I'm pretty sure this is the weirdest thread I've encountered. More fun than it started out, but definitely weird.

Which is cool, since I've been driven indoors by the blackflies (if I may add to the weirdness). Anybody familiar with those? Not gnats, not no-see-ums, not houseflies, not stable flies, .... Blackflies are tiny (but not as tiny as a gnat), and like to draw blood. They like to get ears, behind the ears, necks, ankles, the scalp just inside the hairline, and anyplace they can burrow into your hair. The have some sort of anticoagulant they leave when they bite, so sometimes you don't know they got you until later when you scratch behind your ear and find a big crust of dried blood. It is really windy here today, so I thought maybe it would be safe to do some yard work. Ah, spring in the Keweenaw. Gotta love it.

Sorry to be so far off topic - oh wait a minute! No such thing in this thread! Technically, I didn't say anything political, so I figure it's okay.