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English language
On 8/29/2011 8:29 PM, Califbill wrote:
"North Star" wrote in message ... 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. -- 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? Reply: Halifaxers? "Mr and Mrs. White and family"? |
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