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Factoid #21: Collective Nouns

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christopher_becke

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Sep 30, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/30/96
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The next in a series of factoids for discussion. Broken up so as to better
manage the threads:

A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
Twelve or more cows are known as a flink.
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
A group of whales is called a pod.
A group of geese is called a gaggle.
A group of ravens is called a murder.
A group of officers is called a mess.
A group of larks is called an exaltation.
A group of owls is called a parliament.

Christopher "even one lawyer is more than a 'nuff'" Becke

Martin Heinz

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Oct 1, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/1/96
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A creature named ChristopherBecke by some, ChristopherBecke by others wrote:
: A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
[.many many more..]
: A group of owls is called a parliament.

A group of factoids on AFU is called a wank.

Martin "good-bye, USA" Heinz
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"In 1992, handguns were used in the murders of 33 people in Britain, 36 in
Sweden, 97 in Switzerland, 128 in Canada, 13 in Australia, 60 in Japan and
13,220 in the United States." [New York Times, March 2, 1994]

Mike Holmans

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Oct 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/2/96
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Christopher Becke displayed his uselessness further:

>A group of ravens is called a murder.

No it's not. A group of ravens is an unkindness. A group of crows is
called a murder.

Mike "there are a lot of black birds in afu" Holmans

sig can count at least four-and-twenty of them


Dave Blake

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Oct 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/3/96
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In article <52se9r$6...@newsgate.dircon.co.uk>, Mike Holmans
<mhol...@dircon.co.uk> writes

>Christopher Becke displayed his uselessness further:
>
>>A group of ravens is called a murder.
>
>No it's not. A group of ravens is an unkindness. A group of crows is
>called a murder.
>

A group of newbies is called an ineptitude.
--
Dave Blake

London Mitcham Southminster

"More fun than a barrel of Vikings" - Wheel of Fortune contestant
(Reported by Scott Forbes)

Joachim Lous

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Oct 4, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/4/96
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A collective noun of collective nouns.

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Joachim Lous
joa...@nr.no
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