tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post4804233864053272875..comments2023-10-31T20:33:26.817+05:30Comments on Past Continuous: THE BENEFITS OF SMOKINGSucharita Sarkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-80174870842144949852008-06-07T04:41:00.000+05:302008-06-07T04:41:00.000+05:30That type of mosquito-coil (green/maroon, spiral, ...That type of mosquito-coil (green/maroon, spiral, stiff) was/is used in India, too...but is considered too strong to use if kids are around.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-76601504734313436562008-06-07T00:40:00.000+05:302008-06-07T00:40:00.000+05:30One wonders what it does to the humans who breathe...One wonders what it does to the humans who breathe it!<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-54363646938172974582008-06-07T00:36:00.000+05:302008-06-07T00:36:00.000+05:30Alas, I'm late but better than never. We didn't us...Alas, I'm late but better than never. We didn't use homemade weapons. We used Vape Mat mosquito destroyer. I have no idea what it was made from but it was green, stiff and coiled. You'd light a match at the end and it gave off pungent fumes that killed the mosquitoes. I think people still use it out here in Jamaica.Jaquanda Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708548539660570655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-39889870999681307442008-06-05T20:54:00.000+05:302008-06-05T20:54:00.000+05:30i dunno how my mother found out that mosquitoes ca...i dunno how my mother found out that mosquitoes can get dizzy; i just took her word for it. :P now that i think of it, some old commercials for mosquito coils advertised their dizzying effects on mosquitoes, so maybe my mother's idea had some basis. :Dtinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633542881365012088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-66070271688026391472008-06-05T05:06:00.000+05:302008-06-05T05:06:00.000+05:30Regardless of who induces diziness in mosquitoes, ...Regardless of who induces diziness in mosquitoes, the question marks the first time I had ever considere anything from their point of view. <BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-64084045298634214472008-06-05T04:52:00.000+05:302008-06-05T04:52:00.000+05:30thanks, everybody for sharing your mosquito-memori...thanks, everybody for sharing your mosquito-memories.<BR/><BR/>Peter,<BR/>I've always felt that mosquitoes buzz themselves dizzy, without us smoking them to a tizzy!<BR/><BR/>Laurie,<BR/>The demon-myth is part of Hindu folk-tales.<BR/><BR/>Aleta, Tina, Sukku,<BR/>There's no doubt that mosquitoes are a menace, as is the mosquito-fogging.<BR/><BR/>JAP,<BR/>Thanks for the suggestion. I'm saving up my Durga-Pujo memories for another post.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-91731584317011611492008-06-04T12:07:00.000+05:302008-06-04T12:07:00.000+05:30You should also write about the spectacle of dhunu...You should also write about the spectacle of <I>dhunurchi naach</I> during <I>Pujo</I>. Not quite as enacted by Sunju Baba in <I>Parineeta</I>.<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-21211471694008813022008-06-03T07:00:00.000+05:302008-06-03T07:00:00.000+05:30Like Laurie, I'm from South Louisiana and the mosq...Like Laurie, I'm from South Louisiana and the mosquitoes get heavily populated in the area. There are trucks that drive by at night time and spray to kill the insects. It's not good to breath in the chemicals that they spray, so you don't want to be around the truck. Stuff stinks too. We make sure to not have any bird baths or other such standing water in the area as breeding grounds for the blood suckers. I don't remember what my parents would do other than keep the doors closed as much as possible for the pest control.Aletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-15651236653059962292008-06-02T00:15:00.000+05:302008-06-02T00:15:00.000+05:30Would you believe that until this moment, I'd neve...Would you believe that until this moment, I'd never considered the possibility that mosquitoes could get dizzy?<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-4882353931553328112008-06-01T22:37:00.000+05:302008-06-01T22:37:00.000+05:30my mother used to tell us to keep the electric fan...my mother used to tell us to keep the electric fans on every night to keep mosquitoes away; according to her, the powerful gusts from a fan would make any mosquito dizzy, and dissuade them from landing on exposed skin. it didn't always work, but up to now i still do this every night to get comfortable before sleeping. :)tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633542881365012088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-5776563753110337432008-06-01T04:56:00.000+05:302008-06-01T04:56:00.000+05:30ha...mosquitoes...my bad experience was in a place...ha...mosquitoes...my bad experience was in a place called Mambalam in Chennai, I was a student then and was staying in my guardians friend's place, 2 bachelors and that was the first time in my life that I realized that mosquitoes can keep you awake the whole night. I still can hear the buzzing sound....and I stayed there only for a few days...and perhaps would have lost couple of pints of blood....Sukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110183761614933822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-38110271899888842922008-06-01T04:42:00.000+05:302008-06-01T04:42:00.000+05:30Good post. I am responding again from laurishere i...Good post. I am responding again from laurishere in Honduras. I used to live in South Louisiana, where my parents used mosquito netting for sleeping. However, smoking out the pests is still popular at outdoor parties. Somtimes we would take fishing trips on the Gulf of Mexico. All of a sudden, large salt-water mosqutoes would descend like a cloud, especially at dawn or dusk. The only solution was to put that boat in gear and get out! I like the demon imagery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913240698925025195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-49527621222687428862008-06-01T02:17:00.000+05:302008-06-01T02:17:00.000+05:30Now, in these anti-smoking times, we use liquid mo...<I>Now, in these anti-smoking times, we use liquid mosquito-repellents plugged into electric sockets. No haze, no hassle, no thrill of battle.</I><BR/><BR/>And, regretably, nothing as evocative as your tales of fighting mosquitoes. In my youth, we just slathered ourselves with liquid insect repellant. We were also told that shampoo either repelled or attracted mosquitoes; I forget which. I think most of us washed our hair at least occasionally, regardless.<BR/><BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com