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    What is a gadfly?

    Question #112101. Asked by author. (Jan 14 10 3:21 AM)


    great2beme

    		Gadfly, a type of fly typically belonging to either the family Tabanidae (Horse-fly) or Oestridae (Botfly)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadfly

    Jan 14 10, 4:02 AM
    author

    		Hmm...yeah, but I was thinking about a social gadfly.

    Jan 14 10, 6:31 AM
    JaneofGaunt


    Here we go....

    "Gadfly" is a term for people who upset the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or just being an irritant.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_gadfly





    Jan 14 10, 9:30 AM
    great2beme

    		... lol social gadfly is on that list of my link...

    Jan 14 10, 1:48 PM

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