tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post5286829116249412073..comments2024-03-04T01:47:18.750-05:00Comments on Lemurian Congress: Dr. Seuss and Flit: "Mosquitoville"Adam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-50396179869041149842008-12-11T12:24:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:24:00.000-05:00No. Didn't actually use that product. Apparently...No. Didn't actually use that product. Apparently it's still in use (according to Wikipedia). The main ingredient is pyrethrum, and is used chiefly against adult mosquitos.<BR/><BR/>The Wikipedia article does mention the 1920's ad campaign and the Dr. Seuss cartoons.<BR/><BR/>I was just being funny about treating Flit like a new weapon.<BR/><BR/> I do remember seeing an old Flit-like insecticide sprayer at my parent's house many years ago. I wonder if it's still there - and what chemicals they used back then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-14058710958124347182008-12-10T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:47:00.000-05:00You actually bought Flit?Wow, I thought it was a p...You actually bought Flit?<BR/><BR/>Wow, I thought it was a product of the past! I figured it was made of a ton of prohibited chemicals and needed to be quietly retired.Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-76698648251785214002008-12-08T12:29:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:29:00.000-05:00Just for the record – that picture is not my wife ...Just for the record – that picture is <I>not</I> my wife and me hunting down a rogue mosquito in the middle of the night. Some weeks ago, one of the bugs (and maybe some of its cousins) did drive us to distraction, and – perhaps – we didn’t look as debonair as we tried to close in on the enemy, in the middle of the night, armed with an aerosol can of Lysol.<BR/><BR/>But, mosquitoes beware: now we possess the secret of your doom – this brand-new smart bomb, the weapon of the future – FLIT!! [drum roll].<BR/><BR/>Winged pests, we will give you a brief moment to obtain and raise your white flag. That is all. Over & out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-60115962021555619502008-12-08T08:48:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:48:00.000-05:00I couldn't help it...the Buffet made me do it!I couldn't help it...the Buffet made me do it!Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-22967542321328154472008-12-06T20:43:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:43:00.000-05:00Thanks for the Jimmy Buffet earworm... Damn you!!Thanks for the Jimmy Buffet earworm... Damn you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com