The Week contest: Love bug
If researchers were to create a Viagra-based bug spray, what brand name could they give the product?
Last week's question: Scientists have discovered that Viagra could help stop the spread of malaria by making the parasite "stiff," making it easier for the spleen to filter the invaders out. If the researchers were to create a Viagra-based bug spray, what brand name could they give the product?
Click here for the results of last week's contest: Man in the mirror
RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: Die Hard
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
SECOND PLACE: Erecticide
Jerome Campbell, Cochranville, Pa.
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THIRD PLACE: Little Blue Kill
John Supanich, New Berlin, Wis.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Hard On Bugs
Patrick Tuite, New York City
Excite and Smite
Sean O'Brien, Missoula, Mont.
E-XXX-it
Joel Conarroe, New York City
Get Off!
Andrew Tuite, Chicago
Critter Mortis
Lisa Barrios, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Swell-Ant Repel-Ant
Gary Waters, Madison, Wis.
The Eroticator
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
Last Tango For Parasites
Beth Duke, Delta, Alabama
Insexicide
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
Pfttt It, Stiff It
Rod Sasis, San Diego, Calif.
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