Daily Mail: Introducing The Tiger Mosquito
MAIL readers recoil in fear at news of this year’s invader, the Asian tiger mosquito.
If you see this striped insect inching towards your skin, “be very concerned”, advises the Mail.
It’s already reached Northern Italy, where it’s dishing out chikungunya fever to its “scores of victims”.
It’s visited France, Germany and the Netherlands. We could be next. And “experts fear it could start a locally-spread epidemic”.
Britishers abroad are advised not to pet these new creatures, nor take them home in their washbags and undergarments.
They should be stamped on – literally…
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May 28th, 2008 at 9:17 am
ah, but does it get rid of the mosquitoes? don’t think they’d be too concerned about the content..
May 28th, 2008 at 12:38 am
daily mail suck what they wrote about my chemical romance is a load of crap!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
The Mail is a bit lightweight for that sort of thing; you may just stun the mosquito.
The Torygraph is much more efficient - it weighs more, and comes pre-coated with a liberal dose of bullshit to attract the little blighters in the first place.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
The best use of the Mail would be to roll it up, the perfect antitdote for pesky flying critters.