humor...groups of animals

[RIHMFIRE]

The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective
nouns for the various groups of animals.

We are all familiar with a Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens, a School
of fish and a Gaggle of geese.

However, less widely known is a Pride of lions, a Murder of crows (as
well as their cousins the rooks and ravens), an Exaltation of doves (never heard that one)
and, presumably because they look so wise, a Parliament of owls.

Now consider a group of Baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous,
most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all
primates. And what is the proper collective noun for a group of
baboons?

Believe it or not ....... a Congress!...........and I checked.....its true!
the other word for it is..... a troop...

I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington !

You just can't make this stuff up.

[2ndovc]

jb

[redlevel42]

A Plague of house cats.

[awp101]

So is it proper to refer to a gathering of Dems as ninnies?



Yup, if this wasn't headed to the Political Forum before, it is now...

[Pete44ru]

A group of mother-in-laws is a PITA.

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[Ysabel Kid]

[piller]

A Frost of Whores? (What the heck is Hoar Frost anyway?)
A Skulk of Foxes