The plural of "moose" is ...

[Jonathan Lighter]

But I thought we knew that. I mean the correct plural of "moose."

But if that's news, did you know that the plural of any animal is the
singular if you're hunting it/them?

"Whatcha huntin', Clem?"
"Aardvark. En yew?"
"Tuatara. Them's mighty fine eatin'."

The pattern might not work for bugs though.

JL



On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> > Jinx the cat (whom Wikipedia identifies as "Mr. Jinks").
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> He was also the suave romeo who whispered into his love's ear,
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> "Baby, you turn my record over. Like, on the *flip* side." (Emphasis
> in the original.)
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> Try explaining to the grandkids, in 25 words or less, why this was
> worth bringing to their attention as a prime example of the cartoon
> humor of the '60's.
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