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Flying disease artists.

Flies
Pests in any form, flies are amongst the least popular residents on this planet. Never more unpopular than when they insist on darting into open eyes and mouths, resulting in a less than appetising Hors D'oeuvre.

In fact, one wandering minstrel was so inspired by this event happening to his mother that he made a song about it, entitled, 'There was an old woman who swallowed a fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly; I guess she'll die.'

One gentleman, upon swallowing a fly decided to quickly swallow a draught of insecticide to insure that the creature would be unable to reproduce within his stomach. Unfortunately his sudden death prevented anyone assessing the effectiveness of this control measure.



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