2.14.2010

Happ-bee Valentine's Day, Ya'll!


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3 comments:

  1. that is great gerry! happ-bee valentine's day to you 2!

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  2. A bee's "corbiculae", or pollen-baskets, are located on its
    tibiae (midsegments of its legs). The phrase "the bee's knees",
    meaning "the height of excellence", became popular in the U.S. in
    the 1920s, along with "the cat's whiskers" (possibly from the use
    of these in radio crystal sets), "the cat's pajamas" (pyjamas were
    still new enough to be daring), and similar phrases which made less
    sense and didn't endure: "the eel's ankle", "the elephant's
    instep", "the snake's hip". Stories in circulation about the
    phrase's origin include: "b's and e's", short for "be-alls and
    end-alls"; and a corruption of "business". http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifbeesknees.shtml

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  3. Entomological etymologies always welcome! Thanks, KC.

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