Re: USAGE: names for pillbug/wood louse/woodbug
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 16, 2004, 14:58 |
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On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 03:42:02PM -0800, Adam Walker wrote:
> Nope. Here in Texas we have both "cute as a bug (in a
> rug)" and "snug as a bug (in a rug)", but I've never
> heard "cute as a bug's ear".
Interesting. I wonder if "cute as a bug" was influenced by "cute as a
button"? I've never heard it in GA; rug-inhabiting bugs around here are
universally snug instead of cute.
-Mark