Re: iPod vs. Walkman (Keith, Alex, Dean . . . and everyone)

From: Bill Bleuel <whbliii_at_ca.rr.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:03:16 -0000

According to legendary stand-up comedian Shelley Berman, the correct plural of goof is geef. "One goof, a group of geef."

Now how can you argue with that? Besides, geefball has a nice ring to it, no?

-- Bill B.

--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rin Watt" <katecwatt@...> wrote:
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> John would certainly be the expert on how to indicate that one was referring, not to one goofball, but to a plurality, a surfeit, a nimiety, a superabundance, a plethora, nay, a cornucopia, of goofbell.
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> Rin
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> "tschibasch" <tschibasch_at_> wrote:
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> > I was not saying that the apostrophized plural was wrong, Jack. I see it used quite often.
> >
> > With "walkman", I personally prefer "walkmen" as plural. But with "goofball", should we go with "goofbell"?
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > John
>
Received on 2009-06-30 18:04:22