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Seattle man sets house on fire while trying to kill spider: officials
New york Daily News ^ | July 16, 2014

Posted on 07/16/2014 5:18:35 PM PDT by SMGFan

The man used a can of spray paint and a lighter as 'a self-made blowtorch to kill a spider in the laundry room' of a rental house Tuesday night, said Kyle Moore, a spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department. The resulting blaze caused $60,000 worth of damage.

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Remember Popeye & the termite. :)
1 posted on 07/16/2014 5:18:35 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X4tF42Zw2U


2 posted on 07/16/2014 5:20:03 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
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This again. It seems like every year, at least once a year, someone burns their house down trying to kill a spider or snake, and someone gets stuck in a chimney and dies. We haven’t had that chimney death yet. I’m betting some time in August.


3 posted on 07/16/2014 5:20:12 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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That fool. He should have used a .500 s&w magnum instead.


4 posted on 07/16/2014 5:21:06 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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My Mama always taught me to never do ANYTHING half-ars**


5 posted on 07/16/2014 5:24:10 PM PDT by Klemper
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To: SMGFan

Doesn’t he know that’s a job for the police (and kill his dog if he has one).


6 posted on 07/16/2014 5:24:45 PM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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Most have been some helluva spider! Flamethrowers are cool! So is a double barrelled shotgun.

Darwin Award nominee!


7 posted on 07/16/2014 5:25:33 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

.12 gauge would also work.


8 posted on 07/16/2014 5:25:40 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: SMGFan
Kill Them! with Fire!


9 posted on 07/16/2014 5:26:00 PM PDT by mylife
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Just a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3173969/posts


10 posted on 07/16/2014 5:26:09 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: mylife

11 posted on 07/16/2014 5:26:54 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: SMGFan

First things first. Did he get the spider?


12 posted on 07/16/2014 5:27:58 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Moonman62

Yow!


13 posted on 07/16/2014 5:29:07 PM PDT by mylife
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To: SMGFan
Would have been a more effective choice.
14 posted on 07/16/2014 5:31:50 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Its my freedom. YES. I will be keeping it.)
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To: SMGFan

[Inside an Arachnid study laboratory]
Newsreel announcer: Every day, Federal scientists are looking for new ways to kill bugs.
Carl: Your basic Arachnid warrior isn’t too smart, but you can blow off a limb,
[shoots an Arachnid warrior’s limb off]
Carl: and it’s still 86 percent combat effective. Here’s a tip: Aim for the nerve stem, and put it down for good.
[demonstrates]


15 posted on 07/16/2014 5:35:50 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: SMGFan


16 posted on 07/16/2014 5:37:26 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: SMGFan

It worked in Arachniphobia.


17 posted on 07/16/2014 5:43:33 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Things are only going to get worse.)
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To: SMGFan

18 posted on 07/16/2014 5:45:46 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need more than seven rounds, Much more.)
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To: Caipirabob

You’re killing me!


19 posted on 07/16/2014 5:50:26 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: SMGFan

Had a guy do this couple years back - throw bunch of smoke bombs in attic to get rid of squirrels

Burned house down

Another sucess story.......


20 posted on 07/16/2014 5:53:47 PM PDT by njslim (T)
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