[tet68]

Enough with the philology, lets get back to the lousy subject.

Another name for lice, "Chisai tamadachi". (little friends)

In the camps, as I have read, the zeks and the jews too, could tell when a person was close to death by the way the lice behaved, and when they died the lice would leave the body quickly.

In WW I. they were called mickies, cooties and chats
and from this 'chatting' has remained in our social vocabulary.

Gives a whole new meaning to 'chat' rooms.
Think I'll go take a shower.

[DittoJed2]

Are you Cliff from Cheers? :o)

Never thought I'd talk to someone who was expert on the nomenclature of lice.