Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Why I want an Armadillo


My laptop has a weak immune system. It is subject to attacks both internally and externally. Internally because it suffers from a lot of near death experiences which translates into me getting mini heart attacks and externally because it is constantly subject to peeling paint (which the Dell customer care executive says cannot be helped) and ant attack! Yes, you read it right.
I think my laptop is actually a camouflaged anthill and those tiny six legged creatures are guerilla warriors trying to seek revenge for some godforsaken reason because as far as memory can recollect, I have never ever harmed their kind, never subjected them to a watery death, never tried focussing sunlight on their colony through a magnifying glass, though I must admit I've been tempted.
Soo anyway after lying dormant in the Dell anthill for a while, family Formicidae has launched an attack stronger than ever before. The first time I noticed this phenomenon was when I thought Patrick Dempsey's irrestibly good looks were jeopardised by a mole on his face and a mole that moved! On closer inspection, it turned out to be the nasty six legged creature.
But seriously, do ants feed on metal these days? because I certainly don't devour those chhota Hide and Seeks or bhakar vadis in the vicinity of my laptop.
And this is not a stray case of ants. There probably exists a Formicidae Co-operative Housing Society nestled in the confines of my laptop's motherboard. I've tried boric powder, using a brush
to get rid of the ant menace. Unfortunately the All-in-one Hit will not reach the crevices of my laptop.
A friend suggested I call India TV to unravel the mystery behind the ant attack!What do you recommend?