OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

[Guest guest]

Yup...its an urban legend...

& nbsp;

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp

From: Alana & lt;alrt@... & gt;

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:38 PM

While Listerine does kill mosquitoes on contact, it's not an

effective repellent because it doesn't block mosquitoes' receptors

which are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale and exude from

our skin.

I recommend checking out chain e-mail at www.snopes.com before

forwarding it.

See: http://www.snopes. com/oldwives/ dishsoap. asp

Alana

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; I can't wait to try this!

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

& gt;

& gt; I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball

biting

& gt; everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with

Listerine,

& gt; and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce

spray

& gt; bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And

voila! That

& gt; worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area

around the

& gt; food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water

nearby. During

& gt; the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my

doors.

& gt; It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle

from Target

& gt; and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big

bottle,

& gt; too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you

buy that

& gt; doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this. It will last a couple of

days. Don't

& gt; spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray

around the

& gt; frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog

house.

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; Now these are Good Mosquitoes!! !

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

[Guest guest]

Why so many people spend time looking up email to see if they're true

instead of just reading them or deleting them is beyond me.

Doug

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Dina Abramson

Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 7:24 PM

Subject: Re: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

Yup...its an urban legend...

& nbsp;

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp

From: Alana & lt;alrt@... <mailto:alrt%40comcast.net> & gt;

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

<mailto:%40>

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:38 PM

While Listerine does kill mosquitoes on contact, it's not an

effective repellent because it doesn't block mosquitoes' receptors

which are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale and exude from

our skin.

I recommend checking out chain e-mail at www.snopes.com before

forwarding it.

See: http://www.snopes. com/oldwives/ dishsoap. asp

Alana

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; I can't wait to try this!

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

& gt;

& gt; I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball

biting

& gt; everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with

Listerine,

& gt; and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce

spray

& gt; bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And

voila! That

& gt; worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area

around the

& gt; food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water

nearby. During

& gt; the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my

doors.

& gt; It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle

from Target

& gt; and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big

bottle,

& gt; too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you

buy that

& gt; doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this. It will last a couple of

days. Don't

& gt; spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray

around the

& gt; frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog

house.

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; Now these are Good Mosquitoes!! !

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

[Guest guest]

Well, number one, I want to know if its true. And number two, I want other

people to know, so they won't waste time and money, and cause others to waste

time and money. Urban legends and email chains are a pet & nbsp;peeve of mine.

Too bad this one isn't true. I've had some nasty bites to far this season.

& nbsp;

Dina

From: Alana & amp;lt;alrtcomcast (DOT) net & lt;mailto:alrt% 40comcast. net & gt;

& amp;gt;

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

@gro ups.com & lt;mailto:% 40groups. com & gt;

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:38 PM

While Listerine does kill mosquitoes on contact, it's not an

effective repellent because it doesn't block mosquitoes' receptors

which are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale and exude from

our skin.

I recommend checking out chain e-mail at www.snopes.com before

forwarding it.

See: http://www.snopes. com/oldwives/ dishsoap. asp

Alana

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I can't wait to try this!

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball

biting

& amp;gt; everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with

Listerine,

& amp;gt; and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce

spray

& amp;gt; bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And

voila! That

& amp;gt; worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area

around the

& amp;gt; food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water

nearby. During

& amp;gt; the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my

doors.

& amp;gt; It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle

from Target

& amp;gt; and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big

bottle,

& amp;gt; too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you

buy that

& amp;gt; doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this. It will last a couple of

days. Don't

& amp;gt; spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray

around the

& amp;gt; frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog

house.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Now these are Good Mosquitoes!! !

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

[Guest guest]

ooops...I'm sorry Alana...I just realized you had the snopes link in your post.

I didn't see that when I posted the link. & nbsp;

& nbsp;

Dina

From: Alana & amp;lt;alrtcomcast (DOT) net & amp;gt;

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

@gro ups.com

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:38 PM

While Listerine does kill mosquitoes on contact, it's not an

effective repellent because it doesn't block mosquitoes' receptors

which are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale and exude from

our skin.

I recommend checking out chain e-mail at www.snopes.com before

forwarding it.

See: http://www.snopes. com/oldwives/ dishsoap. asp

Alana

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I can't wait to try this!

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball

biting

& amp;gt; everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with

Listerine,

& amp;gt; and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce

spray

& amp;gt; bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And

voila! That

& amp;gt; worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area

around the

& amp;gt; food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water

nearby. During

& amp;gt; the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my

doors.

& amp;gt; It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle

from Target

& amp;gt; and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big

bottle,

& amp;gt; too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you

buy that

& amp;gt; doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this. It will last a couple of

days. Don't

& amp;gt; spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray

around the

& amp;gt; frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog

house.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Now these are Good Mosquitoes!! !

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

[Guest guest]

I'd rather spend $1.50 to find out for myself than rely on some website. Now

if it was instructions on purifying platinum or gold I might verify it, but

still I'd probably verify it through traditional material. Like I said, too

much time has been wasted on this already. If you want to try it, try it. If

you don't, push delete.

Doug

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Dina Abramson

Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:50 PM

Subject: RE: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

Well, number one, I want to know if its true. And number two, I want other

people to know, so they won't waste time and money, and cause others to

waste time and money. Urban legends and email chains are a pet & nbsp;peeve of

mine.

Too bad this one isn't true. I've had some nasty bites to far this season.

& nbsp;

Dina

From: Alana & amp;lt;alrtcomcast (DOT) net & lt;mailto:alrt% 40comcast. net & gt;

& amp;gt;

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

@gro ups.com & lt;mailto:% 40groups.

com & gt;

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:38 PM

While Listerine does kill mosquitoes on contact, it's not an

effective repellent because it doesn't block mosquitoes' receptors

which are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale and exude from

our skin.

I recommend checking out chain e-mail at www.snopes.com before

forwarding it.

See: http://www.snopes. com/oldwives/ dishsoap. asp

Alana

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I can't wait to try this!

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball

biting

& amp;gt; everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with

Listerine,

& amp;gt; and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce

spray

& amp;gt; bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And

voila! That

& amp;gt; worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area

around the

& amp;gt; food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water

nearby. During

& amp;gt; the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my

doors.

& amp;gt; It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle

from Target

& amp;gt; and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big

bottle,

& amp;gt; too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you

buy that

& amp;gt; doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this. It will last a couple of

days. Don't

& amp;gt; spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray

around the

& amp;gt; frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog

house.

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; Now these are Good Mosquitoes!! !

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt;

[Guest guest]

Doug,

I do this as a group moderator to teach members e-mail etiquette, spam

prevention, and to prevent inaccurate advice (as benign as it may seem)

from being distributed. I didn't intend to offend you. Apologies if I

did.

Alana

>

> Why so many people spend time looking up email to see if they're true

> instead of just reading them or deleting them is beyond me.

>

>

>

> Doug

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's all good Alana. No apologies are necessary.

Doug

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Alana

Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:11 PM

Subject: OT - Re: Fwd: Mosquito Control

Doug,

I do this as a group moderator to teach members e-mail etiquette, spam

prevention, and to prevent inaccurate advice (as benign as it may seem)

from being distributed. I didn't intend to offend you. Apologies if I

did.

Alana

>

> Why so many people spend time looking up email to see if they're true

> instead of just reading them or deleting them is beyond me.

>

>

>

> Doug

>

>

[Guest guest]

Alana,

Thank you for being such a great and resourceful moderator. I've been so

busy w/my friends and sisters wedding and I apologize to the other mods and the

group for neglecting my duties. I too think it is important to know if an

email is an urban legend or not. Who wants to give incorrect advice?

I just want to remind people that this group's primary focus is SMA and

disability issues. Please label off topic posts w/OT. Thanks to everyone who

looked this up.

Kimi

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imperfect person perfectly " - San Keen

In a message dated 6/15/2008 8:11:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

alrt@... writes:

Doug,

I do this as a group moderator to teach members e-mail etiquette, spam

prevention, and to prevent inaccurate advice (as benign as it may seem)

from being distributed. I didn't intend to offend you. Apologies if I

did.

Alana

>

> Why so many people spend time looking up email to see if they're true

> instead of just reading them or deleting them is beyond me.

>

>

>

> Doug

>

>

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