Comments on: Ants, Part 2 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/ Sun, 20 May 2012 00:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Lee (Bathustler from Myspace) http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Lee (Bathustler from Myspace) Wed, 17 May 2006 06:47:36 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-303 No ant has ever fallen. Here's why: Strong parenting in a nurturing ant hill environment renders peer pressure completely useless on them. Even if one ant is brazen and immature enough to offer up a foolish dare to another ant, say for example, walking across a section of the ceiling that has a light coating of butter or margarine on it, the ant being taunted would simply cling to his or her core values and superior work ethic to stay focused on the task at hand. In addition to that, ants are extremely strong. We have all seen one dragging half a candy bar around like it's a laptop. This tremendous strength helps them "grip the shit" out of any ceiling or wall they happen to traverse. Last but by no means, luck plays a huge role in ant survival. Ants posess such uncanny luck that they are not welcome in any casino in America and have actually been banned by the gaming commission. I hope this clears up a few things for you. Lee No ant has ever fallen. Here’s why:
Strong parenting in a nurturing ant hill environment renders peer pressure completely useless on them. Even if one ant is brazen and immature enough to offer up a foolish dare to another ant, say for example, walking across a section of the ceiling that has a light coating of butter or margarine on it, the ant being taunted would simply cling to his or her core values and superior work ethic to stay focused on the task at hand. In addition to that, ants are extremely strong. We have all seen one dragging half a candy bar around like it’s a laptop. This tremendous strength helps them “grip the shit” out of any ceiling or wall they happen to traverse. Last but by no means, luck plays a huge role in ant survival. Ants posess such uncanny luck that they are not welcome in any casino in America and have actually been banned by the gaming commission.
I hope this clears up a few things for you.
Lee

]]> By: Jan http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Jan Wed, 10 May 2006 14:13:24 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-291 If an ant falls from the ceiling, and no one is there, does anyone hear it . . . or see it? This may be one of those questions that will forever confound mankind. A question that will have philosphy classes discussing semester after semester, with no actual answer available. A question that will be the theme for someones master's thesis, and will help them gain their PhD in human/animal interpersonal relationships. Ah, and to think that we were here to hear you utter that soon to be famous question. Thanks for sharing. :) If an ant falls from the ceiling, and no one is there, does anyone hear it . . . or see it? This may be one of those questions that will forever confound mankind. A question that will have philosphy classes discussing semester after semester, with no actual answer available. A question that will be the theme for someones master’s thesis, and will help them gain their PhD in human/animal interpersonal relationships. Ah, and to think that we were here to hear you utter that soon to be famous question. Thanks for sharing.
:)

]]> By: Deb http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Deb Wed, 10 May 2006 01:57:39 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-290 Reading this post made me feel itchy. Reading this post made me feel itchy.

]]> By: Jay http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Jay Tue, 09 May 2006 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-289 While I'm relatively certain that answer #1 is the truth you seek, I found the others to be far more amusing and interesting. Ah well. The truth is sometimes dull. While I’m relatively certain that answer #1 is the truth you seek, I found the others to be far more amusing and interesting.

Ah well. The truth is sometimes dull.

]]> By: kYLE http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-288 kYLE Tue, 09 May 2006 19:14:44 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-288 Oh, how you would love working in my new office. Since my first day last week, my office window sill is completely full of tiny ant corpses. There was a hole on the outside of the building where they enter and the maintenance man sealed up that hole. So, the ants only had one route to escape...my window. So, then they sprayed my window sill with any poison. Now, all the ants that decide to escape their entrapment in the wall, must crawl out to the freedom of my window sill, only to come in contact with a substance that is lethal to them. So, each morning I vacuum up a couple hundred more...then during the day, I see them gradually find their way out of the wall to run with glee on my window sill, only to perish within an hour or so. Occasionally, one will make it down to my desk and find brief refuge on my notepad. Of course, a quick flick of my pen is necessary at times. How many can possibly be remaining in my wall? There is no hope. Oh, how you would love working in my new office. Since my first day last week, my office window sill is completely full of tiny ant corpses. There was a hole on the outside of the building where they enter and the maintenance man sealed up that hole. So, the ants only had one route to escape…my window. So, then they sprayed my window sill with any poison. Now, all the ants that decide to escape their entrapment in the wall, must crawl out to the freedom of my window sill, only to come in contact with a substance that is lethal to them. So, each morning I vacuum up a couple hundred more…then during the day, I see them gradually find their way out of the wall to run with glee on my window sill, only to perish within an hour or so. Occasionally, one will make it down to my desk and find brief refuge on my notepad. Of course, a quick flick of my pen is necessary at times. How many can possibly be remaining in my wall? There is no hope.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Rachel Tue, 09 May 2006 18:41:35 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/152/ants-part-2/#comment-287 I don't typically observe ants on a regular basis. The only time that I actually pay attention is if they are in my house or on food outside but I do have a few thoughts. If ants are so strong that they can carry 10 times their body weight I would assume that they are easily able to catch themselves on the way down from a fall and not get injured. Since they are so small they wouldn't hit with the force of something larger which in turn makes it more likely that they will survive the fall. Ants are relatively smart bugs. They know to store food for the winter, they know how to live in bug harmony with fellow ants since we haven't seen or heard of an ant divorce court or a small claims court suing another ant for back rent. Ants are fantastic engineers and should have been hired to design mines to prevent collape . Plus, if they get buried alive they are able to dig themselves out. Dang...maybe I can be an ant in my next lifetime. I don’t typically observe ants on a regular basis. The only time that I actually pay attention is if they are in my house or on food outside but I do have a few thoughts.
If ants are so strong that they can carry 10 times their body weight I would assume that they are easily able to catch themselves on the way down from a fall and not get injured. Since they are so small they wouldn’t hit with the force of something larger which in turn makes it more likely that they will survive the fall.
Ants are relatively smart bugs. They know to store food for the winter, they know how to live in bug harmony with fellow ants since we haven’t seen or heard of an ant divorce court or a small claims court suing another ant for back rent.
Ants are fantastic engineers and should have been hired to design mines to prevent collape . Plus, if they get buried alive they are able to dig themselves out.
Dang…maybe I can be an ant in my next lifetime.

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