badbc729   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: a24061@ducksburg.com   
      
   On 2011-08-27, Duggy wrote:   
      
   > On Aug 25, 7:19 pm, "Noel Q. von Schneiffel"   
   > wrote:   
   >> On Aug 24, 9:47 pm, "Clams Canino"  wrote:   
   >> > Yes... it's positively Dwarves - in pleural Dwarrow. No doubt at all.   
   >> If the correct form is indeed sing. dwarf - pl. dwarrows, then we must   
   >> reversely point out that the singular of "barrow-wights" is "barf-   
   >> wight". This does explain why the barf-wight who trapped Frodo and the   
   >> others looked so haggard and desiccated. A bad case of bulimia.   
   >   
   >> On a related note, the true singular of "arrows" is "arf", which is   
   >> simply an onomatopoeic approximation of the sound people make when hit   
   >> with one.   
   >   
   > Dwarf - Dwarrow:  Dopey is the most popular dwarf from "Snow White and   
   > the Seven Dwarrow."   
   > Barf - Barrow:  It was the first barf of many barrow during that bout   
   > of illness.   
   > Hedgef - Hedgerow:  I planted the first hedgef and will finish the   
   > Hedgerow tomorrow.   
   > Staff - Stafrow:  He was not only the best member not only of the   
   > staff at our office, but of any of the stafrow in the company.   
   > Oaf - Oarow:  He was the biggest oaf of all the oarow I have met.   
   > Loaf - Loarow:  It was the best loaf of all the loarow at the bakers.   
   > Beef - Beerow:  Beef again tonight?  How many beerow in a row is that?   
   > Reef - Reerow:   
      
   What's the corrected title of _Reefer Madness_?   
      
      
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