Sluggo said:

Bingowings said:

It's only a derailment if you want it to be.

If you ignore the the GIFs and keep talking about Bee keeping, humane alternatives to insect extermination etc some people possibly will respond, others may respond to the GIFs.

We have this sort of thing happen outside the Off Topic board were you get a few humour based posts and people have a giggle then the pick up the subject again.

It hardly ever becomes a terminal issue unless the subject has truly run it's course or another thread covers the same ground with greater efficiency.

Yup, that's just the nature of the BEEst. If I'm interested in the thread, I ignore the stinging humor and tune my antennae to the on-topic posts. I'm sorry if the gifs may give you the hives, but that really isn't any of my beeswax.

I must agree, honey. Telling folks to buzz off because their humor gives you itches is a bit extreme and could send folks flying. Sometimes a little intermittent humor breaks up the drone of the conversation. No one needs to try to be queen bee and tell the swarms what to do. I just find such behavior a-pollen!