GRGR(6): Reg Le Froyd

[Murthy Yenamandra]

Joe Varo writes:
> Had TRP written "froid", then a reader who knows some french would most
> likely hear "frwa" rather than "freud".  By changing the -i- to a -y- he
> forces you to see and hear "freud"
> 
> Also, I think that one can play with the french a bit more:  instead of
> "Reg Le Froyd" you could have "regle fro[i/y]d", which (depending on
> accents aigu or grave) could mean something like "I rule cold" or "cold
> rule[r]".

If you pronounce it with a hard 'g', you can also hear "Regular Freud",
which I've always thought was the direct joke. Don't remember if someone
has mentioned it already.

Murthy

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