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From: Judy Philip <>
Subject: Re: OT Proof (was RE: [TMG] Off Topic: Blood Relationships)
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 15:30:45 +0930
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Allen Mellen wrote:

> John Cardinal wrote:
>
> >What's the plural of mongoose? Do they write well? <g>
>
> The plural of mongoose is mongooses.

Couldn't resist this I found on the Web <g>.

'A wildlife biology grad student was writing a proposal to get some funding for
a mongoose research project. He sat at his computer and typed:
"I will attach radio collars to a pair of mongooses ..."

Wait, he thought, that doesn't sound right. So, he backspaced and began again:

"I will attach radio collars to a pair of mongeese ..."

Still again, he thought, that just doesn't sound right.

He backspaced again, and after thinking for several minutes, he began to type:
"I will attach a radio collar to an adult mongoose. Immediately after the
first is attached, I will attach a second collar to another mongoose ...."

Judy Philip






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