Shoeses

[nq:1]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale items include: "Clothes, shoeses, babyclothes, bikes". I had to get pretty close to the sign to read shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
I can see the logic: You can buy shoes (one pair) or shoeses (more than one pair). Did they also have pantses available?

Bob Lieblich
Why not?

[nq:2]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale ... sign to read shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
[nq:1]I can see the logic: You can buy shoes (one pair) or shoeses (more than one pair). Did they also have pantses available?[/nq]
Sometimes my wife wants to know where I put the scissor.

Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat

[nq:2]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale ... the sign toread shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
[nq:1]I can see the logic: You can buy shoes (one pair) or shoeses (more than one pair). Did they also have pantses available?[/nq]
It's not listed on the sign and I don't think I saw any. They did have a computer with monitor, but I have around 40 monitors I am trying to

"John Seeliger" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[nq:1]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale items include:"Clothes, shoeses, babyclothes, bikes". I had to get pretty close to the sign toread shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
A little OT:

This was the bestest birthday I ever had.

[nq:2]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale ... sign to read shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
[nq:1]This was the bestest birthday I ever had.[/nq]
That's become quite a common usage. The Duchess of Freebiana said she was still 'bestest friends' with Hubby. Nor is it new : OED
1868 S. Lysons Vulgar Tongue 49 Our word 'best' is a syncope of 'beltistos';and our Glouc

[nq:1]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale items include: "Clothes, shoeses, babyclothes, bikes". I had to get pretty close to the sign to read shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
Moses should by them, to cover the toeses he supposes are roses.

Speaking of which, anyone read the obits?

[nq:1]Speaking of which, anyone read the obits?[/nq]
Are you referring to Donald O'Connor?

Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)

[nq:1]One of my neighbors is having a Garage Sale. Sale items include: "Clothes, shoeses, babyclothes, bikes". I had to get pretty close to the sign to read shoeses. It's hard to type, you know?[/nq]
The Three Foxes
Once upon a time there were three little foxes
Who didn't wear stockings, and they didn't wear sockses, But they all had handkerchiefs to blow their noses, And they kept th

[nq:1]Sometimes my wife wants to know where I put the scissor.[/nq]
This was explained to me thus: it would be pointless to ask about both of them, because, finding one, you've found the other. (Explained by a person who considered the plural of "Kleenex" to be "Kleenices.")
Wade Hassler

[nq:1]The Three Foxes[/nq]
I, too, looked that one up. I could have sworn that "shoeses" was in there but it isn't.

John Varela