wrote:
A la the Kinks,

Centurion: What's this, then? Al la the Kinks? `Like the the kinks?'
Larry: It, it says, `Like the Kinks!'
Centurion: No it isn't! [twisting Larry's ear] How many Kinks?
Larry: Er, er, four, three, sir!
Centurion: And `a la' is?
Larry: Singular, sir.
[Centurion draws his sword and presses it to Larry's throat]
Larry: Ah, ah, ah, *Feminine* singular!
Centurion: And the plural is..?
Larry: Ah, ah, `aux'! Aux the Kinks!
Centurion: But `aux' already includes the article, doesn't it?
Larry: Yes, sir!
Centurion: So?
Larry: Aux Kinks!
Centurion: [sheaths his sword] Aux Kinks. Understand?
Larry: Yes, sir, thank you, sir! Vive la France!
Centurion: Now, write it out a hundred times. If it's not done by
morning, I'll cut your balls off.


Dave.

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