As I've mentioned, my malaria prophylaxis ends with a shutdown. A poll

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I'm off this week anyways because it's festival season here.

So, since I'll need a new malaria prophylaxis regime, and the only one I know is gin & tonic,

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1. I stopped taking my prophylaxis about halfway through a 7 week trip to West Africa.

It had too many nasty side effects and I was stupid. Fortunately I didn't get malaria.

Anyway, I say start drinking now.

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2. I sense wisdom in your post

I am in agreement.

[pinboy3niner]

3. I voted for the first choice, though I'd recommend Jameson

How many Irishmen do you know who've come down with malaria? None? I rest my case.

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4. Sir, your logic is flawless

And I have three bottles from the Jamesons tasting last night. Call it a miracle!

[pinboy3niner]

5. And your taste is impeccable

Loved your thread.

[MADem]

6. Get some of that Avon Skin So Soft--mosquitos hate it.

Put in on your skin, don't drink it w/the gin!

[pinboy3niner]

7. LOL!

My Mom was an Avon Lady in the '60s, but somehow that selling point never occurred to her. You're a GENIUS! When your phone rings, it may be "Avon Calling."

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8. Good point. Save the gin.

Trivia: the gin & tonic is the only drink where the alcohol was added to hide the taste of the mixer.

[Sissyk]

12. Why is it that nothing else

in the whole world works like SSS for mosquitos!!

lol! That brought back many memories. Thanks!

[MADem]

13. I have no idea--all I know is I have a "huntin' and fishin'"

in-law who swears by that stuff!

Swears by it!!

I never asked if it actually made his skin so soft, but he says it keeps the bugs away!

[Sissyk]

14. Here, in Tennessee?

I bet you 8 out of 10 tackle boxes have a fifteen year old bottle of SSS.

I don't think you can tell the softness of their skin due to all the calluses, fishhook snarls, teeth bites. etc.

Damn, I miss fishing with my dad! Thanks for the memories, MADem.

[AngryAmish]

9. As I rule I never indulge in G and Ts after Labor Day

Kinda like putting away the whites. However, seeing how this is a governmental emergency, exceptions will be made.

I like mine large, lots of ice, lots of lime and weak. That way you can keep drinking them all day.

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10. Yeah, I wore my seersucker yesterday. It's the tropics.

I've persuaded myself that "summer" in the southern sense lasts until about February.

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11. How about Cranberry Vodka Tonics?

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/cranberry-vodka-tonics-recipe/index.html

also Mango Tonic

http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkadrinkrecipes/r/mango_tonic.htm

Depending on how long this lasts you could try a new web recipe every day if you can last that long.

[Chan790]

15. The amount of quinones necessary to effectively prevent malarial disease...

is several times the amount in a 2L bottle of tonic. I hope you've got that gin by the 55gal. drum.

You need to find a cinchona tree, ideally Cinchona pubescens. The English imported them from South America to Europe and anywhere they conquered in large numbers because the bark contains a number of quinones used to treat malaria.

The vast majority of anti-malarials on the market are still extracted from cinchona bark (lab-synthesis is possible but more expensive, albeit yielding higher-purity quinones)...as is the quinine in homemade tonic water. Commercial tonic never contains more than negligible amounts for flavoring and to make it officially "tonic water" as quinine has a number of adverse drug interactions.

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16. Jesuit's bark

I've heard a jesuit's bark is worse than his bite.

Anyways.