Duffers (was:Slytherin House again)
potioncat
willsonkmom at msn.com
Sat Dec 4 13:16:06 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 119231
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67"
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
>
> Potioncat signed off with:
... but would fit very well in
> > Hufflepuff and BTW, what is a duffer?
>
> Carol responds:
> Someone who duffs? Seriously, in American English, it means a
really
> bad golfer and consequently a clumsy or inept person. I'm not sure
> whether that's the British meaning or not, but I'm sure I'll be
> corrected if it isn't.
>
Potioncat:
Yes, I can see it now, dictionaries at ten paces!
"An inept person" am I last the one on the list to get the joke that
it's "Hagrid" who makes the duffer comment?
Given the original topic of this thread, it speaks volumes that
Cedric was a Hufflepuff and not clumsy or inept, there's hope for
Slytherin yet.
Potioncat who,now more than ever, would fit in Hufflepuff...
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