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English language
In article 3d01705e-f0cf-4d89-9a5e-9e1e634df9e8
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On Aug 30, 10:04*am, iBoatMore wrote:
In article cbd80aa3-4440-437f-bb9e-bc34e78ad719
@a27g2000yqc.googlegroups.com, says...
On Aug 29, 10:05*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 8/29/2011 8:29 PM, Califbill wrote:
"North Star" wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 4:44 pm, Canuck57 wrote:
Funny but true! 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. Slightly 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 and, presumably because
they look so wise, a Parliament of owls.
A group of politicians is parties on the taxpayer.
But 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.
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If it is all Bush's fault, then how come Obama is doing much more of the
same and expecting different results?
What would they call a gathering of Dopers?
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Halifaxers?
"Mr and Mrs. White and family"?- Hide quoted text -
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They sure wouldn't call us Peter Pan and Tinker Bell!
Nah, they call you the drunk family that keeps their house looking like
a pig sty. You know the one? You're apt to find their drunken son passed
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Well, I don't drink 'shine from a refrigerator on my front porch,
Kevin.
Sure, loogy. Now go act like the coward you are.
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