# Really?  That's what that means?  Thanks.

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**Created:** [September 22, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-thats-what-that-means-thanks/597193 "2011-09-22T14:01:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-thats-what-that-means-thanks/597193/21 "2011-09-23T13:38:06Z")

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And are you attributing this to some type of sympathetic voodoo ritual? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-thats-what-that-means-thanks/597193/22 "2011-09-23T16:25:27Z")

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> [@olivesmarch4th](#):
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> Please tell me how. I cleaned the kitchen spotless and set out a bowl of apple cider vinegar with some dish soap, and while some fell for it, there are still a bunch of them flitting around MY kitchen!

I got rid of my fruitflies by cleaning the kitchen spotless from head to toe and then spending the next two weeks patrolling the kitchen and yelling at anyone who dared leave even a drop of juice, crumb of bread or licked spoon on any surface in the kitchen. You miss one daughter leaving her ice cream bowl overnight in the sink and you’re starting all over again.

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