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A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
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Sky
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A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
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 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!
I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington !
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Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:29 pm |
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L2L
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Re: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
Too funny
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Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:42 pm |
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rutsuyasun
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Re: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
Sky, you made my day! I love it!
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Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:33 pm |
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Sky
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Re: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens
It ain't a day -without a smile!
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