You catch more flies with Honey
Tom Cruise
I have previously established – that Tom doesn’t seem to know what he’s talking about.
If you remember his problems with that horse .
Yet I was intrigued by his statement about honey.
TIDY UP LOSER
I’m lucky enough that my house is a disgusting vile mess, so flies weren’t hard to find.
I actually set traps for rodents so they can’t leave.
So I set about proving Tom’s statement.
Each morning for a week. I had toast with a drizzle of honey over it for breakfast.
I shouted at the flies on the window and around the kitchen garbage and I asked them.
“Do you want some honey?”
Not one of them were interested.
I said it twice. Believe me it was a fair test.
Messy Eater
As the honey usually drizzles down my T-shirt while I’m eating my toast, obviously theo dd fly sticks without me noticing.
I counted the number of flies on my T-shirt at the end of each week.
There were no more flies than usual.
Failing is still Science
Dear reader, you may think this whole test was a waste of time but consider this :
The whole progress of science was a a result of everyone trying out new things,
While Newton stood on the shoulders of giants, (In school terms it means copying) he was also directed by all the others who got things wrong.
It is the numerous people who make mistakes and fail that gives science it’s direction.
My fly experiment will one day be relevant.
I can promise you that.
Perhaps Tom Cruise has already done the experiment secretly and he’s not letting on.
Do you want some honey?
Dear reader, my attempt at catching more flies was a failure.
No takers, apart from the last day.
That may have been when I decided to catch up on all the meds I was supposed to bet taking
Apparently flies don’t talk.
Try Try Try Again
Would you like some honey dear reader?
I can send you an old T-shirt used in the experiment.
You can also be a small part of the progression of science.
Warning
The T-Shirt may also have ketchup and probably coffee and a bit of egg on it.
It does not contain nuts.
Disclaimer :Tom Cruise may not have said this exact phrase but he will if he reads this post out loud.
Perfect humour.
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Hi 🙂 thanks. I’m never sure if it qualifies or not 🙂
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This is actually really funny because yesterday I wrote a paragraph comparing myself to a cow patty and that people seem to fly around me. DUDE! Synchrode!
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Never heard the word not cow patty, knew what it meant though, serendipity,synchronicity, – having learnt something, I will take the rest of the day off
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I am Serendipity, you are Synchronicity. Together we can hi-5 under the cosmo-dome!
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I often meant to read the book where it all began – the 3 princes of serendip..
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Never heard if it until you have brought it to my attention just now. I do love fairy tales and satirical fiction. I love to fracture fairy tales and reflect society in the distorted mosaic. 🙂
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Serendip was renamed Ceylon,now Sri Lanka. Fairy tales as they originally were – lots of death
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I love names and origins. Berserk Cylons. I actually used to read the original stuff to my kids when they were younger. I guess that explains why they’re all sorts of… not “normal” lol
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Still human is a win 🙂
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Do your t shirts come with a warranty?
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They do if you pay for them
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I’ve heard about this scam on the web. (That’s where most of the flies are now.)
Anyway, there’s no flies on me!
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is that nigerian flies?
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I think the entire expression is: You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar” – so, continue your experiments with the toast and honey, but follow each piece of toast with a few pickles, being sure to drip as much pickle juice on your shirt as you do honey. Keep track of which side the flies land on. Report back.
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American and their pickles 🙂 I will dash vinegar which I would normally use on my fish and chips and do the experiment properly. Imagine Oliver Hardy saying hmmph pickles at this moment.
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Ha ha – I don’t care how you do it.
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🙂 I sweated blood and tears to bring you the results of my experiments and you don’t care?
A pox on thee
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That was fun! Great post! 😀
Was it locally produced organic honey made by native bees bought at a farmer’s market from a lady called Maude, because I’ve noticed that flies these days are getting very finicky.
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I think I need to redo my experiment. Several houses, different types of honey. You’re on to something! 🙂
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I want a shirt🤣🤣
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