Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Ode To An Electric Flyswatter

My favorite item in my house is not my television.
It's an electrical flyswatter that fries bugs
          without the need to squish 'em.

It's a safety-orange tennis racket but the bugs don't seem to notice.
When flames are shooting out your ass,
          I guess it's hard to focus.

The loud crackle of burning bugs is my primary satisfaction.
I scare my maid when I run around the house
          with my electrical frying contraption.

At only 150 baht, it's easily the best ratio of cost to enjoyment....
house filled with that fried fly smell
          through its judicious employment.

It doesn't work on cats... I tried... as I'm sure you'll likely ask,
But turning it off, and trying to adjust the grid with my finger
          nearly set me on my ass.

So if you want to buy a flyswatter with electrical power.
I can recommend it without hesitation,
          but don't use it in the shower.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good idea! Where can I get one? Big C?

Thanks

Anonymous said...

We bought ours in the food market on Pattaya Tai of all places.

Best thing we ever bought here. The wife spends many hours hunting down every mozzy in the house and I can't begin to describe the pleasure of sitting on the loo in the morning knowing I am reducing my bite levels from the little critters.