lassey bugs

lassy-bug n During the summer there used to be little insects called "Lassey Bugs" crawling around the ground. We used to pick them up in our hands and say "Lassey Bug Lassey Bug give me some lassey. If you don't I'll kill your mother and father." One would expect to fi...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51915
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Summary:lassy-bug n During the summer there used to be little insects called "Lassey Bugs" crawling around the ground. We used to pick them up in our hands and say "Lassey Bug Lassey Bug give me some lassey. If you don't I'll kill your mother and father." One would expect to find a little brown spot on his hand if the lassey bug obeyed. If not he would usually release him. DNE-cit JH 11/73 Used I Used I Used I molasses, lassy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 10 Jul 2015