A weed is killing lakes in Texas, so they've imported a bug to eat the weed

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/11/01/a-weed-is-killing-lakes-in-tex.html

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What could go wrong?

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The salvinia ran away
In fear of the weevil,
Who ran from the frog,
Who ran from the dog.

The dog ran away in fear of the pig,
Who ran from the cow,
She was so big!

The cow ran away
From the fox, who ran
As fast as he could
In fear of the man.

That man heard a thump,
And away he ran!
It was just a sheep,
With an old tin can!

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craig-ferg-go-wrong

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I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly.

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she’ll die.

She swallowed a spider to catch the fly. . .

etc.

[EDIT: Update, it did not end well for the old lady.]

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came to the comments for this, was not dissapointed

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“In order to combat the sudden and mysterious Texas Weevil infestation local authorities are releasing hundreds of thousands of Candiru fish into the lakes to eat the weevils.”

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This won’t end well.

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It could go poorly, but then, it’s already going poorly. It might be worth a try. Geoengineering is something you have to do really carefully, though.

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I suppose Roundup wouldn’t work?

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“In order to combat the sudden and mysterious Cabdiru fish infestation of Texas lakes, local authorities are releasing hundreds of thousands of sawtooth terrorhawks into the skies to eat the fish."

#threadgames

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Hi-Ho, the Derry-Oh,
The Weed Stands Alone!

Update: Andy Breckman, The Cheese Stands Alone (Hi Ho, the God-Damned Derry-Oh!):

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I know that book!

Having read it to younger siblings about a hundred times…

I was also put in mind of…

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Why so pessimistic? Got a better idea?


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“In order to combat the sudden and mysterious sawtooth terrorhawk infestation of the Texas skies, state authorities have authorized aerial spraying of DRC-1339 avicide, and have issued 100,000 hunting permits.”

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Kudzu was introduced to the Southern U.S. to slow soil erosion. It worked!

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“The US Government has been called on bring in troops to stop the large roving droves of unchecked hunters scouring fields looking for terrorhawks”

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It’s Uncertain which has chosen the lesser of two weevils.

I’m sorry, I can’t help myself, please stop me before I pun again.

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Oh come now, puns are a feature of this forum, not a…

I’ll see myself out.

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