[Ads-l] A regional term for the crane fly

[Jonathan Lighter]

I thought a "mosquito hawk" was a dragonfly.

Or "darning needle," as I like to call 'em.

JL

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Paul A Johnston, Jr <
paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:

> And in Scotland, too, Wilson
>
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> > From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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> > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:54:12 AM
> > Subject: A regional term for the crane fly
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> > Poster:       Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject:      A regional term for the crane fly
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> > "The crane fly, a winged insect which looks like a large [gigantic,
> > IMO -
> > W] mosquito, is called a daddy longlegs in some parts of the world
> > (such as
> > England) ..."
> >
> > http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp for the crane fly
> >
> > It's also called a "daddy long-legs" in East Texas.
> >
> > Well, by the colored, anyway.
> > --
> > -Wilson
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> > to
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