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MisterGamut

(312 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:31 PM Nov 2012

Obama Signs Torn Down - and My Revenge

Last edited Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:45 PM - Edit history (1)



Anyone tearing down these signs will have super-spicy shortening-glue on their fingers - which doesn't seem like much of a punishment until you realize that eventually they will rub their eyes or wipe their nose - or maybe even take a pee.

UPDATE 11/07/12:

Somebody tore the signs up last night after the election. I don't know who or if the hot sauce got them, but here's hoping.
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Obama Signs Torn Down - and My Revenge (Original Post) MisterGamut Nov 2012 OP
lol n/t madmax Nov 2012 #1
Man, I wish I could hug you! Brilliant! panAmerican Nov 2012 #2
Good for you!! Isoldeblue Nov 2012 #3
Go all the way - habenero pepper juice. DCKit Nov 2012 #4
That's what I used DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #9
Happened to me once after picking Peppers in the Garden.... formercia Nov 2012 #17
A well deserved painful lesson. JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #5
That's clever, but I'd keep this to myself. ffr Nov 2012 #6
How can someone sue? zenandpeace Nov 2012 #23
FoxNoise sued, basically, to secure their right to lie on air, so, nothing would surprise me. Here's Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #29
Depending on where you live there are laws restricting the use of booby traps to protect property. whopis01 Nov 2012 #38
Are we going to find out if they took the bait?? yankeepants Nov 2012 #7
Ohhhhh pleeeeeeeease let someone mess with these signs tongiht! DMacTX Nov 2012 #8
I covered mine with bearing grease. liberal N proud Nov 2012 #10
Beware of Freepers bearing Grease. formercia Nov 2012 #16
I used auto undercoating azureblue Nov 2012 #32
5 obama signs, 2 romney on our street. miracle. all obama signs have been vandalized. not ONE seabeyond Nov 2012 #11
I've done this with white lithium grease instead of shortening. n/t Ian David Nov 2012 #12
Does white lithium keep the capsaicin Ilsa Nov 2012 #24
I have no idea. But I know it's very water resistant, and it won't attract insects. n/t Ian David Nov 2012 #36
That's good revenge for the Romney supporters here that had paintball mines jenw2 Nov 2012 #13
--- also the theme song from Benny Hill brings back good memories. jerseyjack Nov 2012 #14
Some people are so petty. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #15
He's using "Dave's Insanity Sauce" 02potato Nov 2012 #18
I've tried that, and lived to tell about it LTR Nov 2012 #33
Wow. jenneferelud Nov 2012 #19
Haha! jenneferelud Nov 2012 #20
Hot sauce? I'd use something a bit stronger, like pure capcasin extract (1 milllion+ scovilles) dorksied Nov 2012 #21
DEFINITELY! Carni Nov 2012 #26
Excellent. Hope you get them. There are stuffs for rodent repelling. Work as well :) JackN415 Nov 2012 #22
Skip the hot sauce...it's diluted Carni Nov 2012 #25
Hahahahaha! Good one! Window Nov 2012 #27
Brilliant! denvine Nov 2012 #28
Priceless AZ Lib Nov 2012 #30
Great idea but Vietnameravet Nov 2012 #31
oh, that is good! Carolina Nov 2012 #39
haha good for you amuse bouche Nov 2012 #34
Dave's Gourmet sauces (as seen in the video) are beyond hot! Snarkoleptic Nov 2012 #35
I had some of that exact stuff on the end of a tooth-pick once... EnviroBat Nov 2012 #37
The Benny Hill music was perfect. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #40
POST UPDATED 11/07/12 MisterGamut Nov 2012 #41

Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
3. Good for you!!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:40 PM
Nov 2012

Those dirty buggers deserve even worse....
I do the same with red pepper and Vaseline to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeders and it works like a charm. You should see them trying to wipe their noses and eyes! LOL They don't come back, that's for sure!

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
4. Go all the way - habenero pepper juice.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:41 PM
Nov 2012

Your "rub their eyes or take a pee" line was an inspiration.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
9. That's what I used
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:47 PM
Nov 2012

Habaneros and cooking oil in a food processor.

I was kinda hoping the fool(s) would get so excited that they would jump back in the truck and jerk off.

ER, for sure.

ffr

(22,674 posts)
6. That's clever, but I'd keep this to myself.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:41 PM
Nov 2012

Lest someone has an allergic reaction and sues you. It's not worth broadcasting that you're the one doing it.

But I don't blame you either way. Tip o' the hat!

zenandpeace

(3 posts)
23. How can someone sue?
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:57 PM
Nov 2012

How can someone sue him? If it's on his property, the person would be damn lucky he doesn't have them prosecuted for trespassing.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
29. FoxNoise sued, basically, to secure their right to lie on air, so, nothing would surprise me. Here's
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:12 PM
Nov 2012

hoping the sign vandals don't sue, because they deserve the heat and more.

whopis01

(3,527 posts)
38. Depending on where you live there are laws restricting the use of booby traps to protect property.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:13 PM
Nov 2012

In general, the use of deadly force is illegal. When it comes to non-lethal system (including chemical agents - which is what this would be), it varies from state to state and even locality to locality.

And while to trespasser could be prosecuted for trespassing, that wouldn't prevent them from suing or even pressing charges against the homeowner - depending on the local laws.

liberal N proud

(60,347 posts)
10. I covered mine with bearing grease.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:50 PM
Nov 2012

It can't be seen, but grab it and it will be all over your hands and clothes.

formercia

(18,479 posts)
16. Beware of Freepers bearing Grease.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:45 PM
Nov 2012

They're used to that greasy feeling on their hands...Fuckin' wankers.

azureblue

(2,154 posts)
32. I used auto undercoating
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:22 PM
Nov 2012

It comes in a spray can - Use a board to prevent overspray - I sprayed it on the frame of a Kerry sign, a couple of thick coats. Next day, the sign was gone, but I found it down the street, with the stuff wiped all over the face of the sign. Undercoating is tar and kerosene based, and it does not dry, and it is waterproof. You get it on your clothes or hands and it gets on everything you touch. Including the steering wheel, the seats, etc.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
11. 5 obama signs, 2 romney on our street. miracle. all obama signs have been vandalized. not ONE
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:59 PM
Nov 2012

romney.

yesterday evening i saw a kid running from an empty house. caught my eye. went thru my yard. i followed thru the windows. saw him get my last obama sign. went outside and yelled at him to get his punk ass back over her. he ran up the street and jumped in a truck. a black truck. with a trailer on the back. i yelled, chicken shit.

today, the truck drove past me. i followed and got his license plate. anything happens to ANY of our signs, i am calling the cops and pressing charges. it is against the law to mess with the signs.

5 obama, 2 romney. all five of ours have been messed with. none from the party of family values and christian virtues.

oh, the truck had a romney sticker and nobama sticker.

Ilsa

(61,707 posts)
24. Does white lithium keep the capsaicin
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:59 PM
Nov 2012

Burning longer? Or keep it on the object longer than shortening?

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
15. Some people are so petty.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:39 PM
Nov 2012

No, I don't mean you....I mean Obama sign stealers and vandals. What you did, brilliant!

02potato

(175 posts)
18. He's using "Dave's Insanity Sauce"
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:12 PM
Nov 2012

So He Means Business!

The original Dave's Insanity Sauce premiered around 1993 and was one of the first sauces to be made directly from pure capsaicin extract, allowing it to be hotter than the hottest habanero-pepper sauces of the day. It was the only hot sauce ever banned from the National Fiery Foods Show for being too hot. [1] It has been rated at 180,000 Scoville units,compared with 2,500-5,000 for Tabasco sauce. Part of the intrigue behind the sauce name (Insanity) was founder Dave Hirschkop’s wearing of a straitjacket at events promoting his products.

jenneferelud

(9 posts)
19. Wow.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:17 PM
Nov 2012

Well good for you. I think it's a sign of "the lady doth protest too much" if people are going to such lengths as vandalism to show their venom for Obama...they're just scared because another four years is coming and they are going to get LEFT. BEHIND!!!

dorksied

(348 posts)
21. Hot sauce? I'd use something a bit stronger, like pure capcasin extract (1 milllion+ scovilles)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:39 PM
Nov 2012

I'm talking about something so hot you have to sign a waiver to taste...

Carni

(7,280 posts)
25. Skip the hot sauce...it's diluted
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:59 PM
Nov 2012

Just buy the peppers (A FEW POUNDS should do it) Pulse them in the food processor (you may want to wear a gas mask and do it outside) and smear that straight paste on the sign...don't give these F'ers the benefit of vinegar or other substances to cut the natural oils in teh peppers lol

With all that said -- excellent idea!

denvine

(802 posts)
28. Brilliant!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:08 PM
Nov 2012

Please let us know if they pull them up again. I will smile with you at the "Gotcha" moment, and you can verifiably claim "Mission Accomplished".

 

Vietnameravet

(1,085 posts)
31. Great idea but
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:20 PM
Nov 2012

i have a twist..inspired by this...I now smear poison ivy plants on mine..there are plenty around here..

Snarkoleptic

(6,002 posts)
35. Dave's Gourmet sauces (as seen in the video) are beyond hot!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:55 PM
Nov 2012

Their newest sauce is Ghost Pepper and I've been working on a small bottle for a couple of months.
In my first run in, I had some on my hand that was transferred to my unit when I took a leak...20+ minutes of major discomfort.
Another waltz with the Ghost was when I unknowingly got it on my Carmex lip balm and it lit me up when I applied it during a meeting the next day. A little goes a very, very long way!

EnviroBat

(5,290 posts)
37. I had some of that exact stuff on the end of a tooth-pick once...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:38 AM
Nov 2012

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It literally blistered my tongue, and the pain was excruciating... Never again. That stuff is a remarkable chemical weapon!

MisterGamut

(312 posts)
41. POST UPDATED 11/07/12
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:46 PM
Nov 2012

Somebody tore the signs up last night after the election. I don't know who or if the hot sauce got them, but here's hoping.

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