Useful facts about Moose

[David O'Meara]

Anyone?
Is the plural of Moose 'moose'?
I heard that you can't pee outside in Siberia because the moose try to drink your urine. Can anyone go out and check this for me? (actually it might have been elk or something, but how am I supposed to tell the difference?)

I'm totally moose-free

[Cindy Glass]

The plural of Moose is Meese .
I think that the Moose's name is Brenda. Paul TELLS us that that is his wifes name - but I have never seen any proof that such a person exists, so until then it is my opinion that he is really talking about the Moose .

[paul wheaton]

Check out the farm page at
http://www.javaranch.com/farm/
There's a picture of Brenda near the bottom

[Axel Janssen]

Originally posted by Paul Wheaton:
Check out the farm page at
http://www.javaranch.com/farm/
There's a picture of Brenda near the bottom

Lots of nature!!!
Me: 20 minutes before I found a parking in my neighbourhood when coming home.

[Randall Twede]

im pretty sure the plural of moose is moose

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Sort of like the plural of pants is pants and ditto scissors. If you were creating the English language, what would you choose for the plural of moose?

[Michael Ernest]

Mooseplex? Moosetuple? Moosen?
So now wait a minute on pants and scissors. When you get a stain on your pants below the thigh, is it on a pant leg or a pants leg? According is soccer, is it aerial kick technique called a scissor kick or a scissors kick?
What if I have developed various forms of exotic sugar and I want to sell a sampler to my eager gift-giving customers? Do I call it "Fine sugar of the world" or "Fine sugars of the world?"
This is vexing.
[ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Ernest ]

[David O'Meara]

Disturbing.
If the pants/scissors dillema is caused by their implied 2-ness (2 legs, 2 bits that make up the scissors), then what do you have if you have half of a broken pair of scissors? And why a 'pair' damnit?
Half of that is like the sound of one hand clapping.

[David O'Meara]

Is the virility of a moose defind by the size and reflective properties of its antlers? (ie how much they match, not their blinding properties in the sun)

[Thomas Paul]

Originally posted by David O'Meara:
Is the virility of a moose defind by the size and reflective properties of its antlers? (ie how much they match, not their blinding properties in the sun)

I'm not sure about the reflective properties but most female moose will tell you that size definitely matters.

[David O'Meara]

Like the peacock's tail.
It says: Hey babe, look how I healthy I am. Why don't you come around my place and let me provide for you?
(Can a one-eyed moose wink?)

[Thomas Paul]

Originally posted by David O'Meara:
(Can a one-eyed moose wink?)

Constantly!

[Michael Ernest]

Ok, *that's* funny.

[Michael Matola]

Scissors -- for plenty of us the singular isn't "pair of scissors" but just plain "scissors." As in "Do you have a scissors?" (Yep, I can pull it off.)
My grandmother, who did a lot of sewing, used to open and close her mouth in synch with the scissors when cutting fabric. This greatly amused all the grandchildren.
Moosemeat -- Yeah, I've eaten it several times. Tastes like venison, but not so rank.

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Paul Wheaton:
Check out the farm page at
http://www.javaranch.com/farm/
There's a picture of Brenda near the bottom

for me it was like I was at your farm ..
really nice collection of pics...

[Gregg Bolinger]

Hope someone doesn't mistake your artistic view of the kids running naked through the north 40 as child porn.

[Nanhesru Ningyake]

>what would you choose for the plural of moose?
Moise, Mise (pronounced mIz), Moosah
Here's something that's always vexed me: Is it propah to say "The only ones I know are in Hyderabad"?

[Jim Yingst]

Scissors -- for plenty of us the singular isn't "pair of scissors" but just plain "scissors." As in "Do you have a scissors?"
Personally I'd just go with "do you have scissors"?
Mooseplex? Moosetuple? Moosen?
Moosen was my first thought for this one. Or perhaps that should be möosen or of course møøsen.
[ October 19, 2002: Message edited by: Jim Yingst ]

[Michael Matola]

Originally posted by Jim Yingst:

Personally I'd just go with "do you have scissors"?

Sure, how much do you want -- a pound, half pound?

[Jim Yingst]

Oh, a couple pounds would be fine, thanks. I'll wait.

[paul wheaton]

Originally posted by Gregg Bolinger:
Hope someone doesn't mistake your artistic view of the kids running naked through the north 40 as child porn.

I've been waiting for the authorities to shut me down for a coupla years now ...