Date:  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 07:57:28 -0800

From:  Allen Maberry <maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU>

Subject: Re: word geography



In Portland, OR it was called a sow bug.

Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Thu, 10 Nov 1994, Natalie Maynor wrote:



> > That critter that Wayne wrote about, that curls up when you touch

> > it--looks like a trilobyte, right?--is a SOW BUG around here. (Of

> > course, it's not an insect). That may be a book word.

>

> No, no -- it's a rolypoly!

>  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)

>