Re: OT: national humor
| From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 9, 2003, 15:50 |
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>Other states also seem to take perverse pride in the size of the
>mosquitos; I've heard similar things about them from Alaska and
>Minnesota. Luckily for me the mosquitos in Utah are very small and
Well, yes, the ones in Alaska can carry off small pets and children.
>rather scarce. Must have something to do with being on the edge of a
>desert (i.e., no standing water). Arizona was even better for lack of
>mosquitos, but it more than makes up for it with crickets and
>cockroaches.
Alas, that is not true for all parts of Arizona. Due to the irrigation for
it's "necessary" golf courses and verdent lawns (right - first thing I think
of re: deserts is green grass), mosquitos are now a big problem in Phoenix -
in fact, they are expecting to have cases of West Nile virus this year.
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