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In much the same fashion as a printed circuit board is designed, your piece of wood is impregnated with a chemical pattern which has areas of attraction and repulsion for termites.
After applying the termites, their progress is monitored for a period of time. When they have finished their work, they
are rapidly retired via some means, such as irradiation / heat / cold / pressure / vacuum / chemicals / predators / being shifted to a new workpiece.
My insectly gnawed "Welcome" sign stands out in high relief. And if the termites could read, they would have realized they were lied to.
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Genius! Lying to termites is good, folks, they're little bastards and they deserve it...
<twitch><mumble> I was there, you know, I mean, on the receiving end of a terrifying programme of psychological warfare from termites, they would eat a novel before I could finish it </mumble></twitch> |
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Yeah, you just need to add an IP address to them and...what was the question, again? |
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They would make better rep-eaters, shirley. (Sorry.) |
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Croissant for idea, supercroissant for the fun-to-sayness of the idea subtitle. |
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I had an idea a while back for a Termite
Power tool - never fleshed it out and
don't need to now, because this is much
better. Get your termites to chew on
this + |
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The steampunk in me likes the idea of termite circuit boards, but our vendors have long enough lead times to supply us in the old fashioned manner. (+) |
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Write it, and I will vote. |
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[Lurch] Maybe I'm wrong, but I think, that if at this point in your life , you are having a problem with termites, little signs ain't gonna work. But I will vote yes only because I picture you putting up little signs with your right hand, with your medication in the other. |
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Chocolate might work. How can they not like chocolate? |
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Darn. I thought this was a
Thermite Router |
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Have you posted it yet? .. Hello [8th of 7]... |
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I wonder if you could do this by routering out the sign with the smallest possible bit, then gluing a nonchewable surface flat against it and releasing the termite. I assert the termites will chew against the place where there already is some damage, enlarging the routed space and giving the illusion of organicity. |
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