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Brewer's: Ladybird, Ladyfly, Ladycow

or May-bug. The Bishop Barnaby, called in German, Unser herrin huhn (our Lady-fowl), Marien-huhn (Mary-fowl), and Marien Käfer (Mary's beetle). “Cushcow Lady,” as it is called in Yorkshire…

Brewer's: Bugbear

A scarecrow. Bug is the Welsh bwg, a hobgoblin, called in Russia buka. Spenser says, “A ghastly bug doth greatly them affear” (book ii. canto 3); and Hamlet has “bugs and goblins” (v. 2…

Brewer's: Bunsby

(Jack). Captain Cuttle's friend; a Sir Oracle of his neighbours; profoundly mysterious, and keeping his eye always fixed upon invisible dreamland somewhere beyond the limits of infinite…

Brewer's: Bunkum

Claptrap. A representative at Washington being asked why he made such a flowery and angry speech, so wholly uncalled for, made answer, “I was not speaking to the House, but to Buncombe,”…

The Valentine's Day Massacre

Capone and Company's botched plan The players: Al Capone (left) and George "Bugs" Moran. Valentine Links Valentine's Day Features Classic Love Poems on the Web From Reel Love to Real…

Human Error

A Bug's Life's Flick was only one in a plague of penned and pixelated protagonists to hit the box office. DreamWorks' Prince of Egypt is the latest. Related Links The Movies of 1998There's…

Test Your Easter IQ Quiz

From bouncing bunnies to chocolate treats, Easter can be fun for all. But how much do you know about worldwide traditions and the historical origins of the holiday? Test your Easter IQ here!

Guess These Animal Ears

Do you consider yourself an animal aficionado? Can you tell your bunny ears from your bat ears? Put your knowledge to the test with this fun and educational quiz. Identify these ten animal ears and…

Vezina Trophy—Leading Goalkeeper

Vezina Trophy—Leading Goalkeeper1956–60 Jacques Plante, Montreal1961 Johnny Bower, Toronto1962 Jacques Plante, Montreal1963 Glenn Hall, Chicago1964 Charlie Hodge, Montreal1965 Terry Sawchuk—…