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  1. April 19th, 2010 05:13 PM #1
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    Talking Collective Nouns, Fun With Words.

    Ever wonder what you call a bunch of hummingbirds, jellyfish, or owls?

    Chances are the answer is here..........

    Fun With Words: Collective Nouns

    I'm waiting for the comments for one of the collective nouns for baboons!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GunnyBunny View Post
    I'm waiting for the comments for one of the collective nouns for baboons!
    "Congress."
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    If pro is the opposite of con; is congress the opposite of progress? Hmmmm....
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    wow that's alot to remember..i'll just put "alot of" in front of whatever i'm describing!
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    If you enjoy these you might want to look at the book An Exaltation of Larks by James Lipton. It contains over 1000 collectives for many things other than animals. Some are familiar such as "a host of angels" or "a comedy of errors" and others obscure such as these two from Winston Churchill: "a drizzle of empires" and " a bodyguard of lies".
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    Quote Originally Posted by GunnyBunny View Post
    Ever wonder what you call a bunch of hummingbirds, jellyfish, or owls?

    Chances are the answer is here..........

    Fun With Words: Collective Nouns

    I'm waiting for the comments for one of the collective nouns for baboons!
    May I suggest a "Brady of baboons" - ?
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  10. April 20th, 2010 09:20 AM #9
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    or a Congress of morons
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    One thing that's not on the list...

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