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HOG & DOGS => GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: DangerZone on August 26, 2011, 10:49:43 am



Title: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens....
Post by: DangerZone on August 26, 2011, 10:49:43 am
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! of Baboons




Title: Re: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens....
Post by: firemedic on August 26, 2011, 02:17:43 pm
And that my friends, is proof positive that what goes around, comes around.....I love it. ;D


Title: Re: A Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens....
Post by: BobbyB on August 26, 2011, 08:38:29 pm
THats great! Im going o have to borrow that.