Fuckers
Ticks are nasty, nasty creatures. I've encountered 'em in South Africa, they'll attach themselves to a grass stem and will semi hibernate until they detect a passing body where they wake up and grab the unfortunate passing host.

If you pull them out of you, you'll often leave the head and jaws embedded in your skin which leads to nasty infections. Not nice.


Indeed, leaving a convict in a pit full of starved ticks was a form of capital punishment for some African tribes.

They are very difficult to kill as their bodies are rubbery and tough, but there are a few ways to kill 'em.

1) Vaseline.

Because ticks breathe through their skin, smothering them in vaseline suffocates them and forces them to remove their jaws from your skin.

2) Rubbing alcohol

As above, but gives the tick a monster hangover.

3) Cigarette butts

Holding the tip of a burning cigarette you your arse is going to make you drop what's in your mouth and turn around sharpish...

4) Salt

Stings when it touches your wound though.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 25 Apr 2008, 10:28, Reply)