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What can I do about this?</p> </div> <div class="post-taglist"> <a href="/questions/tagged/unicorns" class="s-tag post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'unicorns'" rel="tag">unicorns</a> <a href="/questions/tagged/daisies" class="s-tag post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'daisies'" rel="tag">daisies</a> </div> <div class="post-signature owner float-right"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time"> asked <span title="2014-06-23 23:36:29Z" class="relativetime">10 hours ago</span> </div> <div class="user-gravatar32"> <div class="about-user1"> <div class="gravatar-wrapper-32"> <img src="https://cdn.sstatic.net/Img/about/about-user1.png" alt=""></div> </div> </div> <div class="user-details"> Harald<br /> <span class="reputation-score" title="reputation score " dir="ltr">411</span><span title="7 bronze badges"><span class="badge3"></span><span class="badgecount">7</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subheader answers-subheader"> <h3>2 Answers</h3> </div> <div class="about-a"> <div class="votecell float-left"> <div class="vote"> <span class="vote-up-off" style="cursor: default;">up vote</span> <span class="vote-count-post">4</span> <span class="vote-down-off" style="cursor: default;">down vote</span> <span class="vote-accepted-off" style="cursor: default;">accept</span> </div> </div> <div class="postcell float-right"> <div class="post-text"> <p>The easiest solution is to spray the daisies lightly with corn syrup using a standard vegetable oil sprayer. It won't hurt the flowers, but unicorns hate the sickly-sweet smell and will avoid it at all costs!</p> </div> <div class="post-signature float-right"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time"> answered <span title="2014-06-24 07:36:29Z" class="relativetime">2 hours ago</span> </div> <div class="user-gravatar32"> <div class="about-user2"> <div class="gravatar-wrapper-32"> <img src="https://cdn.sstatic.net/Img/about/about-user2.png" alt=""></div> </div> </div> <div class="user-details"> Suzie<br /> <span class="reputation-score" title="reputation score " dir="ltr">4,145</span><span title="7 bronze badges"><span class="badge3"></span><span class="badgecount">7</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="about-a"> <div class="votecell float-left"> <div class="vote"> <span class="vote-up-off" style="cursor: default;">up vote</span> <span class="vote-count-post">3</span> <span class="vote-down-off" style="cursor: default;">down vote</span> <span class="vote-accepted-off" style="cursor: default;">accept</span> </div> </div> <div class="postcell float-right"> <div class="post-text"> <p>Plant more daisies! Contrary to popular belief, unicorns do not actually eat corn, which is only tasty in the late summer months anyway. Without daisies they tend to get grumpy and dehydrated.</p> </div> <div class="post-signature float-right"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time"> answered <span title="2014-06-24 07:36:29Z" class="relativetime">2 hours ago</span> </div> <div class="user-gravatar32"> <div class="about-user2"> <div class="gravatar-wrapper-32"> <img src="https://cdn.sstatic.net/Img/about/about-user3.png" alt=""></div> </div> </div> <div class="user-details"> Margaret<br /> <span class="reputation-score" title="reputation score " dir="ltr">115</span><span title="2 bronze badges"><span class="badge3"></span><span class="badgecount">2</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr /> <div class="about-offtopic"> <h2 class="about-title">Get answers to practical, detailed questions</h2> <div class="col-l on-topic-text"> <p>Focus on questions about an <b>actual problem</b> you have faced. 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