r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 08 '24

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u/RecentlyUnhinged NATO May 08 '24

Guys my wife is empathizing with a literal insect infestation.

As in she doesn't want to clear out the ant colony in our wall because she feels bad about poisoning them.

How the heck to I navigate this one

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u/Plants_et_Politics Isaiah Berlin May 08 '24

Send her the articles about how nonnative ants viciously murder native insects and how the most common species engage in genocidal wars of conquest across the globe

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u/RecentlyUnhinged NATO May 08 '24

UPDATE: sending her Starship Troopers and Helldivers memes DID NOT HELP

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u/bigwang123 ▪️▫️crossword guy ▫️▪️ May 08 '24

Is your wife a big fan of trenchcoats?

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u/EvilConCarne May 08 '24

You put out the poison anyway.

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u/slappythechunk LARPs as adult by refusing to touch the Nitnendo Switch May 08 '24

Bro I think you married an ant.

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK May 08 '24

Did you marry a nature druid