Posted on 08/27/2011 9:32:29 AM PDT by illiac
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!
I'm waiting for some liberal to become indignant that we are using these terms without finding out first what the various kinds of animals, birds, or insects feel about the terms.
Well, I have often been accused of being a liberal, and I have to say that I do know how some animals feel about some of these terms. For example, I have two hounds, and I can tell you they don’t think much of being called “A mute of hounds.” There is nothing mute about them.
funny
I agree. I wish my Walker hound was mute about two in the morning when he decides to tree a coon. We let him run and enjoy himself.
A Doofus of pundits.
It’s a wonderful book. I’ve given dozens of it as gifts. And we sometimes make up our own terms: a “gutter” of drunks. A “flight” of pultroons.
The possibilities are endless. LOL.
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