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To: SamAdams76
I seldom get bitten by mosquitos while everyone around me is reaching for the can of Off. And the ones that do bite me, I swear they end up dying right away.

It might be the alcohol in my blood content. ☺
19 posted on 06/03/2021 6:43:07 PM PDT by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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From the Google

On the one hand, scientists have found that today’s gin & tonic contains too little quinine to have a truly effective result. ... The smell and taste of juniper is known to be preserved in a modern gin & tonic and the local mosquitoes don’t like it any more than their malaria spreading cousins in the tropics.Jun 21, 2019


32 posted on 06/03/2021 7:08:17 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: jy8z

>> It might be the alcohol in my blood content.

More than likely the alcohol on your breath — seriously.

I rarely have a problem with my scotch and stogie.


52 posted on 06/04/2021 1:12:26 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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