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To: patriot08

That’s “fireflies” to the Yanks. I say that because I think “lightning bugs” is a Southern term.


23 posted on 02/02/2014 6:48:22 PM PST by OldPossum ("It's" is the contraction of "it" and "is"; think about ITS implications.)
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To: OldPossum

Yes, we Southerners called them lightening bugs. :)


31 posted on 02/02/2014 7:05:59 PM PST by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: OldPossum
...I think “lightning bugs” is a Southern term.

We called them lightning bugs in NW New Jersey.

39 posted on 02/02/2014 7:13:22 PM PST by Rodamala
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