I saw MOOSE!!!

[G.I.Jim]

On a lighter note, I saw 7 or 8 moose this past week on my fishing trip! I've seen them before as a child, but they are amazing creatures (and freaking HUGE!!!). I caught the biggest trout of my life (17 inch brook trout), and caught several other beautiful fish. We had an awesome (and adventurous) trip.

Some highlights... My dad burning up the boat motor, leaving me to paddle us about two fucking miles back to the camp! How did he top it the next day? He took the canoe out by himself and flipped it right there at the beach. In it were my wallet and a very nice camera that I had bought my wife for Christmas last year. Good news... the wallet was fine. The camera... ehhhh, it won't turn on, and it's been drying out for 3 days now.

Overall though, a great trip! I made a lot of new friends, and we ate awesome food out there, drank LOTS of alcohol, and I learned how to play cribbage. Very cool trip, but I am SOOOO glad to be back.

[Michigan Girl]

If you saw more than one moose ...shouldn't you say meese?!?!

Sounds like a very memorable trip, Jimbo ...next time airtight plastic bags for items in the canoe and then
when it flips, things will float and stay dry ...so sorry about the camera!!

[G.I.Jim]

If you saw more than one moose ...shouldn't you say meese?!?!

Sounds like a very memorable trip, Jimbo ...next time airtight plastic bags for items in the canoe and then
when it flips, things will float and stay dry ...so sorry about the camera!!

You getting sassy with me? I had the camera in a camera bag, and it was in a big plastic container. The problem was that Dad didn't bother to close the lid on the container after getting some stuff out of it, and I wasn't around when he did it. The guys called him "flip" for the rest of the week, and I'm sure they'll be laughing about it for years.

[Arianddu]

Chocolate or strawberry?

[Michigan Girl]

Chocolate or strawberry?

I looooove chocolate moose ... or meese, if I'm really hungry!!!

[Don]

If you saw more than one moose ...shouldn't you say meese?!?!

Sounds like a very memorable trip, Jimbo ...next time airtight plastic bags for items in the canoe and then
when it flips, things will float and stay dry ...so sorry about the camera!!

Moose is a collective singular so the plural is also moose.

[Michigan Girl]

If you saw more than one moose ...shouldn't you say meese?!?!

Sounds like a very memorable trip, Jimbo ...next time airtight plastic bags for items in the canoe and then
when it flips, things will float and stay dry ...so sorry about the camera!!

Moose is a collective singular so the plural is also moose.

I am LMAO ... and pondering ...

[lights1961]

to answer question... about plural MOOSE... from google.

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Moose, plural?
Seriously, what is the plural word for moose? Mooses? Moosi?




Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
Moose is the plural.
Deer is the plural of deer.
Sheep is the plural of sheep.

[lights1961]

If you saw more than one moose ...shouldn't you say meese?!?!

Sounds like a very memorable trip, Jimbo ...next time airtight plastic bags for items in the canoe and then
when it flips, things will float and stay dry ...so sorry about the camera!!

Moose is a collective singular so the plural is also moose.

and you are correct...

[Michigan Girl]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

[portland]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

Hey we ALL make mistakes......Just ask me!!!!

[Don]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

Goose is geese but remember that sheep are sheep.

[Michigan Girl]

IT was not a mistake ...who in the eff ever heard of MEESE!?!
w/the exception of I LOVE "meeces to pieces" ...

[AlteredDNA]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjgypFAAkQk

Awesome stuff - plural stuff starts around 1:30, but check it all out...

(edited to switch to an actual video of the routine)

[lights1961]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

since you were pondering... I had to look up the correct usage for the words.... so it wouldnt bug you all day!!
now the MOOSE thing doesnt have to bug you all day.

hehe...

[Michigan Girl]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

since you were pondering... I had to look up the correct usage for the words.... so it wouldnt bug you all day!!
now the MOOSE thing doesnt have to bug you all day.

hehe...

I was pondering as to whether or not G~boy really thought I was that special!!
I can see now that you ALL think I am ...

[portland]

IT was not a mistake ...who in the eff ever heard of MEESE!?!
w/the exception of I LOVE "meeces to pieces" ...

[Michigan Girl]

I thought G~boy was jokingly correcting my joke ...but, perhaps you
all truly think I'm an idiot ...seriously ...goose, geese ...moose, meese?!?!

Perhaps Jimbo really saw a bunch of deers!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjgypFAAkQk

Awesome stuff - plural stuff starts around 1:30, but check it all out...

(edited to switch to an actual video of the routine)

This is HYSTERICAL!!!
Are you an idiot, MG?!?! Apparently!!
Jimbo needs to go back to the woods and catch some more fishes!!

[MBPL]

On a lighter note, I saw 7 or 8 moose this past week on my fishing trip! I've seen them before as a child, but they are amazing creatures (and freaking HUGE!!!). I caught the biggest trout of my life (17 inch brook trout), and caught several other beautiful fish. We had an awesome (and adventurous) trip.

Some highlights... My dad burning up the boat motor, leaving me to paddle us about two fucking miles back to the camp! How did he top it the next day? He took the canoe out by himself and flipped it right there at the beach. In it were my wallet and a very nice camera that I had bought my wife for Christmas last year. Good news... the wallet was fine. The camera... ehhhh, it won't turn on, and it's been drying out for 3 days now.

Overall though, a great trip! I made a lot of new friends, and we ate awesome food out there, drank LOTS of alcohol, and I learned how to play cribbage. Very cool trip, but I am SOOOO glad to be back.

Brilliant "highlights", G.I. JIM! Your situation with your dad and the...mooses, meese, mice...is the story of my life! What can go wrong DOES go wrong! Sorry about the camera, glad about the wallet and the fishes...fish...feesh... but oh boy! Shit sure can happen when you least expect it, can't it? The good thing, you've got funny and fond memories to share over the dinner table! MBPL

[Rockindeano]

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
Moose is the plural.
Deer is the plural of deer.
Sheep is the plural of sheep.

Then please explain the plural of marlin? Why are the Florida Marlins plural? I don't think it's correct.

[Don]

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
Moose is the plural.
Deer is the plural of deer.
Sheep is the plural of sheep.

Then please explain the plural of marlin? Why are the Florida Marlins plural? I don't think it's correct.

Because names based on nouns with irregular plurals do not acquire them. Nouns that derive from names also qualify under this rule; Boston Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, etc.

[Michigan Girl]

[G.I.Jim]

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
Moose is the plural.
Deer is the plural of deer.
Sheep is the plural of sheep.

Then please explain the plural of marlin? Why are the Florida Marlins plural? I don't think it's correct.

Because names based on nouns with irregular plurals do not acquire them. Nouns that derive from names also qualify under this rule; Boston Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, etc.

Damn you fuckers are too smart for me!

[Michigan Girl]

This is kinda funny in light of the idiocy in this thread ...



If the plural of "goose" is "geese", then why don't we say the plural of "moose" as "meese"? Also, with hippopotamus, why isn't that hippopotami? Cactus is cacti.
Related:
meese
lol
Let me pull an answer out of the ... *ANSWERBAG*
Goose comes from German, and in German it often happens that an OO in the root becomes an EE in the plural--goose,
geese; foot, feet. (The reason is that the plural ending in German is also an E sound, and it's easier to say EE-E than OO-E.)

The moose, however, is an American animal so it doesn't follow the German pattern. And the mongoose is an Asian animal so it doesn't either--plural of mongoose is "mongooses."

In an environment where everyone knows Latin or Greek, people DO say hippopotami, but since most people don't these days, it makes you sound like a stuffed shirt.

Most of the irregularities in English come from the fact that virtually all of our words were borrowed from other languages with different rules for things like how to form plurals.

[epresley]

This is kinda funny in light of the idiocy in this thread ...



If the plural of "goose" is "geese", then why don't we say the plural of "moose" as "meese"? Also, with hippopotamus, why isn't that hippopotami? Cactus is cacti.
Related:
meese
lol

Goose comes from German, and in German it often happens that an OO in the root becomes an EE in the plural--goose,
geese; foot, feet. (The reason is that the plural ending in German is also an E sound, and it's easier to say EE-E than OO-E.)

The moose, however, is an American animal so it doesn't follow the German pattern. And the mongoose is an Asian animal so it doesn't either--plural of mongoose is "mongooses."

In an environment where everyone knows Latin or Greek, people DO say hippopotami, but since most people don't these days, it makes you sound like a stuffed shirt.

Most of the irregularities in English come from the fact that virtually all of our words were borrowed from other languages with different rules for things like how to form plurals.

My gosh, woman, your thread is way too cerebral for me!

[Deb]

On a lighter note, I saw 7 or 8 moose this past week on my fishing trip! I've seen them before as a child, but they are amazing creatures (and freaking HUGE!!!). I caught the biggest trout of my life (17 inch brook trout), and caught several other beautiful fish. We had an awesome (and adventurous) trip.

Some highlights... My dad burning up the boat motor, leaving me to paddle us about two fucking miles back to the camp! How did he top it the next day? He took the canoe out by himself and flipped it right there at the beach. In it were my wallet and a very nice camera that I had bought my wife for Christmas last year. Good news... the wallet was fine. The camera... ehhhh, it won't turn on, and it's been drying out for 3 days now.

Overall though, a great trip! I made a lot of new friends, and we ate awesome food out there, drank LOTS of alcohol, and I learned how to play cribbage. Very cool trip, but I am SOOOO glad to be back.

Freakin' Canadian! Glad you had a great time with your dad, Jimbo!

[artist4perry]

Slow day guys? I am glad you saw a moose. As I said before...........My sister was bit by a moose once.

Anyone else know the rest of the gag?

[G.I.Jim]

On a lighter note, I saw 7 or 8 moose this past week on my fishing trip! I've seen them before as a child, but they are amazing creatures (and freaking HUGE!!!). I caught the biggest trout of my life (17 inch brook trout), and caught several other beautiful fish. We had an awesome (and adventurous) trip.

Some highlights... My dad burning up the boat motor, leaving me to paddle us about two fucking miles back to the camp! How did he top it the next day? He took the canoe out by himself and flipped it right there at the beach. In it were my wallet and a very nice camera that I had bought my wife for Christmas last year. Good news... the wallet was fine. The camera... ehhhh, it won't turn on, and it's been drying out for 3 days now.

Overall though, a great trip! I made a lot of new friends, and we ate awesome food out there, drank LOTS of alcohol, and I learned how to play cribbage. Very cool trip, but I am SOOOO glad to be back.

Freakin' Canadian! Glad you had a great time with your dad, Jimbo!

Thanks! I forgot about a term they say in Canada and Maine, and I hadn't heard it since I was 13 until this past week... "Holy Frig".
Several guys up there said it, and with that heavy Maine accent, it was funny as hell. I also love the way they say "oot" for out, and "aboot" for about. Holy frig that's hilarious!!!

[Deb]

On a lighter note, I saw 7 or 8 moose this past week on my fishing trip! I've seen them before as a child, but they are amazing creatures (and freaking HUGE!!!). I caught the biggest trout of my life (17 inch brook trout), and caught several other beautiful fish. We had an awesome (and adventurous) trip.

Some highlights... My dad burning up the boat motor, leaving me to paddle us about two fucking miles back to the camp! How did he top it the next day? He took the canoe out by himself and flipped it right there at the beach. In it were my wallet and a very nice camera that I had bought my wife for Christmas last year. Good news... the wallet was fine. The camera... ehhhh, it won't turn on, and it's been drying out for 3 days now.

Overall though, a great trip! I made a lot of new friends, and we ate awesome food out there, drank LOTS of alcohol, and I learned how to play cribbage. Very cool trip, but I am SOOOO glad to be back.

Freakin' Canadian! Glad you had a great time with your dad, Jimbo!

Thanks! I forgot about a term they say in Canada and Maine, and I hadn't heard it since I was 13 until this past week... "Holy Frig".
Several guys up there said it, and with that heavy Maine accent, it was funny as hell. I also love the way they say "oot" for out, and "aboot" for about. Holy frig that's hilarious!!! :lol:

LOL, they sound like Newfies (Newfoundlanders). Us westerners don't have accents, but the further east you go, they have major accents and talk like that....I work with one, she is an absolute hoot!

I guess it's the same in the US too, the more east you go. I don't find my Cali friends have any kind of accent really. I met a few east coasters from MR when I was at the show in my sig......and had a hoot chatting with them, listening to their accents. Like when one gal had to go "pawk the caw."

[Michigan Girl]

Thanks! I forgot about a term they say in Canada and Maine, and I hadn't heard it since I was 13 until this past week... "Holy Frig".
Several guys up there said it, and with that heavy Maine accent, it was funny as hell. I also love the way they say "oot" for out, and "aboot" for about. Holy frig that's hilarious!!! :lol:

LOL, they sound like Newfies (Newfoundlanders). Us westerners don't have accents, but the further east you go, they have major accents and talk like that....I work with one, she is an absolute hoot!

I guess it's the same in the US too, the more east you go. I don't find my Cali friends have any kind of accent really. I met a few east coasters from MR when I was at the show in my sig......and had a hoot chatting with them, listening to their accents. Like when one gal had to go "pawk the caw."

That's my Michigander Canadian accent ...my friends from school had fun w/it and
my accent is a huge joke for the Louisianaians ..."let's go to your hoose, just because it's different than any other house
in the state and when you get tired of us, you can kick us oot and we won't even realize what you're talking aboot!!!":wink:

Pawk the caw ...is more a Bostonian accent ...we don't say that ...N00000 :wink: