July 15, 2005

What if flies could live in refrigerators?

What if a mutant strain of fruit flies could survive--no--thrive in refrigerators? The impacts of the proliferation of such a bug would be crippling. The three-week-old cantalope in our refrigerator would be crawling with teams of larvae. The two-week old apples--forgotten for a week in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator--would already be consumed. Even the partially unwrapped stick of butter would not be spared. And the honeydew dofu delight that I just put in the fridge would have flies swimming laps in it... You think this is ridiculous. Flies are stored in cold temperatures, you say. But such a change could occur through many means. A fly could get onboard a space shuttle that would be bombarded with cosmic rays, endowing the flies with inexplicable powers, such as the ability to live in refrigerators. Or a fly could get bitten by a radioactive Eskimo, inheriting the genes to survive in freezing temperatures (don't ask me how that works genetically). Or I hear that if a fly eats a can of spinach, it can do anything--in which case I would be worried about not only the contents of the refrigerator, but also my own safety. You laugh. If this ever happens, it'll be your fault for leaving food in the refrigerator, you think. But I must warn you--cold-resistant flies would not just stop at my refrigerator. From my ideally located 3rd floor apartment, they would initially take over the entire apartment complex. Then, they would head to Myers Hall to free their enslaved brethren from the graduate students. After they take over IU, the flies would utilize the shuttle service to Indy, and use that airport to fly to YOUR house. Watch out. You can't say that I didn't tell you so. I wonder if the honeydew jello has set yet. HOLY CRA..o, whew. That was just a sesame seed floating around the jello, not a fruit fly.

1 Comments:

At 7/16/2005 10:49:00 AM, Blogger Michael said...

*cocks assault rifle*

Those flies will have to free their brethren over my dead body.

 

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