# "Sex-deprived male fruit flies seek solace in alcohol, bump into walls and pass out"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 15, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888 "2012-03-15T19:14:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888/21 "2012-03-16T19:01:00Z")

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A candidate for the 2012 [igNobel prize](http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/) in biology, if I’ve ever seen one!

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888/22 "2012-03-16T19:44:23Z")

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I’ve heard of wasp laying eggs on a huge fat caterpillar and such. Putting eggs on fruit flies seems like a waste.

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**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888/23 "2012-03-16T21:39:25Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> I don’t know, but Time Flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

Why don’t we have a smiley with Groucho glasses?

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888/24 "2012-03-16T21:48:23Z")

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> [@MagicEyes](#):
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> Fruit flies like a banana.

So, you think **blondebear** should serve them daiquiris?

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-deprived-male-fruit-flies-seek-solace-in-alcohol-bump-into-walls-and-pass-out/615888/25 "2012-03-17T01:51:03Z")

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This is creepy. It’s as if the researchers were watching me. :eek:

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