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		Trained wasps could replace dogs for sniffing out drugs, bombs and bodies. Unfortunately they can only catch really tiny frisbees (abcnews.go.com)		43
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Lady J		2005-12-03 03:58:30 PM

they don't really have the same cuteness factor as the doggy in the fluorescent doggy coat sniffing out clues with his brave pointed nose

outback_rebel		2005-12-03 04:00:16 PM

They'd make better attack creaturs. Plus for everyone the criminal killed, that's another crime.

mitts61		2005-12-03 04:00:26 PM

Sounds real safe. Volunteers?

Lerxst2k		2005-12-03 04:00:29 PM

Yeah, what could go wrong?
At least dogs dont have stingers... and dont swarm.

What will they think of next? Dogs with bees in their mouths so when they bark they shoot bees at you? Humm?

Peaceboy		2005-12-03 04:00:35 PM

No, but at least they don't have to have someone follow them around and scoop up all their waspshiat. This can effectively reduce the size of government.

outback_rebel		2005-12-03 04:01:00 PM

E. Insert that into above post where needed.

SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish		2005-12-03 04:01:06 PM

...and the fleas will eat them alive.

TheTranceFan		2005-12-03 04:01:26 PM

Plus they have the annoying tendency to eat the bodies they find...ever seen what they do when they find your hamburger when you have a picnic?

Temptation		2005-12-03 04:02:38 PM

There was a White Anglo-Saxon Prodistant joke in there somewhere. Anyone?

Beavosaurus Rex		2005-12-03 04:03:44 PM

Nice headline. Good for a chuckle.

BlohkAndDu		2005-12-03 04:04:47 PM

protestant

farktimenow		2005-12-03 04:05:58 PM

How will we know if it's our wasp or their wasp?

Lenny and Carl		2005-12-03 04:07:06 PM

I was denied this link when I submitted it with "your dog wants to call his union rep." I feel cheated.

sniff...

xX hhallahh Xx		2005-12-03 04:07:31 PM

How about you combine them, and have dogs that shoot wasps out of their mouths?

Jensaarai		2005-12-03 04:09:33 PM

Imagine the headlines on fark 10 years from now:

Escaped killer government wasps swarm concert, dozens killed. Your dog told you so.

Jeresis		2005-12-03 04:13:43 PM

WASPS?

rzvk1		2005-12-03 04:15:13 PM

DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke		2005-12-03 04:15:19 PM

One watermelon rind in the vicinity and the whole force is useless.

monkeyfetusjuice		2005-12-03 04:15:35 PM

how about you make them where they shoot bees out of their mouths and wasps out of their asses and every now and then they jump up in the air spinning around really fast shooting bees and wasps in a 360 degree pattern sting fest

cargrrl82		2005-12-03 04:16:30 PM

rzvp1

for teh win!

Impudent Domain		2005-12-03 04:19:12 PM

I for one, welcome our new insectoid, stinging, overlords.

Impudent Domain		2005-12-03 04:21:56 PM

Q: What do you call a 6'3" Wasp with a gun?
A: Lt. Colonel

Q: How many wasps does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Two, one to tell the maid, and one to mix martinis.

at all cost		2005-12-03 04:25:42 PM

Did anyone who posted in this thread actually RTFA?

outback_rebel		2005-12-03 04:29:06 PM

at all cost, yes. They are stingless. 5 minutes training. Sugar water. Yada yada yada.

Espertron		2005-12-03 04:37:35 PM

The W.A.S.P.s in question.

Jeff_from_MD		2005-12-03 04:39:04 PM

if a major city under a certain dirty bomb threat is in jeopardy, i'd settle for an army of stingless wasps than a buncha dogs running between traffic.

PC LOAD LETTER		2005-12-03 04:50:47 PM

cargrrl82: rzvp1

for teh win!

I concur.

/I wanna be somebody too.

kenny_brockelstien		2005-12-03 05:04:14 PM

I nominate Lerxst2k for teh win

mander		2005-12-03 05:07:46 PM

And Lerxst2k beats mander to it by several country miles.

bluenovaman		2005-12-03 05:17:45 PM

So is there a penalty for squashing one?

Kurmudgeon		2005-12-03 05:18:50 PM

As long as it's Janet Van Dyne, I'm ok with it.

vicejay		2005-12-03 05:20:27 PM

Good headline, made me laugh. Great imagery.

you_varmints		2005-12-03 05:26:18 PM

Well of course they'd be better. They're sentient.

/obscure?

koan		2005-12-03 05:29:25 PM

Kudos to submitter for headline, made me laugh outloud.

/lol

Skip Whiffle		2005-12-03 05:40:04 PM

scuffer		2005-12-03 05:42:56 PM

I wonder if that makes bugspray or insect repellant 'assault on a police officer'? For that matter, does bug-spray keep them away?

frostyservant		2005-12-03 06:38:49 PM

That word "wasp," it can also refer to a specific social group! Ha Ha!

/Please enjoy this witty comment, which nobody has previously made in this thread.

d00fy		2005-12-03 06:39:37 PM

I'd believe so, impeding police investigations is bad.

// In Canada we are doing similar things with regards to training Penguins.
/// Baby seals didn't work out so we still club their skulls in.

Day_Old_Dutchie		2005-12-03 07:08:11 PM

I agree that training these dogs can be a bitach...

Roscoe_P_Coletrain		2005-12-03 11:41:51 PM

/YES RLY!

Bundyman		2005-12-04 02:02:57 AM

But do I get ticketed for every "customs officer" that meets the windshield?

/confused

Synaesthesia		2005-12-04 02:22:06 AM

I was just about to comment on how stupid the headline was, but apparently I would be in the minority and so will say something more along the lines of what everybody else is:

I don't think the impact of wasps will be quite the same as police dogs savagely gnawing on your groin.

bkennedy		2005-12-04 11:07:10 AM

At least we know that they're good for sniffing out drugs.

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