Post by kabulcalling on Aug 30, 2011 18:28:44 GMT
:<) !!!!!
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND!
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, a Gaggle of geese, a Brace of quail and a Pod of whales or dolphins.
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 !
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND!
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, a Gaggle of geese, a Brace of quail and a Pod of whales or dolphins.
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 !
