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17 Jun 2009 21:03

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Offbeat, U.S.: When Obama isn’t busy saving the economy, he’s swatting flies

  • Obama has a huge problem. His new house is swarming with flies, and it’s pissing him off. “He chases them down in the Oval with his briefing papers to smack them,” notes Council of Economic Advisors member Austan Goolsbee. They’re trying to kill them, but they’re still floating around everywhere. We know man. They annoy us too. source

13 May 2009 08:46

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Offbeat: Our favorite phrase of the day: Zombie fire ants

Apparently, if parasitic flies do their thing right, they can successfully control the fire ant population by turning them into zombies. Awesome. source