My folks have a Japanese beetle infestation\u00e2\u20ac\u201dnot exactly a biblical plague, but enough of a nuisance that they go out and scour the garden, killing them by tossing them into a jar of soapy water. So when I saw on sitting on the edge of the toilet this morning, I grabbed a tissue and crushed the little creep. Then, since it was right there, I tossed the tissue and bug together into the toilet bowl. Then I went about my original business. Dinner the previous night had been an extra-spicy jambalaya, which is why my business was so urgent.<\/p>\n
There’s a joke about the last thing to go through a bug’s mind when it hits the windshield of a car: its ass. I’m guessing the last thing to go through a Japanese beetle’s mind as it swirls down the bowl is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Worst. Day. Ever.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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