What species would you wish would disappear tomorrow?

[RPM]

I'm in for either humans or cats...

Humans have shown themselves to be unworthy of this world.

Cat's are just waaaaaaay overrated.

Would have to be one of those two for me...

[Sannum]

1. Republicans

Be nice to cats.

[ugarte]

Republicans or cockroaches

a close call

[LynneSin]

32. Is there a difference

:shrug:

[AtomicKitten]

71. If I must choose ...

I'd say Republicans.

[Gato Moteado]

4. don't worry.....

...we only need to get rid of the ones that are smaller than an ocelot.

[Dave Sund]

7. We all knew this was going to be the first response...

Didn't we?

[hyphenate]

2. cockroaches, carpenter ants and flies eom

[catzies]

Homo sapiens americanrepublicanus. Leave the cats alone.

Mess with them at your peril. :evilgrin:

[sam sarrha]

3. cats, they have no essential nitche, will kill all song birds in uk 10 yrs

[BikeWriter]

17. Hmm, I hope you are speaking of the feral ones?

I have no problem with indoor cats.

[sam sarrha]

29. actually not, people are irresponsible and let their cats run outside

unattended.

we have a fence and i put 2 barb less wires about 2 1/2 inches from the side of the fence near the top on the sideof the fence all around. That prevents her from climbing out and the dogs are contained.. unlike the neighbors wolves.

[matcom]

53. YES!! agree 100%

now, :popcorn:

[Vektor]

24. Their essential niche is by the side of people who like them...

Also, isn't that the same argument Hitler used to justify eradicating the Jews?

The songbird thing is an absurd myth, just like the abortion crap the RW spews. Only total and utter nuclear fall out would kill EVERY song bird in the UK.

C'mon now. There are far more undesirable people who need to be eliminated than cats or ANY animal for that matter.

[sam sarrha]

35. I did not say eliminated, 'caretaker's need to be responseable for them,

cats should not be allowed to run unattended.. they spread worse than the Kudzu around here

i am offended by the Hitler CRAP.. get real

I have lived where there were literally hundreds of starving Feral cats in a city block.. in a whole neighborhood. it was tragic and sickening..if you went out to the dumpsters at the apartments you couldn't get near it.. people were so afraid to get near them because when you threw your bag in 20 or 30 cats would explode out of the thing and run all over.. so people just threw their trash at it from a distance and it was an awful mess.. worse when the starving cats tore it up going threw it.

we have a cat that is part of the family, but neighbors have cat outside.. spewing out kittens.. it is a mess. The other neighbors have 4 white wolves which run lose that maintain the cat population
to a minimum...

I am trying to prevent cruelty and suffering through starvation and Predation and you pull the Cat Hitler Crap.... that is disgusting

[Vektor]

46. Whoa.

It was a little tongue in cheek, sort of like the whole thread.

I am fully supportive of responsible pet ownership, spaying, neutering, containment, for all domestic pets. I thought we were all participating in a semi-satirical rant, hence the Hitler reference. (As he once said "the Jews have no homeland.") And you said cats had no real niche.

I am no more REALLY calling you Hitler than anyone on this thread is REALLY advocating wiping out the entire human race.

I'm sorry if you were genuinely offended. That was not my intent. I was just being deadpan - like you were.

[DrGonzoLives]

49. You have got to be kidding me

We are now comparing the OP to Hitler? Give me a break.

And as far as Hitler-comparisons go, he wanted to get rid of plenty of "undesirables" as well.

[Vektor]

63. No I'm not kidding you.

I'm kidding the OP. I wasn't even talking to you. Like the OP's post, mine was a SATIRICAL RESPONSE to what was likely a tongue-in-cheek suggestion that we eliminate cats and the human race. And NO I did not compare the OP himself to Hitler. I compared his statement about cats having no essential niche to Hitler's statement that the Jews had no essential homeland. I compared a statement to a statement, not a person to a person. No need to overreact. And I said what I did for the purpose of being WRY, just as this thread was obviously intended to be.

As I explained already.

There, "break" rendered.

Geez.

[Droopy]

none

[RandomKoolzip]

5. Baby seals.

(um...just kidding. The above was a underhanded swipe at the absurdity of the concept expressed above. Didn't Ray Bradbury teach anyone anything?)

[tavalon]

6. Neocons

Though I think they might be extraterrestrials.

[niyad]

8. mark twain is said to have observed that to cross a human with a cat would

do absolutely nothing to improve the cat.

[Ksec]

9. Ticks and spiders

and GOPers

[hfojvt]

22. ticks is a good one, but spiders?

the world would be over-run with all the insects they kill. How about just brown recluse spiders?
and flying scorpions?

[kick-ass-bob]

39. If you got rid of all the spiders, in one year

the insects would devour every piece of green on the planet.

[burrowowl]

10. BFEE

and their ilk!

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Mosquitoes or republicans! It's a toss-up!

:shrug:

On edit: As for cats:

:loveya:

[Igel]

12. Fire ants. n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

64. Fire Ants Must Die !!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[giant_robot]

13. Fleas.

They provide no real benefit to the ecosystem, spread disease, and are a nuisance. I say we lose the fleas.

[malmapus]

50. Second that, death to fleas

..

[bridgit]

67. it is decided = fleas must go ~

:thumbsup:

[juajen]

14. slugs and snails

they decimate my garden

[AntiCoup2K4]

15. In Latin : neoconus-shitbagus-treasonous

I think you all can translate :evilgrin:

[jojo54]

16. Spiders and anybody who thinks * is a saint. n/t

[NMMNG]

18. Fundies of all persuasions

Be they religious, political or whatever.

[datasuspect]

19. lounge lizards.

they are all over my patio

and i have a bivalved mollusk in my toilet.

[SoCalDem]

20. Actually none..

Even though I see no use for some, there is a critter out there somewhere that depends on it for survival..

Mother Nature didn't make many mistakes, and the evidence is plain for all to see that when we eliminate a "pest", there is usually an upsurge of a different pest because the food chain is a one way conveyor belt and nothing goe to waste in nature:)

[hfojvt]

21. poison ivy, stinging nettles, coral snakes, grackles

two weeks ago I would have said plantain as well, but I have read that it has its uses.

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/placom43.html

It is a great disfigurement to lawns, rapidly multiplying if allowed to spread, each plant quite destroying the grass that originally occupied the spot usurped by its dense rosette of leaves.

Decoctions of Plantain entered into almost every old remedy, and it was boiled with Docks, Comfrey and a variety of flowers.

A decoction of Plantain was considered good in disorders of the kidneys, and the root, powdered, in complaints of the bowels. The expressed juice was recommended for spitting of blood and piles. Boyle recommends an electuary made of fresh Comfrey roots, juice of Plantain and sugar as very efficacious in spitting of blood. Plantain juice mixed with lemon juice was judged an excellent diuretic. The powdered dried leaves, taken in drink, were thought to destroy worms.



http://www.turbana.com/produ_recipes/plant_recipe_index.htm

The German Commission E recommends using 1/4–1/2 teaspoon (1–3 grams) of the leaf daily in the form of tea made by steeping the herb in 1 cup (250 ml) of hot water for 10–15 minutes (making three cups (750 ml ) per day).10 The fresh leaves can be applied directly three or four times per day to minor injuries, dermatitis, and insect stings.

[Vektor]

23. People who don't like cats.

They've got to go.

[Tom Kitten]

25. Both of what you said

humans and cats should just disappear tomorrow and just let the Republicans remain and try to sort out the whole fucking mess themselves!

[Lucky Luciano]

26. Mosquitos suck

They spread disease...and when they don't the itching can really piss you off.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Hi there, Lucky Luciano!

You're back! from Sardinia, IIRC...How was your trip? Good to see you posting...

:pals:

[Lucky Luciano]

61. Hey Peggy!

It was beautiful there...very picturesque beaches...beautiful Mediterranean super-villas. It was in Porto Cervo by the Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast of course). The only problem was that it was off the charts in absolute upscaleness. I mean someone worth only $20M would feel like they are in the poorhouse there - unbelieveable - all the yachts in the harbor were worth about $20M - or more...At least I did not have to pay a dime for the trip and in fact I got paid! When I went out for drinks, each drink was 20 Euro - $25!!!!! lots of pretty people though and I love the whole Italian cafe thing - I love to sit out in the sun and read or meet people...very relaxing way to be...I had a lot of work to do while there, but at least I could do it in a nice setting!

The total spontaneity of the trip was awesome though - I mean having someone call you and telling you to get to the airport with 3 hours to go is a rush...I have always been an adrenaline junky of the highest order. Could explain a lot of my goals and aspirations in life! Also, while there UBS made me a nice little offer on their trading desk...so I will be moving back east pronto!

[Allenberg]

27. Ants and houseflies

which in turn would reduce the number of spiders in the world.

[Montauk6]

28. Roaches, waterbugs, termites, flies

[Shell Beau]

30. ROACHES!

Yuck. I wouldn't miss them one bit.

[RPM]

33. bad news for you - they'll be here forever

even after a nuclear apocalypse...

[Shell Beau]

36. I know.There

is no getting rid of those disgusting creatures.

[DS1]

31. Dogs

[caty]

34. All poisonous

snakes and spiders. The rest can stay. Also, mosquitoes.

[Deep13]

41. Hope you like rats, ...

the rattler's meat and potato.

[caty]

44. I was hoping that

there would be enough non-poisonous snakes to take care of that.

[kick-ass-bob]

37. mosquitoes.

seriously, do they do ANY good?

[4_Legs_Good]

57. I second that

I'm usually all against mass extinctions, but mosquitos - I could do without 'em.

david

[derby378]

38. Trinity Broadcasting Network addicts

Seriously. Can't we deprogram them with some vintage Miles Davis or something?

[Blue-Jay]

40. Skeeters.

Do they serve any positive function at all?

[Deep13]

42. tobacco

400,000 confirmed deaths in the USA alone per year. That's the same as three fully-loaded 747s crashing with no survivors everyday indefinitely. That's eight Vietnam Wars every year.

[MN ChimpH8R]

43. Neocons and Fweepers

:grr::grr::grr:

[leftofthedial]

45. repukes

it would solve so many of the world's problems

[Zuni]

47. horse and deer flies, misquitoes

[AngryAmish]

48. Canadian Geese

mean and they leave their shit all over.

[IntravenousDemilo]

58. Yeah, they're mean, all right.

One knocked me off my bike and came at me hissing and flapping her wings. That was about 30 years ago.

BTW, here in Canada (and we should know), they're called Canada geese, not Canadian geese. Pass it on. The term "Canadian geese" used to be funny and charming, but now it's just irritating. Next time I hear it, I may knock whoever says it off his bike and come at him hissing and flapping my wings.

[AngryAmish]

62. Don't Canadians poop all over the place and...

nevermind, I have baited enough Canadians for a while.

[Taverner]

51. Wasps or Yellow Jackets

Either one, good riddance

[Blue Gardener]

52. Earwigs

Disgusting creatures.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. Most humans can stay...but

I could do without a certain species of bush, if you catch my drift...

:rofl:

[I Know How To Do it]

56. Spaghetti Trees.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

59. ticks

I hate them even more than mosquitoes.

[bridgit]

68. agreed in full, they are far too busy...

[Orsino]

60. The FUCKING gnats that won't stay out of my face...

...when I'm trying to walk my dogs.

[mvd]

65. All that are just pests

Right now I'm most angry at the Japanese Beatles. Really attacking trees around here.

[qnr]

66. None, if disappear means extinction. Many, if it means go pester the freep

types.

[ghostsofgiants]

69. Does my ISP count as a species?

Hate those jerks.

[biscodawg]

70. not a species per say

but FLIES i fucking hate them!!!!!!!!!!!111

[democracy eh]

72. foxes, they keep getting my chickens

building a fortress tomorrow