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#209556 02/13/2013 7:33 PM
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What 's the difference between a gnat and a rodent?

"Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw first known use: before 12th century"

Do gnats have teeth?

"The gnatte is a litil fflye, and hatte culex..he soukeþ blood and haþ in his mouþ a pipe, as hit were a pricke..And is a-countid a-mong volatiles..and greueþ slepinge men wiþ noyse & wiþ bytinge and wakeþ hem of here reste. [John of Trevisa, transl. of Bartholomew de Glanville's "De proprietatibus rerum," 1398]"

BranShea #209559 02/13/2013 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted By: BranShea
What have gnats and rodents in common?

"Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw first known use: before 12th century"

Do gnats have jaws and teeth? What 's being gnawed?

"The gnatte is a litil fflye, and hatte culex..he soukeþ blood and haþ in his mouþ a pipe, as hit were a pricke..And is a-countid a-mong volatiles..and greueþ slepinge men wiþ noyse & wiþ bytinge and wakeþ hem of here reste. [John of Trevisa, transl. of Bartholomew de Glanville's "De proprietatibus rerum," 1398]"

BranShea #209562 02/14/2013 2:02 AM
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Originally Posted By: BranShea
What 's being gnawed?


My flesh last time I was around gnats!


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Could the gnatte be that very tiny mean thing that only appears by the millions at dusk?

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Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu
Originally Posted By: BranShea
What 's being gnawed?


My flesh last time I was around gnats!



Like running into them when mowing the lawn.


----please, draw me a sheep----

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