flea circus

[Wilson Gray]

Thanks to both you and arnold.

-Wilson

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Baker, John <JMB at stradley.com> wrote:
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>        The Straight Dope also comes out in favor of their existence,
> http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_006a.html.
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> John Baker
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> not surprisingly, there's a wikipedia page:
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>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_circus
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> which looks scholarly (or is a fabulously well-constructed hoax).
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> arnold
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