In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, hence the Second City TV referenced in the title, two men went on a Gopher killing spree.

“I got to get into this dude’s pelt and crawl around for a few days. Who’s the gopher’s ally? His friends? The harmless squirrel and the friendly rabbit?” — Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

The two men went into a field in an attempt to kill gophers using a device called the Rodenator. It appears that gophers can be a real menace to crops, golf courses and maybe even society.

“In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, ‘Au revoir, gopher’ “– Carl Spackler, Caddyshack.

Despite a ban on fires in the tinder-dry area of Springbank, the Rodenator pumps a mixture of propane and oxygen into rodent holes. After the mixture is pumped in, you simply ignite the mixture. According to the manufacture’s website, the resulting blast creates a shockwave that kills the rodent and collapses the tunnel system.

“License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They’re like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that’s all she wrote. “– Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

The resulting effect a Flash Fire 160+ acres burned, surrounding properties burned and a number of outbuildings burned. But they managed to take out about eight gophers. Charges against the one of the two men are being considered.

The comment from the municipal district of Rocky View’s fire department, Captain Joe Garssi, “The way I look at it, it’s ‘humans eight, gophers one’.”

Now How Caddyshack is THAT?!?! Good job Garssi.

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