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#31
Patricia, you may have those mosquitoes! We also have blackflies here , you only know the blackfly has bit you is when the blood trickles down your face....nasty litte buggers!
#32
Soda Shoppe / Re: Soda Shoppe September 1 ...
Last post by patricia19 - September 12, 2025, 03:38:21 PMThis is going to hurt...A taste for the hedonist.
It's always the way on a gorgeous summer's day, isn't it? You get out the garden furniture, pour a nice cold beverage, put up your feet—and then you hear the unwanted whine of a mosquito ready to bite you into itchy misery...
When it comes to being a mosquito meal, however, some people seem more susceptible than others. Now, researchers from the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have discovered one surprising culprit: drinking beer.
The team—led by biophysicist Felix Hol—came to this conclusion after bringing thousands of female Anopheles mosquitoes to the Lowlands music festival in 2023.
Fortunately, the researchers didn't let the biting bugs loose on the attendees—but instead invited the participants to take part in a special trial conducted in a unique pop-up lab built from connected shipping containers.
Approximately 500 festival-goers volunteered for the experiment. First, they filled out a questionnaire about their diet, hygiene and behavior at the event.
Next, to test their attractiveness to the mosquitoes, each volunteer placed their arm inside a specially designed cage containing the insects.
Tiny holes allowed the mosquitoes to smell the person's arm—but prevented them from actually biting.
A video camera recorded how many mosquitoes landed on the arm compared to a sugar feeder.
The team found that subjects who drank beer were 1.35 times more attractive to mosquitoes than those who abstained.
The study also found that the insects were more likely to target people who had been intimate with a partner the previous night.
In contrast, recent showering and using sunscreen were found to make people less attractive to mosquitoes.
https://www.newsweek.com/mosquitos-attraction-beer-drink-bites-2127475
It's always the way on a gorgeous summer's day, isn't it? You get out the garden furniture, pour a nice cold beverage, put up your feet—and then you hear the unwanted whine of a mosquito ready to bite you into itchy misery...
When it comes to being a mosquito meal, however, some people seem more susceptible than others. Now, researchers from the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have discovered one surprising culprit: drinking beer.
The team—led by biophysicist Felix Hol—came to this conclusion after bringing thousands of female Anopheles mosquitoes to the Lowlands music festival in 2023.
Fortunately, the researchers didn't let the biting bugs loose on the attendees—but instead invited the participants to take part in a special trial conducted in a unique pop-up lab built from connected shipping containers.
Approximately 500 festival-goers volunteered for the experiment. First, they filled out a questionnaire about their diet, hygiene and behavior at the event.
Next, to test their attractiveness to the mosquitoes, each volunteer placed their arm inside a specially designed cage containing the insects.
Tiny holes allowed the mosquitoes to smell the person's arm—but prevented them from actually biting.
A video camera recorded how many mosquitoes landed on the arm compared to a sugar feeder.
The team found that subjects who drank beer were 1.35 times more attractive to mosquitoes than those who abstained.
The study also found that the insects were more likely to target people who had been intimate with a partner the previous night.
In contrast, recent showering and using sunscreen were found to make people less attractive to mosquitoes.
https://www.newsweek.com/mosquitos-attraction-beer-drink-bites-2127475
#33
Village Clubhouse~Place For Fun! / Re: Follow That Name
Last post by Vanilla-Jackie - September 12, 2025, 03:20:05 PMVanessa Redgrave
#34
Village Clubhouse~Place For Fun! / Re: Four Letter Word Game -Ch...
Last post by Vanilla-Jackie - September 12, 2025, 03:16:23 PMDark
#35
Soda Shoppe / Re: Soda Shoppe September 1 ...
Last post by patricia19 - September 12, 2025, 01:48:06 PMQuestion, who came up with the first knock, knock joke?
You might be surprised to discover it was Shakespeare.
"William Shakespeare's impact in your life is much bigger than just some required reading in your high school English class. It's believed that almost 2,000 words appeared for the first time in his plays and poetry — including many that are regulars in our everyday modern vocabulary, such as "downstairs," "eyeball," and "bedroom." He also built on existing language by changing words that were previously used as nouns into verbs, and by adding prefixes and suffixes to create new variations."
Here's a few of the better known ones,
Lie low
Green-eyed monster
Heart of gold
Fair play
Break the ice
Wild goose chase
It's all Greek to me
Forever and a day
As good luck would have it
And Love is blind, first coined by Chaucer in 1405, but Shakespeare popularized this phase in the Merchant of Venice
in 1605.
And, that joke, Knock-knock? "Congrats, Shakespeare! You are the father of the knock-knock joke. While used to cheesy effect today, this line, when uttered multiple times by the Porter in Macbeth, demonstrates a deft sense of cleverness.
"https://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/macbeth.2.3.html#:~:text=Knock%2C%0Aknock%2C%20knock!%20Who%27s%20there%2C%20i%27%20the%20name%20of
You might be surprised to discover it was Shakespeare.
"William Shakespeare's impact in your life is much bigger than just some required reading in your high school English class. It's believed that almost 2,000 words appeared for the first time in his plays and poetry — including many that are regulars in our everyday modern vocabulary, such as "downstairs," "eyeball," and "bedroom." He also built on existing language by changing words that were previously used as nouns into verbs, and by adding prefixes and suffixes to create new variations."
Here's a few of the better known ones,
Lie low
Green-eyed monster
Heart of gold
Fair play
Break the ice
Wild goose chase
It's all Greek to me
Forever and a day
As good luck would have it
And Love is blind, first coined by Chaucer in 1405, but Shakespeare popularized this phase in the Merchant of Venice
in 1605.
And, that joke, Knock-knock? "Congrats, Shakespeare! You are the father of the knock-knock joke. While used to cheesy effect today, this line, when uttered multiple times by the Porter in Macbeth, demonstrates a deft sense of cleverness.
"https://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/macbeth.2.3.html#:~:text=Knock%2C%0Aknock%2C%20knock!%20Who%27s%20there%2C%20i%27%20the%20name%20of
#36
Soda Shoppe / Re: Soda Shoppe September 1 ...
Last post by patricia19 - September 12, 2025, 12:49:11 PMGood morning, 43, another day of steady rain, I'm glad I was able to get those few errands done yesterday, so today will be a day of rest. Morning routines, meet and greets, feeding everyone and making coffee's finished so here I am.
Amy, I used to spend a lot of time at the bird sanctuary and really enjoyed watching the birds. They had two fenced open field areas for public viewing and a few backwards areas for public access, but a lot of that backwoods trail viewing ended when people insisted on unleashing their dogs. They ended up banning dogs and some people before finally restricting everyone to the public viewing fields without an escort. Some people feel they can do what ever they want and end up ruining it for many.
Nice to hear about Cooper, and we missed your posts, Jane. So nice to see you backing to posting.
Amy, I used to spend a lot of time at the bird sanctuary and really enjoyed watching the birds. They had two fenced open field areas for public viewing and a few backwards areas for public access, but a lot of that backwoods trail viewing ended when people insisted on unleashing their dogs. They ended up banning dogs and some people before finally restricting everyone to the public viewing fields without an escort. Some people feel they can do what ever they want and end up ruining it for many.
Nice to hear about Cooper, and we missed your posts, Jane. So nice to see you backing to posting.
#37
Good Morning Everyfriend!
The plumber just left after making my seat in the bathroom work again. I asked him if he would be giving me a bill and he said it would come in the mail and that he has no idea what the cost is. He did a good job.
I have a dozen things that need doing today so I'll be busy and working at it most of the day. I'll only take time for Cooper's walks and loving hime up and a short visit with Granddaughter Frankie when she picks him up!
I wish you all a good day! Make it your own in every way and don't forget to share a piece of it with us. We miss you when you don't stop by! And we wonder what youre up to! Bye bye now!
The plumber just left after making my seat in the bathroom work again. I asked him if he would be giving me a bill and he said it would come in the mail and that he has no idea what the cost is. He did a good job.
I have a dozen things that need doing today so I'll be busy and working at it most of the day. I'll only take time for Cooper's walks and loving hime up and a short visit with Granddaughter Frankie when she picks him up!
I wish you all a good day! Make it your own in every way and don't forget to share a piece of it with us. We miss you when you don't stop by! And we wonder what youre up to! Bye bye now!
#38
Village Clubhouse~Place For Fun! / Re: Follow That Name
Last post by RAMMEL - September 12, 2025, 09:33:31 AMLynn Redgrave
#39
Village Clubhouse~Place For Fun! / Re: Four Letter Word Game -Ch...
Last post by RAMMEL - September 12, 2025, 09:30:14 AMDank
#40
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Village Clubhouse~Place For Fun! / Re: Follow That Name
Last post by MarsGal - September 12, 2025, 08:41:45 AMLynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.