What's on my mind Today

I really dislike mosquitoes. I haven't really found any use for them either, in the food chain, maybe for spiders, but truely, spiders can eat other insects.

There are many other problems with mosquitoes. For one it is very difficult to get rid of them. Every female mosquito can lay over 100 eggs. All they need is some still water. Worst of all, they can pass diseases on!

Outside they are a nuisance, but at home, inside your private dwelling they are much more. You are trying to sleep and suddenly, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the next thing you know, you have been bitten, on your eyelid.

"But I put some mosquito repellent" you say to yourself, half asleep. "OK not on my eylids, but, well , everywhere else on my body, even on my clothes.
And how the devil did they get to that spot. It is covered with a shirt? ".
The Buzzzzz is still lingering in your head when you are thinking "What should I do next?"

The next step is to kill the mosquito. Obviously, if you don't, you are not going to get to sleep tonight.

So how do we kill the mosquito?
As you turn on the light, the mosquito has done a disappearing act. But don't let that fool you. Once you are still she will be back haunting you. One bite is just not enough!

1. Vacuum cleaner - Spray a bit of insect spray killer into the bag, turn on the vacuum cleaner and let it suck them in.
   Problems:
   - Very noisey at night
   - Until you hook up the vacuum with the long hose to reach the ceiling, the mosquito will find a new place
2. Shoe - yes that is very close to your bedside. Just pick up the shoe and, splat, the mosquitoe is gone.
   Problems:
   - your significant other will not apprieciate the shoe print on the wall
   - after sucking so much of your blood it will definately leave a mark
   - if the shoe has a non flat surface, the mosquito will be able to escape
   
3. Newspaper - absolutely. It consists of a flat surface, there is only the blood on the wall to worry about. (And that you can clean in the morning... )
   problems:
   - naa.... it will stay there until you repaint the wall or the ceiling (and there's a trophey for your success, hanging there for your view, no shelves needed)
4. Clap your hands - just scare the creep and clap your hands, where the mosquito is in between both palms.
   problems:
   - In most cases, the mosquito is quicker (unless you are Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid, and then you can just use chopsticks :-) )
   - If you did manage to catch it, all the blood is splattered in you plams.... yackkkkkk
   - If you do it with wet hands you may have a better chance of catching it.
   

Ok, so what do we do. We seem to have covered all the options.
Well, I have an idea.
The Solution (my invention):

• Get 1 piece of paper towel
• Fold it in half
• Soak it in some water so it is damp (it shouldn't be dripping)...now you are ready to go
  
• Place the damp folded paper towel on the palm of you hand and...
• shlack, fast, decisively yet lightly place the paper towel on the mosquito.
• The mosquito got caught in you own little homemade net.
  ==> Now it is stuck to your paper towel and not to you, it didn't splat all the blood on the wall, your hands are clean.

Good night.

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