Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again

[Kiwon]

Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again

This is too funny!

Quote: "It was amazing. I never thought we'd be able to do that sort of thing, because sexual orientation is supposed to be hard-wired. This fundamentally changes how we think about this behavior."

Elton John's Worst Nightmare

[packinpatland]

These are the ones that infested my house this fall!!!!

[Kiwon]

These are the ones that infested my house this fall!!!!

Figuratively or literally?

[packinpatland]

Literally! I had to hold my hand over my glass of wine.............

[MJZiggy]

Well, now at least you have a project if they show up again... :P

[Harlan Huckleby]

I've been doing this experiment for years in my kitchen, I leave them at the gay stage. It's effective in eliminating fruit flies because they can't adopt.

[LL2]

I've been doing this experiment for years in my kitchen, I leave them at the gay stage. It's effective in eliminating fruit flies because they can't adopt.

Have you tried to make yourself straight? I'm sure that even if you successfully do Madtown will still say you are his bitch.

[hoosier]

You can take the fly out of the fruit, but you can't take the fruit out of the...ah, never mind. Comparing fruit flies and gays is comparing apples and oranges.

[Harlan Huckleby]

You can take the fly out of the fruit, but you can't take the fruit out of the...

not bad - and you even made it up yourself!

[the_idle_threat]

They should market this stuff as a spray mist. Would take care of fruit fly infestations.

But what woudl the product name be?

Queeron?

Fruitier Fly?

Greek Fly?

[swede]

Gay Spray

Butch Wax

No No Man-gnatte