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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Is this true?
"Froschmäusekrieg: Literally, “war between the frogs and the mice”, a poem attributed to Homer (Batrachomyomachia), a satire about the pointlessness of war or feuding."
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Nah, that's just junk from the internet - totally wrong. There are several alternative definitions to these words which Zelda posted in the "Unusual or Unfamiliar Word or Phrase" thread over here (post 242):
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23680