octopus and fly out of context

[Pigwidgeon]

Emily: "People! It's *octopi*! *Octopi*! The multiple of "octopus" 
is "octopi", not "octopuses". Just like "cacti", 
not "cactuses", "hippopotomi", not "hippopotomuses", etc, etc, etc. 
Why is this so hard to grasp?"

Simon: "Because either is correct. It can be octopi or octopuses, and 
in the context I was using it octopuses worked better."

yael: "Context? what context? the entire review contained only one 
more word - "gargle". I wouldn't define this as a context. :)"

That was enough context for me. Gargle octopuses sounds better to me 
than gargle octopi, but I am crazy so what would I know? Next we will 
have to discuss the subtext behind my review. ;)


yael: "This may sound even crazier than your review, but... Please 
keep up the lessons... *batters eyelashes in a cute manner*"

How can I resist a woman (glad I checed this through before sending. 
I did my women/woman mistype!) with cute kids fluttering her eyelids 
at me?



Simon