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Pity Not the Common Fly

Pity not the common fly He is not your kind of guy First he buzzes in your ear Heedless to, 'Get out of here' Then he gets into your shirt If he bites you, it will hurt Once you get him out of there You may not find him anywhere Until it's time to go to bed When you hear him by your head At which point you swat him dead Or so you thought, 'cos he just fled... Then you wake up in the morn OMG! That fly's reborn As you search for your bug spray Console yourself! A fly's life span is fifteen days

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 10/31/2020 4:22:00 PM

Hello Gershon … very good Gershon. On himid days, flies become the best friends you can ever have. They refuse to leave your eyes, ears, nose, in fact all of you - thank you Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/31/2020 5:56:00 PM

You're described all the benefits of 'friendship on the fly,' Lindsay. In fact, flies are closer than family! LOL. Family and Friends, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/28/2020 7:14:00 AM

Yup! This happens! At one point we had the plague of horseflies! I had never even seen one. My husband bought an electric flyswatter that looked like a tennis racket. All caused by some unseemly things my daughter and SIL left in garage. Gave us a reason to have them clear it out. LOL (not funny at the time)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/28/2020 3:29:00 PM

Horseflies?! Horsefeathers! ~ Dragon Fly

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/28/2020 5:08:00 AM

Every fly, gnat, and biting mosquito I have ever seen reappears minutes after you swat them, spray them and kill them. So this made incredible sense to me!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/28/2020 3:28:00 PM

Evidence for resurrection of the dead, I guess. lol. :)

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/27/2020 7:09:00 PM

And we'll keep looking for him those 15 days as he chases us around the house. Love it gw! laf

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/28/2020 3:28:00 PM

I like to trap them between a screen and a window. (I guess I'm just cruel at heart). ~ Shoo Fly