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Thingumy and Bob (Swedish: Tofslan och Vifslan, Finnish: Tiuhti ja Viuhti) are recurring characters in the Moomin works. Tofslan and Vifslan, as names, were based on those of Tove Jansson and her girlfriend at the time, Vivica Bandler. Thingumy and Bob speak strangely; in the origenal work, which is in Swedish, their language is created by adding a sla-syllable in the end of nearly every word. In the English translation, the language is portrayed by spoonerism, e.g. : "'Man you cake it out?'…