The plural of "moose" is ...

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Thu Aug 19 00:40:39 UTC 2010


On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:

> Jinx the cat (whom Wikipedia identifies as "Mr. Jinks").

He was also the suave romeo who whispered into his love's ear,

"Baby, you turn my record over. Like, on the *flip* side." (Emphasis
in the original.)


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.
--
-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
–Mark Twain

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