Kilted Rabbi

[Drac]

OH, you mean a real rabbi! I thought it was plural for rabble, like maybe there were mutiple groups of people kilted.

Sorry. I thought maybe I could pull that joke off, but . . .

[Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM]

OH, you mean a real rabbi! I thought it was plural for rabble, like maybe there were mutiple groups of people kilted.

Sorry. I thought maybe I could pull that joke off, but . . .

Let's see now, 1 octopus, 2 octopi... 1 rabbi, 2 rabbus?

Is plural of rabble then rubble?

[Mike_Oettle]

Rob wrote: “Is plural of rabble then rubble?”

You’re thinking of Barney Rubble, are you?
He doesn’t wear trousers either.
Regards,
Mike

[Spartan Tartan]

Let's see now, 1 octopus, 2 octopi... 1 rabbi, 2 rabbus?

Is plural of rabble then rubble?

Isn't rabble already plural? My question is what would be the singular...?

[Father Bill]

"Rabble" is classed as a collective noun. Thus it is one rabble, which would contain many individuals. Clear as mud?

[Spartan Tartan]

So....it's like moose, eh?

[Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM]

So....it's like moose, eh?

Probably it's closer to "herd" or maybe "gaggle"

[thescot]

One rabble, two rabbi? Makes sense to me. ((In the US, a collective noun is, indeed a singular. Father Bill nailed it. Sorry for hijacking the thread.)

As to the OP, I, too, am gratified when I see someone else kilted for no other reason than to be kilted. Rabbis, priests, local pastors, etc al llook pretty good to me.

[jgcunningham]

Old joke:

A man filling out a test for dog catcher comes to the question "What are rabies and what can be done about them?"

He thinks for a bit then writes "Rabies are Jewish priests and there's nothing that can be done about them."