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Sunday, March 31, 2013

See, These are Things to Worry About.

Texas increases exports to Great Britian.

Britain's first infestation of the deadly Black Widow spider has been discovered in a machinery plant in East Norfolk.

Engineers at the plant discovered the notoriously vicious spider and, after a Google search to identify it, called in pest control. Factory workers and office assistants were evacuated by pest control officers as the spider was sealed in an air tight container.

A nest of eggs was later discovered in the same crate where the spider was originally found after more than 100 baby Black Widows hatched from a small sack the size of a pea.


'You could tell it was a Black Widow because of the hourglass pattern on the thorax and the aggressive stance the spider was taken once trapped in our containers,' said Ian Parkinson, a service manager at Abate Pest Control, who dealt with the request.

''We cordoned off the area in the yard where the spider was discovered and created a ring of insecticide around it. We then used electric and petrol based foggers on the rest of the site.

'After the factory was closed last night we then sprayed the office areas with a water-based insecticide as well.

'We are now satisfied that the premises is safe.'


It is believed that the spiders had come into the country from a delivery of imported machinery goods from Texas.

All products are fumigated before being exported but it remains a mystery as to how the spiders survived.

Mr Parkinson believes that Black Widows can survive up to some weeks after only one large meal so it is not unlikely that they would survive during transit.

Black Widow spiders are considered the most venomous spiders in North America.


The southern Black Widow has the shiny, black, globular abdomen with the distinctive red hourglass on the underside.





There was much skepticism about the potential problems caused by Aggressive Intercontinental Spiders jumping on jets and traveling the globe when first reported in "Another Thing to be Worried About." Experts ridiculed the idea saying "spiders will never be able to get through the rigorous TSA screening process."  Now who is laughing?
TSA head John Pistole refused to comment until reporters had emptied their pockets and taken off their shoes.  We hope to have a full report as soon they get through the metal detectors.

It is getting increasingly difficult to find safety in this world, but until then this site will bring you the difficult truth, because we care.



Thursday, May 10, 2012

Putting America Back on Top.


There is a new trend among the upper middle class of America. They want to live happier, longer, more fulfilling lives.  Americans with some disposable income are outsourcing the more difficult parts of their days to cheaper third world labor.  Packing up their troubles in their old kit bag and shipping them to people who are willing to suffer the suffering gladly for a nominal fee. Which is helping some Americans live better.

“It started one morning when I had this sonofabitch of a sinus headache.  I thought to myself, man I would pay dearly if somebody else could take this and I could enjoy my latte, and digital newspaper.”  Ben Bilson tells us.  “I looked out the window and the guy was cleaning the pool, and I thought why not ask.  So, I went out and offered him a hondo (slang for $100.00) and he said ‘Que?’ so I explained it in a little more depth and showed him the hundred, and he agreed, haven’t had a headache since.  Best hundred I ever spent.”

Bilson thought about this, and came to the conclusion that “outsourcing,” long a scourge in American lexicon, could become a boon, not only to the economy, also to the quality of life in his country.

Acting quickly, he contacted some friends who ran a small company importing toys and pitched the idea to them. 

“You want us to contact our suppliers and ask them to take your headaches?!??”  They were incredulous. 

“No, no, no, not just headaches, and not just mine.  Lower back pain, hypertension, hair loss, gout, all of the modern plagues that are cursing everybody.  All of the really bothersome things that have led to such a decline in productivity, and are ruining the American Dream.”  Ben explained to his friends.  Still skeptical they agreed to approach some of their international vendors.

Not surprisingly, their suppliers were more than willing to take on the additional income.  Soon, people were exporting problems to third world hell holes in supertankers.  Huge boats filled with inconvenient maladies setting sail for India, China, Vietnam, Former Soviet countries.  Train cars filled to overflowing with minor, annoyances streamed south to Mexico.

Of course human rights organizations have been quick to take up arms against this.  Pictures of the world’s poor, walking around with migraines and impotence were running in papers and magazines around developed countries.  These were followed by huge fund raising dinners, people lined up to give money for third world Viagra, and and ointments to stop male pattern baldness from Juarez to Shanghai

American pharmaceutical companies were making money faster than they could carry it to the bank, and they had to lower the price of medicines, out of embarrassment.  American productivity sky rocketed, and soon Third World countries were importing American goods at record levels.  Not only had the goods become less expensive to produce, all of that money paid to "surrogate sufferers" made many former peasants very wealthy..

Inner city crime dropped in America, employment became the norm, and people were smiling so cheerfully on public transport that commuters were happy to be on the bus or train, blissfully anticipating work   .

Ben Bilson was given an honorary doctorate from Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Great Plains Community College in the Rural Midwest.  He still lives headache free.  So can you, for a price.