A while back, I got a new fly swatter. The kind that electrocutes the nasty little buggers. I know, PETA will be after me for this post, but honestly, they are annoying. Simply swatting them just wasn't enough satisfaction for the aggravation that it was causing me. Out here where I live, we get the flies that dive bomb and disappear, spending hour torturing me. They are ridiculous creatures that have no business bothering us!
Well, it didn't last a full season because A-Dog just couldn't accept that they would die by simply being touched by the racket (yes, it was a racket - somewhat bigger than a ping pong racket). He insisted on swatting and frequently a bit too hard. The zapper died...
It was Fall when that happened and the zapper had to be tossed into the garbage, much like the dead fly carcasses. Being that it was Fall, no one was selling this seasonal item. I had to settle for a basic, plastic swatter.
This is the best swatter I have owned since my zapper! Not for its swatting abilities (although it is far more durable than I could have imagined! It is made of rubber maybe? Like tire tread perhaps...), but for the entertainment the packaging has brought!
It's called 'Sergeant Swat'. Here are some items listed on the packaging:
888 Civilian Uses - Here are 8
1. Keep it in the truck for the winter and use it as a windshield scrapper
2. For those that don't mind spreading a little bug shrapnel, try it as a back scratcher
3. Emergency toothpick (works well, don't let your wife catch you)
4. Canoe paddle, never know when you'll be up that creek without a real one
5. Makes a good fish club
6. Beer can crusher
7. Redneck badminton
8. Manual mouse-trap
Caution:
- While sergeant swat is effective on most campsite pests; it has been shown to only annoy bears.
- Meant for backyard warfare between you and the flies-not your neighbors or dogs.
- Keep away from unruly kids (unless you like getting thwacked)
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