Collective noun needed (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, but "doggies" is in the idiom of tomorrow.

JL

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> Yes, dogies.  And a dogies are neglected calves, not the
> perambulating adult ruminants comprising most of those in the recent
> videographed escape.
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> Joel
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> At 7/18/2012 12:56 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> >On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Hunter, Lynne R CIV
> >SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700 wrote:
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> > > I thought it was dogies. (But maybe it's doggies these days.)
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> > > Lynne Hunter
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> >Growing up I think I basically knew this expression from some old
> >joke that involved "Get along little dogie" and a daschshund.  Can't
> >remember the details.
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> >LH
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> > > Rollin' of the doggies (Rawhide)
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