Professor Mariachi

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Swat-a-tron 5000

professormariachi

on Nov. 25, 2009

Swat-a-tron 5000. If I had a t-shirts, I think I'd redo the swat-a-tron 5000 and make a shirt out of it. I like it. It's like ghostbusters gone bugs. And I think it's a fair question. Would people still be grossed out by bugs if they were 50x bigger? With genetic modification, anything is possible. Could supersized insects be the next sustainable food source? I doubt it. From what I remember from my childhood, they don't taste very good. But with a little salt and some msg, who knows? Certainly my cat thinks bugs are delicious. Well, he eats slugs and then throws them up, but close enough, right. He's twenty-two, so in all fairness, they're probably the only living creature slow enough for him to hunt. Cows on the other hand are delicious. Especially the way they're grilled with honey garlic basting at Moxies. Mmm, cows. I am a normal, red-blooded female who shrieks at the sight of spiders, although I mountain climb, snowboard, and am not afraid of the sight of blood or wild bears. As a normal female, I would hate the sight of giant insects. However, after recently seeing the original ghostbusters movie for the first time, I have to admit a lack of diametrical opposition to seeing exterminators running around in ghostbusteresque outfits. I suppose that is where this one came from. The swat-a-tron 5000 removes even the worst giant pests. And hey, busting ain't easy. Whatever you do, don't cross the streams on these babies. That would be cat-a-strophic.