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Thursday April 27, 2006

Portuguese Man o' War

I haven’t seen these guys on the beach lately, but Some cranky guy did. My advice is to stay the hell out of the water when they’re around (usually on and after a windy day), because they sting like a mother. More on Wikipedia, including the tidbit that hot water is the best treatment for the pain.

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1. KH    Thu Apr 27, 11:40 AM #  
   
   

   Pee on it! (The sting, not the Mo’W)

   
   
   

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