Head Lice - It's True

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Tuesday morning I was brought a bug in a zip-lock bag. The bug had been just removed from a head. It was a, robust, adult head louse - judging by it's size. It appeared to be very agitated as it was quite active. OK, so I decided to perform a scientific experiment; school nurse myth buster if you will. After poking several pin-holes in the bag I push-pinned it to my bulletin board. Yesterday, when I left, the louse was alive and well and was still displaying agitation, flailing its louse arms wildy in the bag; I thought I noticed some obscene gestures. This morning I must report the louse has perished and, thus, my school nurse myth buster scientific experiment has proven a head louse will die within 48 hours if off of a human head. You have my express permission to share this scientific data with any hysterical parent or staff member.

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Well, since you used "that" description I had to go rinse my mouth out with soap; antibacterial, foaming, kills 99.99% of germs. I was thinking...never mind what I was thinking. I'm going to borrow Far's bag :blink:

I'm laughing loudly here in my kitchen . . . my 14 year old who is home with an ear infection (burst eardrum) could hear me.

:roflmao:

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Why is it that the head lice looks like it's giving 4 thumbs up, but the "public" lice is only giving 2 thumbs up? Shouldn't it be the other way around??

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Yeah . . . but think it makes a woman look prepubescent, not "eye candy-ish" however that's another story. :cat:

Well, since you used "that" description I had to go rinse my mouth out with soap; antibacterial, foaming, kills 99.99% of germs. I was thinking...never mind what I was thinking. I'm going to borrow Far's bag :blink:

^HA!!!

I actually disagree with ya, Spidey's Mom. It would take a lot more than a bare hoo-ha to make me look prepubescent. That is another story, doe, you are right, and not at all School Nursey.

Gimme my bag back, OldDude.:blink:

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

Hahhahahahahahahahaa!!! I am dying.

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

:nono: No Shave November is a 2 way street. And it is promptly followed by "Forget it December" and "No Razor New Year"

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:nono: No Shave November is a 2 way street. And it is promptly followed by "Forget it December" and "No Razor New Year"

I've heard it's Retro.

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It took a moment for the tail end of the slinky to arrive but once my brain clicked the front office came running to see what the commotion was. In the words of Larry the Cable Guy, "I don't care who you are. That there is funny." Thank You Snowy!

This conversation is killing me!! Thanks for the chuckle. We doing some serious good work today!! :)

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

:nono: No Shave November is a 2 way street. And it is promptly followed by "Forget it December" and "No Razor New Year"

I've heard it's Retro.

:cool: Maybe I'm just old. "We" never did this sort of thing. Although it was FORCED upon me when I was in labor with my first child waaay back in 1983. I got the "big shave" and an enema. And a 3-day stay for a normal lady partsl delivery with no complications.

22 months later, I had another son, no "big shave" and no enema. And I was out in 18 hours.

Must have had my kids on the cusp of a change in L&D. As a L&D nurse later in life, I just shake my head at my first delivery. :no:

(And the grow-back-in period was torture. Pure torture.). :dead:

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

"well groomed" . . . what a statement to make for that particular area! I guess we have special combs and brushes and hair conditioners and . . . :sarcastic: :roflmao: )

:cool:

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You can always just leave a little well groomed "landing strip." That way you don't look 12. (Ick.)

You could bedazzle it with some little landing lights :)

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You could bedazzle it with some little landing lights :)

I just had the same thought! OMG I"m thinking like OldDude

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