showing up on video.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (oVJmc)

121 107 I gotta drive the bats out too? Fuck!

Posted by: Saint Patrick at September 06, 2017 08:58 PM (gC2IV)

Nah, it's okay Brother. I've got this one.

Posted by: Saint Batrick at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (MGCfm)

122 Bastard.

Posted by: Bat Republican Air Force at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (SRKgf)

123
"He's making a mockery out of you, boy." Leave to the Irish to have the funny, running commentary while being of no help

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (auHtY)

124 That's batism!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

*****

Batism under fire.

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (mvenn)

125 OT: over at 4chan, there's a hurricane thread up showing three in a row in the atlantic. Which is true.

Best comment: SATAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (aT+Bx)

126 Staggers. Dum-dum fever.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:04 PM (2wRtc)

127 I also invented badminton for just this reason.

Posted by: Saint Patrick at September 06, 2017 09:04 PM (gC2IV)

128 Batman visits Chief O'Hara at home.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:05 PM (oVJmc)

129 I used my bat story the other day. I feel... cheated.

Posted by: Charles the Simple at September 06, 2017 09:05 PM (w7U7L)

130 Three Irish priests are debating the best way to get rid of bats in the church. The first priest says, "I tried ringing the bells as loudly as I could; the bats left for a day or so but then they came back." The second priest says, "I hired a professional exterminator. He got rid of the bats all right, but within about three months, a new bunch of bats got into the church." The third priest says, "I found a foolproof method. I went into the part of the church where the bats were roosting, baptized the lot of them, and they haven't been back to the church since."

Full disclosure: I heard this joke from a clergy friend.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 06, 2017 09:05 PM (3C9q2)

131 4Chan is off their meds...

There are two in the Atlantic - Irma and Jose.

Katia is acting like a drunk Mick behind the wheel in the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:06 PM (5NqiZ)

132 Scabies. Climatic poopow.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:06 PM (2wRtc)

133 That night, the Bushmills flowed like guano, my friends.

Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 09:06 PM (eLttb)

134 "Sounded like a Monty Python skit. Accent adds so much.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor"

Exactly. The one with the drunk movie producer that goes "grreat! grreat!".

I had bats get in my old house twice. Both times just open the door and shoo them out.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 06, 2017 09:06 PM (w+Jhj)

135 125 OT: over at 4chan, there's a hurricane thread up showing three in a row in the atlantic. Which is true.

Best comment: SATAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US
Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (aT+Bx)

Yep. Looks like a little one (so far) to the south southeast of Irma.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-57.01,0.73,411

Posted by: Bat Republican Air Force at September 06, 2017 09:07 PM (SRKgf)

136

Shit

Posted by: Bat Republican Air Force at September 06, 2017 09:07 PM (SRKgf)

137 It's like Father Ted meets Wild Kingdom.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:08 PM (oVJmc)

138

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:08 PM (SRKgf)

139 There are bats in the barrel.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:08 PM (bIwZ6)

140 That little blip of clouds south of Irma and Puerto Rico, NHC says it is part of Irma.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/graphicast.php?basin=at#contents

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:09 PM (5NqiZ)

141 I lost it when the dog took a pee.

Posted by: IrishEi at September 06, 2017 09:09 PM (HiDrR)

142 Cardboard box ?
Luxury

Posted by: Kactus at September 06, 2017 09:09 PM (48KWU)

143 139 There are bats in the barrel.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:08 PM (bIwZ6)

No way!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:09 PM (SRKgf)

144 Didn't they have any Bat anti-bat spray?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:10 PM (auHtY)

145 Totally OT:

A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (nNKHW)

146 140 That little blip of clouds south of Irma and Puerto Rico, NHC says it is part of Irma.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/graphicast.php?basin=at#contents
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:09 PM (5NqiZ)

I'm looking farther out to the south Atlantic:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-56.57,9.04,411

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (SRKgf)

147 "To the belfry". On second thought , maybe not.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (BJhZN)

148 Still better than 'Batman Robin.'

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (oVJmc)

149 &

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (oVJmc)

150 144 Didn't they have any Bat anti-bat spray?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:10 PM (auHtY)

They needed to shine a bat signal off a cloud.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (SRKgf)

151 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (nNKHW)

Bait a trap with some earmarks. Weasels can't resist.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (0mRoj)

152 139 There are bats in the barrel.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:08 PM (bIwZ6)

Correction. There were bats in the barrel. Most are now a part of the slime that coats everything. The ones that survived can no longer be genetically identified as being bats.

Posted by: buzzion at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (z/Ubi)

153 this is the map they had up at 4chan:

http://i.4cdn.org/pol/1504742195643.png

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (aT+Bx)

154 >>Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

You are going to need a carboard box, and install a perch in it.

Put your pants on.

Next, you want to lure the weasel inside your house.

Turn on all the lights.

...

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (SaP88)

155 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (nNKHW)

Hire the Irish family. The damn thing will laugh itself to death

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (auHtY)

156 135 125 OT: over at 4chan, there's a hurricane thread up showing three in a row in the atlantic. Which is true.

Best comment: SATAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US
Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:03 PM (aT+Bx)

Yep. Looks like a little one (so far) to the south southeast of Irma.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-57.01,0.73,411
Posted by: Bat Republican Air Force at September 06, 2017 09:07 PM (SRKgf)

Dindu Nuffin.

Posted by: HAARP operators at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (XFue2)

157 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

*****

Get an Irishman with a towel, an Irishman with a cellphone camera and a housewife named Maureen...

No- a bigger towel. That's the idea!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (mvenn)

158 153 this is the map they had up at 4chan:

http://i.4cdn.org/pol/1504742195643.png
Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (aT+Bx)

OK, it looks like I was looking at Jose.

Which is strange, since there aren't any lawns out there.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (SRKgf)

159 Didn't they have any Bat anti-bat spray?

=====

hmmmm

Posted by: the Joker at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (QC/4S)

160 The dog's pissing Dad! The dog's out there peeing!

I was giggling until then, when I LMAO

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 06, 2017 09:14 PM (nAp1e)

161 The Joker behind the camera did nothing but cry havoc.

Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 09:14 PM (eLttb)

162 Jay, the tropical circulation that looks directly east of the south most of the Lesser Antilles is Hurricane Jose which is a Category 1 storm with 76mph winds.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/204055.shtml?cone#contents

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:14 PM (5NqiZ)

163 I'm so sending this to my Irish friend asking if these are by chance his relatives. He's actually in Ireland now visiting his family.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (Ri/rl)

164 Bat Lives Matter!

Posted by: Shaunbat Kingbat at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (398bZ)

165 Per Weather Underground, Katia is a Cat 1 in the Gulf and is predicted to head into Mexico.

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/hurricane-katia

Jose is following behind Irma. It's a Cat 1 and is predicted to strengthen.

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/hurricane-jose

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (sdi6R)

166 Why Ireland Is Not A World Power, Exhibit A

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (oVJmc)

167 SATAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US

-
We rejected his emissary, Hillzebub.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Doppelganger To the Stars! at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (Nwg0u)

168 161 The Joker behind the camera did nothing but cry havoc.
Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 09:14 PM (eLttb)

Then who let slip the dogs of war?

Posted by: buzzion at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (z/Ubi)

169 ...They needed to shine a bat signal off a cloud.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (SRKgf)

If they'd have used a 100,000 watt UV light in the month before April, why, they'd have had the Bat Tan Death March!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (MGCfm)

170 Get an Irishman with a towel, an Irishman with a cellphone camera and a housewife named Maureen...

Don't forget the incontinent dog.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (bIwZ6)

171 If we could have hear the frantic bat squeals, we'd be shamed.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 06, 2017 08:45 PM (y3sT9)

I still felt shame!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (yE+j4)

172 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

Fire the monkey.

Posted by: dartist at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (nisXv)

173 Ooo the bats in the barrel and the silver spoon

Posted by: Harry Chapin first draft at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (juA/I)

174 Why Ireland Is Not A World Power, Exhibit A

******

You'd sure think they would be. After all their capital has been doublin' for years!!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (mvenn)

175 151 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (nNKHW)

Bait a trap with some earmarks. Weasels can't resist.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:12 PM (0mRoj)

If its Harry Reid you could bate a trap with a cub scout.

Posted by: Northernlurker, phillips screwdriver of the gods at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (nBr1j)

176 No- a bigger towel. That's the idea!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM (mvenn)

I love at the beginning of the video Derry is holding what looks like a hankie. That was going to do the trick

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:16 PM (auHtY)

177 *throws rotten eggs at Jim for 'es 'orrid pun*

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:17 PM (5NqiZ)

178 So, the Bat was Protestant?

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 09:17 PM (SaP88)

179 Fek off, ya slags!!!!

Posted by: Batty O'Batguano at September 06, 2017 09:17 PM (oVJmc)

180 over at 4chan, there's a hurricane thread up showing three in a row in the atlantic. Which is true.

If the NWS works its way down to hurricane #19, they can name it Sweet Hurricane of Death or SHOD. That is, if SMOD doesn't strike first.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 06, 2017 09:17 PM (3C9q2)

181 >>>Then who let slip the dogs of war?

Posted by: buzzion<<<

Actually, it was a Russian dog of pee-pee.

Posted by: Fritz at September 06, 2017 09:18 PM (eLttb)

182 Bat Tan Death March!

*****

Ouch!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:18 PM (mvenn)

183 Ireland was an Axis Power in WWII

Posted by: HAARP operators at September 06, 2017 09:18 PM (XFue2)

184 Why Ireland Is Not A World Power, Exhibit A

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:15 PM (oVJmc)

Years ago around St. Patrick's Day the Onion ran a story on Ireland that went something like

3,000 years ago Ireland was the most advanced civilization on the planet.

2,999 years ago whiskey is invented in Ireland

2,998 years ago no trace of civilization is left in Ireland

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:19 PM (auHtY)

185 >>Ireland was an Axis Power in WWII

You are thinking of Peruvia.

Posted by: garrett at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (SaP88)

186 The deadly potato bat is one of Ireland's most fearsome nocturnal predators ...

Posted by: David Attenborough narrates at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (juA/I)

187 Of COURSE I'm a bat. Just look at this webbing between my fingers...

Posted by: Shaunbat Kingbat at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (398bZ)

188 Katchim Danny!
Katchim!
Katchim Danny!

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (m9X4Y)

189 Ayah the Republic of Eire was officially neutral but was rooting for the Jerries. Then there is the whole matter of Operation Kathleen.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (5NqiZ)

190
Best comment: SATAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US

*shifty eyes*

Uh, yeah! Yeah, Satan's doing this to you! That pesky Satan! Darn him to heck!

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: God at September 06, 2017 09:21 PM (0mRoj)

191 Ireland was an Axis Power in WWII

They were defeated by one RAF bat.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:21 PM (oVJmc)

192 Ireland was an Axis Power in WWII

Posted by: HAARP operators at September 06, 2017 09:18 PM (XFue2)

It's an island of incredibly pale white supremacists.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 09:21 PM (auHtY)

193 When Savannah was founded Gen. Oglethorpe had the following rules (seriously):

1. No liquor

2. No lawyers

3. No Irish

4. No slaves

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:22 PM (PY9jH)

194 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

Give him a bunch of money. Call it "weasel geld."

Posted by: Sacramento's Retarded City Council, following the example of the crave cowards of Paris at September 06, 2017 09:22 PM (SRKgf)

195 The Air Force is planning to launch the mysterious X-37B spaceplane tomorrow morning from Cape Canaveral. If it doesn't launch tomorrow, they'll probably have to stand down for awhile and batten down the hatches, as Irma's current track takes it very near the Cape.

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 09:22 PM (sdi6R)

196 I can see from the video that Irishmen can't jump.

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at September 06, 2017 09:23 PM (m9X4Y)

197 Just ponder if the RAF had utilised their manpower better, denying pilots the prerogative of having a batman as man servant... just imagine how many Battalions of Batmen they could have fielded against the Nazis?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 06, 2017 09:23 PM (5NqiZ)

198 66 The tool for this job is a badminton racquet (i.e., large fly swatter). Had to do it a few times myself.
Posted by: mark at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (KyRkd)
--------
Tried that with some bees recently.

Turns out I was drinking coffee right by the nest they built.

I lost.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 06, 2017 09:23 PM (PDYxO)

199 I guess bat houses aren't a thing in Ireland.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:24 PM (PY9jH)

200 ...Ouch!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 06, 2017 09:18 PM (mvenn)

That, from the Master... I shall take this as high praise, indeed!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 06, 2017 09:24 PM (MGCfm)

201 Family Guy - Irish History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uin2LeB2y6U

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (LTHVh)

202 ....the only bat predator know to exist today is Ozzy Osbourne

Posted by: David Attenborough at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (QC/4S)

203 A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Jug Ears at September 06, 2017 09:11 PM (nNKHW)

Use the freshest corpse in a havaheart trap. The meat has to be fresh.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (Ri/rl)

204 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8bnER7kl1Q

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (oVJmc)

205 The tool for this job is a badminton racquet (i.e., large fly swatter). Had to do it a few times myself.
Posted by: mark at September 06, 2017 08:46 PM (KyRkd)
--------
Tried that with some bees recently.

Turns out I was drinking coffee right by the nest they built.

I lost.
Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 06, 2017 09:23 PM (PDYxO)

It works great for bumble bees though.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (LTHVh)

206 He smelled of whiskey and the truth was not in him.

Posted by: dartist at September 06, 2017 09:26 PM (nisXv)

207

TRUMP WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US!!

Posted by: Irish bat busters at September 06, 2017 09:26 PM (IqV8l)

208 Even funnier than the bat video: Peter "Verrit" Daou and his then-wife were a dance-pop act in 1992, with a real live MTV video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_FThlNAa-Y

Posted by: Ian S. at September 06, 2017 09:26 PM (5dOnv)

209 ....the only bat predator know to exist today is Ozzy Osbourne

Posted by: David Attenborough at September 06, 2017 09:25 PM (QC/4S)

He's still alive? Dayum.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:26 PM (PY9jH)

210 188 Katchim Danny!
Katchim!
Katchim Danny!
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at September 06, 2017 09:20 PM (m9X4Y)

You're doing GREAT!

Posted by: Ladylibertarian at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (TdMsT)

211 "Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated."

More than anything else, weasels just need understanding.

Posted by: Allen Alda in a Cute Little Camisole at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (398bZ)

212 Stinkin' Phillies could use some lively bats tonight.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (3C9q2)

213 97
It kind of reminds me of a scene from The Quiet Man when Maureen O'Hara goes to talk to the priest (Ward Bond) who is fishing and when he finally gets a bite on the line she's yelling at him about what do to.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 06, 2017 08:55 PM (auHtY)

--------
I love that movie.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (PDYxO)

214 CaliGirl, did you ever make it to Savannah?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (PY9jH)

215 If that bat had been on fire, commenter JackStraw would have been able to suggest some helpful tips.

Posted by: ShainS at September 06, 2017 09:28 PM (BiLU+)

216 out.

later, taters.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 06, 2017 09:28 PM (2wRtc)

217 That must be one of those Fungo bats I keep hearing about.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:28 PM (0mRoj)

218 Even funnier than the bat video: Peter "Verrit" Daou and his then-wife were a dance-pop act in 1992, with a real live MTV video.

You can practically hear his mom shouting down the stairs to knock off that damn racket.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:29 PM (oVJmc)

219 See ya, Morty.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:29 PM (0mRoj)

220 @209, Jane D'oh - miraculous, no ?

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 09:30 PM (QC/4S)

221 Buncha MasterBATers those O'Dracula family.

Posted by: saf at September 06, 2017 09:31 PM (cS/ge)

222 214 CaliGirl, did you ever make it to Savannah?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:27 PM (PY9jH)

No, I want to go to both Savannah and Charleston. I'm not going during hurricane season. I'm thinking spring may be better.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:31 PM (Ri/rl)

223 Do their windows and doors not function? That's what I use.

Posted by: t-bird at September 06, 2017 09:31 PM (H0quv)

224
Dindu Nuffin.

Posted by: HAARP operators at September 06, 2017 09:13 PM
--

Yeah, you'll be joining us at the "special restricted FEMA camp for Free Thinkers."

/pretty sure we'll get extra fluoride in our water! And extra vaccinations, to keep us healthy!

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:32 PM (aT+Bx)

225 Even funnier than the bat video: Peter "Verrit" Daou and his then-wife were a dance-pop act in 1992, with a real live MTV video.

Oooch.

Posted by: JEM at September 06, 2017 09:32 PM (TppKb)

226 "Catch 'im Danny! Oh, the dog's pissed on the floor! Oh, f*ck!!!"

Probably one of the greatest internet videos ever.

Love the guy hiding outside the window, giving directions.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:32 PM (PY9jH)

227 Call the fucking game due to rain in Boston. This is nuts.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 06, 2017 09:32 PM (mJ8mX)

228 So what is the point of huge master suites?

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:33 PM (0wem/)

229 Here is one way to take that pesky critter out.....

http://m.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/Bat-makes-Ginobili-a-Web-hit-847561.php

Posted by: Gumby at September 06, 2017 09:33 PM (d5oee)

230 Bat spelled backwards is Tab. You never see Tab any more.

Posted by: FireHorse at September 06, 2017 09:34 PM (zkGZ8)

231 https://youtu.be/bS0fXQN6zrI

Different kind of rodent, but might help.

Posted by: JEM at September 06, 2017 09:35 PM (TppKb)

232 No, I want to go to both Savannah and Charleston. I'm not going during hurricane season. I'm thinking spring may be better.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:31 PM (Ri/rl)

Our first major hurricane in over 100 years. I've been so stressed out all day I was nauseated.

We went to the club for dinner and sat at the bar with other business owners and their wives we know, and after a couple of wines I finally calmed down and managed to eat.

We are all in agreement that Matthew was just a warm-up for the big show. Everyone is freaked out. Most of us agree we probably won't have homes to come back to.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:36 PM (PY9jH)

233 Bat spelled backwards is Tab. You never see Tab any more.

I'll have a Tab.

Posted by: Marty McFly at September 06, 2017 09:36 PM (juA/I)

234 Love the guy hiding outside the window, giving directions.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:32 PM (PY9jH)

I didn't act like that when I had to get a bat out of my house last week and I'm a chick.

That video is funny.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:37 PM (Ri/rl)

235 I'll have a Tab.
Posted by: Marty McFly at September 06, 2017 09:36 PM (juA/I)

You haven't ordered anything yet.

Posted by: Guy behind the lunch counter at September 06, 2017 09:37 PM (0mRoj)

236 Bat spelled backwards is Tab. You never see Tab any more.
Posted by: FireHorse at September

Heh, very amusing what people will convince themselves they like.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:37 PM (0wem/)

237 You never see Tab any more.

I miss fresh cyclamates. Nobody carries them.

Posted by: t-bird at September 06, 2017 09:37 PM (7ulel)

238 Bat spelled backwards is Tab.
===

ah, and if you had an "s" tile ...you could get extra points

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 09:37 PM (QC/4S)

239 You never see Tab any more.

My keyboard begs to differ.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 06, 2017 09:38 PM (3C9q2)

240 Even funnier than the bat video: Peter "Verrit" Daou and his then-wife were a dance-pop act in 1992, with a real live MTV video.

Wow, did that song ever blow chunks. I kept waiting for the Skinemax pr0n to start.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:38 PM (bIwZ6)

241 I had to wait in the dark at the end of our driveway one winter for the mail.

A bat kept swooping down at me. For some reason I'm not afraid of them.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:38 PM (PY9jH)

242 Even funnier than the bat video: Peter "Verrit" Daou and his then-wife were a dance-pop act in 1992, with a real live MTV video.

Everybody pick a different song and PLAY!!!

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 09:38 PM (oVJmc)

243 Huh, guess you can buy at Target now.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (0wem/)

244 Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:36 PM (PY9jH)

I pray for all of you in the storms path.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (Ri/rl)

245 I had to wait in the dark at the end of our driveway one winter for the mail.

Many women wait in the dark for the male.

Posted by: Paolo at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (juA/I)

246 The University of Florida has a bat house that is home to hundreds of bats. They come out in massive flocks at night to chow down on the mosquitoes from a nearby lake.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:40 PM (0mRoj)

247 228 So what is the point of huge master suites?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:33 PM (0wem/)

You mean master bedrooms?

So you can have a sitting area in your bedroom that you'll never use.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:41 PM (Ri/rl)

248 Have the dirt worshipping Marxists proclaimed that mother Gaia is seeking revenge on Trump supporters with these hurricanes yet?

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at September 06, 2017 09:41 PM (XFue2)

249 I pray for all of you in the storms path.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (Ri/rl)

This seems like a very good time for those of us that pray, to do a lot more of it!

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 09:41 PM (gwPgz)

250 Taking care of baby bats, down under ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZCaZWlYvmU

Posted by: Adriane the Animal Photography Critic ... at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (AoK0a)

251 You can find Tab if you are a hunter.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (IqV8l)

252 I pray for all of you in the storms path.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (Ri/rl)

Thanks so much. They're predicting 120 mph winds here and a 15' storm surge. Our house has a raised foundation, so hoping it's okay from that standpoint. Our roof is designed to withstand 130 mph winds, but not any of the huge pine trees coming through it.

I walked through today taking more pictures of the interior, while trying to say "goodbye" to all the old family furniture, etc. Yeah, it's "stuff" but I'm the last keeper of the stuff.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (PY9jH)

253 Huh, guess you can buy at Target now.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (0wem/)

Never again!

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (gwPgz)

254 You mean master bedrooms?

So you can have a sitting area in your bedroom that you'll never use.
Posted by: CaliGirl at September

Well, that is what I would call them, and what I want bu the realtor keeps calling them master suites. You description is more or less right on though, great big master bedroom with a sitting room or area that you wuld never use.

Not sure why everyone wants really big bedrooms but open concept everywhere else. The idea of open concept is so everyone can be together yet they seem to keep building bigger bedrooms so everyone will be more comfortable when they are in there, alone, away from everyone else in the open concept parts of the house.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:44 PM (0wem/)

255 Never again!

I haven't set foot in one since they issued their Glorious Bathroom Diktat.

But did something happen? Shirley they didn't revert back to normal, did they?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:44 PM (bIwZ6)

256

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:39 PM (Ri/rl)

Thanks so much. They're predicting 120 mph winds here and a 15' storm surge. Our house has a raised foundation, so hoping it's okay from that standpoint. Our roof is designed to withstand 130 mph winds, but not any of the huge pine trees coming through it.

I walked through today taking more pictures of the interior, while trying to say "goodbye" to all the old family furniture, etc. Yeah, it's "stuff" but I'm the last keeper of the stuff.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (PY9jH)

I am praying for everyone to be safe. I can't imagine how scared you all must be.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:46 PM (Ri/rl)

257 252
Thanks so much. They're predicting 120 mph winds here and a 15' storm surge. Our house has a raised foundation, so hoping it's okay from that standpoint. Our roof is designed to withstand 130 mph winds, but not any of the huge pine trees coming through it.

I walked through today taking more pictures of the interior, while trying to say "goodbye" to all the old family furniture, etc. Yeah, it's "stuff" but I'm the last keeper of the stuff.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM (PY9jH)

Jeez. I hope the worst of it misses you, Jane. There is still some uncertainty in the storm's path.

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 09:46 PM (sdi6R)

258 I walked through today taking more pictures of the
interior, while trying to say "goodbye" to all the old family furniture,
etc. Yeah, it's "stuff" but I'm the last keeper of the stuff.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:42 PM
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I'm not in a hurricane area, so this might be crazy and/or really stupid. Apologies in advance.

Can you get large, industrial sized garbage bags and try to seal some of the furniture inside of it? Yes, if it's 30' ov water, you're screwed.

But if it's 3' of water, you may be able to protect certain things by basically putting them in a sealed garbage bag.

http://www.classicplasticscorp.com/body-bags.html

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:46 PM (aT+Bx)

259 I rmember being in Texas and seeing that bridge that has, what...a million bats under it?

I thought it was so cool. Of course, I was not under the bridge. That'd be a whole different story. But you could definitely see them all hanging there.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 06, 2017 09:47 PM (PDYxO)

260 Not sure why everyone wants really big bedrooms but open concept everywhere else. The idea of open concept is so everyone can be together yet they seem to keep building bigger bedrooms so everyone will be more comfortable when they are in there, alone, away from everyone else in the open concept parts of the house.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:44 PM (0wem/)

I don't know either. I'd rather have a bigger closet.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:47 PM (Ri/rl)

261 Jane D'oh,

I live on a barrier island in Floridah a little south of Vero Beach. I evacuated today to Tallahassee. I don't expect to have a home to return to. Fortunately I sold my apartment in May and now I rent, but I would still lose almost everything I own. But, others have started over and so can I.

Almost 36 years in a great place to live, but I'm pretty sure I'm done with Floriduh.

Hope y'all make it through okay.

Posted by: Jake Holenhead at September 06, 2017 09:47 PM (634yy)

262 Oh Jane, never mind 15' storm surge.

Plastic bags aren't going to help with that, unless you put things in bags on top of other things that are high up...

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:47 PM (aT+Bx)

263 LOL!

Drudge has a headline up about some sheriff in FL threatening to arrest fugitives that show up at hurricane shelters. That is how it should be. Get your criminal asses out in the wind and the rain. Maybe you will think twice before committing crimes.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:47 PM (0wem/)

264 I believe Target CEO said that he was against the policy, but was pressured into it. Which is nonsense since he is the CEO, but maybe possibly was looking for an excuse to distance himself from a major blunder..and from being dismissed by a very pro-active board.

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 09:48 PM (QC/4S)

265 I don't know either. I'd rather have a bigger closet.
Posted by: CaliGirl at September

Well, I could get on board with that, there is some logic behind that. Don't you already have a huge closet?

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:49 PM (0wem/)

266 The University of Florida has a bat house that is home to hundreds of bats. They come out in massive flocks at night to chow down on the mosquitoes from a nearby lake.

There is a company in Austin that runs hour-long riverboat cruises during bat season for tourists who want to watch the bats emerge from the Congress Avenue bridge around sunset. Info about bat season in Austin:

http://tinyurl.com/ybjaygsq

It should be noted that the critters are undocumented Mexican free-tailed bats.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 06, 2017 09:50 PM (3C9q2)

267 Bats I do not mind much. Cicadas the size of small dogs creep me out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 06, 2017 09:50 PM (cfHE9)

268 shibumi, I'd expect smaller pieces to float in 3' of water. And you'd need to be real careful not to put any holes in them by accident.

But yeah, you could prolly save some stuff that way.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:50 PM (bIwZ6)

269 I believe Target CEO said that he was against the policy, but was pressured into it. Which is nonsense since he is the CEO, but maybe possibly was looking for an excuse to distance himself from a major blunder..and from being dismissed by a very pro-active board.

Posted by: runner at September 06, 2017 09:48 PM (QC/4S)

I've had enough excuses where there is no legal action I can take to retaliate, but (at least for now) I am NOT required to trade with Target and I shall never again do so. The fact that they seemed pretty much a crappy retailer just reinforces that decision on my part.

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 06, 2017 09:53 PM (gwPgz)

270 Father gets the job done, worthless children hide behind the door and yell 'get em'. Seems about right.

We had a bat in our house once in college. I caught it with a laundry basket. Freaked the other kids out something wild. I didn't like it but I didn't see what all the fuss is about.

Snakes now....fookin hate snakes.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (xJa6I)

271 Bats I do not mind much. Cicadas the size of small dogs creep me out.

We have "palmetto bugs" down here. You'd love them, too.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (bIwZ6)

272 It's a beautiful night here. Cool, the sounds of crickets. Tomorrow is supposed to be warm and gorgeous.

The classic "calm before the storm."

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (PY9jH)

273 265 I don't know either. I'd rather have a bigger closet.
Posted by: CaliGirl at September

Well, I could get on board with that, there is some logic behind that. Don't you already have a huge closet?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:49 PM (0wem/)

Yup, 300 square feet but my bedroom isn't what I would call a master suite.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (Ri/rl)

274 Some master suites are small apartments with walk in closets the size of small bedrooms.

Posted by: gNewt at September 06, 2017 09:55 PM (242F/)

275
I read where Kurt "Tentacle Porn" Eigenvalue used a "climate change equation" to predict Irma.

I don't recall there being a Climate Change Toolbox for MATLAB software -- must have been something from Mathematica.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 06, 2017 09:55 PM (pNxlR)

276 Celine Dion said once that she had a closet in one of her homes that was 5,000 sq. ft.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:56 PM (PY9jH)

277 It's a beautiful night here. Cool, the sounds of crickets. Tomorrow is supposed to be warm and gorgeous.

The classic "calm before the storm."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September

Well, sometimes it is the calm before the nothing.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:56 PM (0wem/)

278

FREE TAIL!!!!

Posted by: Mexican free-tailed bats at September 06, 2017 09:56 PM (IqV8l)

279 Yup, 300 square feet but my bedroom isn't what I would call a master suite.
Posted by: CaliGirl at September

Heh, but your closet is a small apartment in NYC.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (0wem/)

280 Well, sometimes it is the calm before the nothing.

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:56 PM (0wem

Well, that's what everyone has been praying for. Next hurricane update is at 11:00.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (PY9jH)

281 270
We had a bat in our house once in college. I caught it with a laundry basket. Freaked the other kids out something wild. I didn't like it but I didn't see what all the fuss is about.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (xJa6I)

Like I said earlier, just open the windows and it will find its way out. No need to panic.

I got rid of a bird in my bedroom once and in my office at work the same way.

Posted by: rickl at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (sdi6R)

282 Snakes now....fookin hate snakes.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at September 06, 2017 09:54 PM (xJa6I)

Snakes don't bother me at all, unless they're venomous. Pythons, boa constrictors, corn snakes, black racers...I think they're all pretty cool.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (0mRoj)

283 I've had enough excuses where there is no legal action I can take to retaliate, but (at least for now) I am NOT required to trade with Target and I shall never again do so. The fact that they seemed pretty much a crappy retailer just reinforces that decision on my part.

Not to mention the massive security breach they had a few years back that exposed a lot of people's credit card info. My patronage went down to infrequent visits after that, then went to zero after their imbecilic batroom policy.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (bIwZ6)

284 Some master suites are small apartments with walk in closets the size of small bedrooms.
Posted by: gNewt at September

Yep

Posted by: yankeefifth at September 06, 2017 09:57 PM (0wem/)

285 >>A weasel has killed 2 of my ducks and mangled a chicken during the last week.

Any advice on catching the little bastard would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Jug Ears

Hang around a new thread and when he puts up the first post throw a net over him.

Posted by: Aviator at September 06, 2017 09:58 PM (/Nite)

286 I guess ace likes this because he identifies as Batman?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (/qEW2)

287
shibumi, I'd expect smaller pieces to float in 3' of water. And you'd
need to be real careful not to put any holes in them by accident.

But yeah, you could prolly save some stuff that way.
--

Typically, these kinds of bags are made of very thick plastic. Not that stuff that's easily punctured.

I can't imagine what it's like dealing with that sort of stiuation.

Posted by: shibumi at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (aT+Bx)

288 Hang around a new thread and when he puts up the first post throw a net over him.
Posted by: Aviator at September 06, 2017 09:58 PM (/Nite)

Then kill it with a trident!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (0mRoj)

289 Paolo knows what a master suite is for.

The audience.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (bIwZ6)

290 >>> their imbecilic batroom policy.

I'm just trying to pee and I've this nut named Derry leering at me.

Posted by: fluffy at September 06, 2017 10:00 PM (U0v/A)

291 289 Paolo knows what a master suite is for.

The audience.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (bIwZ6)

The Paolo, he works in private. The, how you say, quack hold fetish, this is not in the Paolo's style.

Posted by: Paolo at September 06, 2017 10:00 PM (0mRoj)

292 You know what's scarier than a bat flying around your kitchen? Old people standing still behind glass doors.

Posted by: Corona at September 06, 2017 10:01 PM (zIb93)

293 The master suite is for all that 'cute' crap your wife buys.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 10:02 PM (oVJmc)

294 293 The master suite is for all that 'cute' crap your wife buys.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 06, 2017 10:02 PM (oVJmc)

Not anymore.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 06, 2017 10:02 PM (0mRoj)

295 I thought the dog pissing on the kitchen floor was a nice touch.

"Look! He's had the piss scared out of 'im!"

Said the guy directing the bat capture from outside the room.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 10:03 PM (PY9jH)

296 I can't imagine what it's like dealing with that sort of stiuation.

I've been down here 30 years after being raised in Mobile. I've seen quite a few.

This one looks like a monster and it's projected to come right up the middle of the Flaccid State. I stocked up Mon and Tues so we're as prepared as we can get. Being this far north and inland, it hopefully won't be too bad.
Fingers crossed...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 10:03 PM (bIwZ6)

297 Nood ONT.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at September 06, 2017 10:03 PM (Id9+8)

298
This one looks like a monster and it's projected
to come right up the middle of the Flaccid State. I stocked up Mon and
Tues so we're as prepared as we can get. Being this far north and
inland, it hopefully won't be too bad.

Fingers crossed...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 06, 2017 10:03 PM (bIwZ6)

All of my late mom's family is in FL. 93 y.o. uncle called me from Tallahassee the other night just to chat. I've got several cousins in Tampa/St. Pete. One has a nice boat up in dry dock getting refitted. My prayers go out to everyone down there.

My sister made it through Andrew years ago, and was without power for two weeks. She was renting a carriage house behind a mansion in Coconut Grove, and said the scariest part after the storm was the sound of looters roaming around the area. She burned candles in her windows so they'd know there was someone at home.

Of course, she didn't believe in owning a scary gun.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 10:07 PM (PY9jH)

299 Well, I'm off to bed and hopefully get a little sleep. My husband is already asleep.

Later, all.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 06, 2017 10:09 PM (PY9jH)

300 {Compare and contrast with a scene from the 1979 movie Love At First Bite (comedy vampire movie).} The modern Irish lack the moral weight from the potato famine of their parents which renders their current struggles seemingly insignificant against the obviously insurmountable challenges of the American minorities of the seventies, which then somewhat reduces the visceral impact of the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJl83Qhb7uU

Posted by: typical oblivious film critic at September 06, 2017 10:30 PM (85f6P)

301 You never see Tab any more.
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????

Posted by: Firefox, Chrome, and... oh yeah, Internet Explorer at September 06, 2017 10:38 PM (JhE5a)

302 I guess ace likes this because he identifies as Batman?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at September 06, 2017 09:59 PM (/qEW2)
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I'm Batman.

Posted by: Batman at September 06, 2017 10:40 PM (JhE5a)

303 This is why we said "But not the Irish!"

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at September 06, 2017 10:49 PM (e1mEI)

304 Reminds me of the scene from "Love at First Bite". 'Come back black chicken'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJl83Qhb7uU

Posted by: JT at September 06, 2017 11:13 PM (i2Dd+)

305 Didn't they have a shotgun.i. Would have used my 12 g. Then gone to Home Depot for sheet rock.

Posted by: Scott at September 07, 2017 04:42 AM (W3obW)

306 Her: No lovin' til ye clear the room Lovie!
Him: Ahm grabbin' my AoSHQ GNAMM barf repellant cloak and taking care o' that disruptor!
Her: 'bout time you got something useful from all the time you waste a'readin' on that site.....
Him: Shaddup and make me a Guiness sammich woman!

Posted by: Someone who din't major in history at September 07, 2017 10:45 AM (rv12I)

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