Actually, speaking of things with wings
Mosquitos. I'd destroy them with fire.

I don't normally have too much issue with them, but it seems they've decided they like the taste of me this year. Anyone got any suggestions for the best way to stop these bites itching?
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:14, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

A rubber suit.

( girlinthehole, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:19, Reply)

I suspect this may not be an entirely serious suggestion
_{But I'll oblige if it makes you happy}
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:19, Reply)

It will.
Or just a gimp mask.
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:20, Reply)

Apparently eating lots of marmite to ward them off is an urban legend
(supposedly the B vitamins makes your skin taste manky to them)
That's not going to stop me.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:22, Reply)

It's quite clearly bollocks.
I eat a substantial quality of marmite on a daily basis and the buggers are still going for me.

And when you consider that marmite is derived from ale yeast, if that were true then I should be completely immune to the little fuckers...
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:24, Reply)

Is that true?!
I was told it was beer. I can't tell the difference to be perfectly honest.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:25, Reply)

Fuller's Brewery used to supply Marmite with spent yeast from their fermenting vessels
I believe Boddington's did the same.

Apparently Marmite now have enough spent ale yeast to last them for many years and have stopped buying it from them.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 15:30, Reply)

Marmite in vast quanties
It should stop them biting as they dont like people how eat it... (something to do with the excess B vitamin) and slap the itches rather than scratch it.


edit: works for me... cursed people typing before I finish a fine post.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 16:31, Reply)