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

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I never knew/thought of that!


Well, uh, W:pedia deserves the credit for bringing this to my/our
attention. Unfortunately, that info still leaves open - or should that be
"begs"? - the question, why snakes, specifically?


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-Wilson
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