flea circus

[James Smith]

National Geographic had pictures of flea performers in a flea circus.  It was probably the issue referenced on Wikipedia ("Fleas:The Lethal Leapers" (May 1988). National Geographic 173 (5), although I cannot confirm that.

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--- On Wed, 7/9/08, Baker, John <JMB at STRADLEY.COM> wrote:

> From: Baker, John <JMB at STRADLEY.COM>
> Subject: Re: flea circus
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:23 AM
> The Straight Dope also comes out in favor of their
> existence,
> http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_006a.html.
>
>
> John Baker
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Dialect Society
> [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
> Of Arnold M. Zwicky
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:02 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: flea circus
>
> not surprisingly, there's a wikipedia page:
>
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_circus
>
> which looks scholarly (or is a fabulously well-constructed
> hoax).
>
> arnold
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