The Plague of Frogs

jpbostic writes "According to this article on MSNBC, ag folks in Hawaii were considering using powdered caffeine to help rid themselves of an infestation of frogs from Puerto Rico. The EPA's application regulations apparently proved too burdensome and the stuff sits in a warehouse. If the EPA is really concerned with the danger, they should investigate the coffee in some restaurants *quoth the caffeine addict*. :-)"

Comments

Holy shit..

[I.T.R.A.R.K.]

..when I first read that headline, I thought the French were invading!

Frogs on caffeine

[abh]

I can't be the only one, who, after reading the posting, immediately had visions in my head of hyper wacked-out frogs jumping all over the place...

Am I?

Re:Frogs on caffeine

[dangermouse]

Heh. Because the caffeine would make them jumpy.

I'm sorry. I'm going to go take a nap now. Moderators, do what you must.

Won't work.

[Kyeo]

The frogs would just annoy you and take no breaks.

I dont like the french either ...

[Monkelectric]

but how will caffine help ?

Slow hunters?

[ElJefe]

On a smaller scale, of course, there is always hand-hunting, which is how Nilton Matayoshi has spent the last year capturing 40 frogs.

40 frogs in a year? That's less than one a week! If you're going to have a hobby, at least be good at it...

Caffeine + Hunting

[sellerdoor]

Just give the caffeine to the local kids and promise another hit for every frog they can stomp.

I know a lot of little boys would jump at the opportunity.

And in related news...

[bc90021]

...a plague of coders descended on Hawaii, eager to get at the caffeine and turn it into code!

Now the Hawaii ag folks have to figure out how to get rid of all the coders. An anonymous source in the state government was quoted as saying "Actually, we're thinking of holding them, and not releasing them. We are going to corner the geek market, and then make a fortune charging other states by the hour."

There is no word from the Whitehouse at this time regarding the swarm of geeks descending on Hawaii, but the President is expected to make a short statement later this evening.

Frogs on Caffiene

[Eddy Johnson]

"Ribbitribbitribbitribbitribbitribbitribbitribbitr ibbitribbitribbitribbitribbit..."

One might think they've got a Hawaiian Frog techno mix running on repeat on the beaches.

Oh my god, I can't resist

[abe ferlman]

We've come to one of the finest lilypads in the world and replaced this frog's caffeine powder with Folger's Crystals.

Let's see if she notices.

"Croak!"

There you have it folks!

It's not giving caffeine to them....

[DarkHelmet]

It's taking it away from them that'll do the trick.

Just think about it... All those mornings that you rely on coffee to go to work. All those mornings that you need something to keep you awake, and not sleep in until noon. It's what prevents you from making your head explode.

Get them hooked on coffee. Not just something in the water, but the frigging powdered kind. Kind of like a drug addict, where they inject it. Frogs are different though. It would diffuse right through their skin.

Then, when you have an army of frogs addicted to the funny powder, stop giving it to them, and see what they do.

The real solution is easy...

[Anonymous Coward]

Two words...

Frog Baseball

Re:The real solution is easy...

[GungaDan]

Setting yourself up for the Darwin. Frog baseball requires a "chaser" to make the frog jump to within the strike box. The position of "chaser" is incredibly dangerous given the bat swinging just inches away (hopefully). Frog golf is a much better option, IMO.

smiley noses

[tps12]

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Re:Forget the frogs!

[Rhinobird]

I have visions in my head about thousands of geeks recreating "the night of the living dead"..."caffieeeenee"groan'CAFFIEEEEEEEENNNNEEEEE "caffiene.....

Trained, Certified Pest Applicators...

[GNUCyberKat]

Yeah right.

"One dose for da froggies...one for me...weeeee! One dose for da froggies..."

Re:Cats might eat "poisonous" frogs

[Anomaly Coward]

Cats have been used for centuries to control pests, and the cost of keeping them is sure to be less (at least for resorts) than using humans. Also cats have great night vision, so they're more effective at hunting the frogs than humans.

Why did the image of a grizzly, vacant-eyed prison-worker with a bright orange jumpsuit, a large plastic bag, and one of those leaf pokers with half a dozen impaled frogs on it suddenly pop into my head?

Re:Caffeine toxicity - material safety data

[IceFox]

When I was working on the LSDVD project someone sent us 80lbs of Jolt. It came in two crates of 20oz bottles. I put one of the crates in my cube and over the course of the day would chain drink the soda. About 2pm I found I couldn't control the mouse anymore. As not amused as I was I repeated it for a few more days untill the Jolt was all gone. (The other three memebers of the team did get some, but I am fairly sure that I accidently got most of it.)

-Benjamin