Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider

[Owain]

"However he was unable to see whether it was dead because the bulb in the bathroom light had blown. At this point he turned to a cigarette lighter to illuminate the room, ...."

Next time he'll let the Mrs deal with her own bloddy spiders

Owain

[js.b1]

Bet the damn thing is still alive... the sequel is waiting.

[Jim K]

& tripping on butane...

Jim K

[1501]

I suggest it was a close call with a Darwin Award!

[Andy Burns]

He wouldn't qualify anyway, he already has two kids.

[Lobster]

Well, why not, while we're at it (from today's paper:)?

1501 wrote:

Well Chimney Lady definitely deserves one (especially since she was a GP and you'd have hoped might have had half a brain cell?)

[Bob Eager]

Typical the way the comment from junbug20 is taking the "It's always the man's fault" line...

[geoff]

Yes he would - its for removing yourself from the gene pool, preferably in an interesting way, nothing more, nothing less

[F Murtz]

> "However he was unable to see whether it was dead because the bulb in

He should have lit the lighter first and aimed the aerosol over it at the spider, (makes a good flamethrower)

[Jim K]

ah.... gut evenink Mr Bond......

[Nick Leverton]

Good to see Gerard Hoffnung's spirit is still with us !

Nick

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Bob Eager saying something like:

'Maggie, Herts: "What a terrible way to die. I'm staggered that someone could die and begin composing within 3 days."'

Oh, I dunno. Jim Reeves managed it.

[Bob Eager]

LOL! I saw that one, but couldn't think of a good response! You have it!