Option 1. Until I stumbled across the poll, it never crossed my mind that there could be any kind of alternative.
Incidentally, for me Option 1 does not rhyme with 'laugh' -- or, exaggerating a little here, perhaps I should say 'larf', as in 'You're 'aving a larf, ain't ya?'.
LAFF doesn't rhyme with 'laugh', either. LAFF rhymes with WAFF.
Just so you know, I don't have a northern twang when I speak English, no matter than I haven't lived in the south of England for... wow. Quite a long time.
Paul, you have a
beautiful voice. I'll listen to any audio fics you read!
Chris