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    coldtoes: I stopped being bitten so frequently by mosquitoes after puberty. At first, I thought it was because the chemicals from my first perm scared them awa... more »
    KookyMonster: Also celebrating gay marriage in VT? The Westboro Baptist Church. Those fucking assholes drove a minivan from KANSAS. To hold six half hour protests a... more »
    willwriteforfood: My bf swears people with stinkier feet get bitten more often because mosquitoes are attracted to the smell. I don't know if this is grounded in any sc... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: -The Taco Bell story. 16 years for raping two 16-year-olds? Really? So eight years apiece. I know that's standard, but still, if I were one of those g... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Goddamn fucking mosquitos. I'm sitting here reading this, absentmindedly scratching my maimed ankles, and feel something wet on my fingers. I accident... more »
    greengrey: I thought bugs left you alone if you're REALLY drunk? I'll go out drinking and feel NO BUGS. But the next morning I'll see bite. They must get me in m... more »
    schweppes: There was a really good radio lab (a great program on npr from wnyc) short recently about babies and how they think/see/hear/etc. The guy they inter... more »
    randomnessish: About the ageism in young people: are you talking about kids with grandparents? WHY do they have ageism? Because I know when I was 5, I was creeped... more »
    LuvEwan: "I think that for babies, every day is like first love in Paris." Who knew first love in Paris included shitting your pants, watching 101 Dalmatians ... more »
    fluxus flucker: Ironically, mosquitoes sting the hell out of allergic Fluxus. Yet, the sound of their buzzing is incredibly stressful to this generally anxious person... more »
    clevernamehere: I thought the reaction to bug bites was an allergic reaction. I though the people most likely to react are descended from people from colder climates... more »
    wtfox?!: I think that for babies, every day is like first love in Paris So... pretentious, cliche, and self-absorbed? That sounds like a lot of babies I know.... more »
    badmutha: I am clearly one of the healthiest people on my block, considering how the mosquitoes love to bite me. more »
    egg cream: An obvious antidote? Taking toddlers to visit their grandparents. Not in my case -- thanks to my awful, awful grandmother, I have really visceral neg... more »
  • #leftovers

    Stress: The Natural Bug Spray • Man Arrested For Revisiting Outhouse Pit

    • Scientists believe they may have discovered why mosquitoes leave some of us alone while they devour others. No, their blood does not "taste better." Mosquitoes respond to certain chemical odors, some of which are tied to stress. • More »