On 8/29/2011 6:21 PM, North Star wrote:
On Aug 29, 4:44 pm, 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.
--
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?

Halifaxans of course.

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On 8/29/2011 6:21 PM, North Star wrote:
On Aug 29, 4:44 pm, 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.
--
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?

Halifaxans of course.

I wonder if they're all cowards up there like Don?