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Old 06-22-2022, 09:16 PM   #1445 (permalink)
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Au contraire.

I'd have capitalized Bug if I were referring to the Type I Kafer. It was idiomatic, so I was just trying to be helpful. Even I learned about that the odd simile is just a merging of 'as cute as a bug's ear' and 'as snug as a bug in a rug'.

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