A collective noun for a group of pipe smokers

[Jari T]

Hey all,

For some time, collective nouns for animals (or 'terms of venery') of
the ever elusive English language have been a source of interest and
amusement for me - you know; 'a murder of crows', 'a bouquet of
pheasants', 'a congress of baboons', 'an intrigue of kittens' etc. Also,
I just found out that some people have been making up new ones - those
not found in dictionaries. Many of them to designate groups of people;
'a fanfare of strumpets', 'a sequitur of logicians', 'a conflagration of
arsonists' and so on.

I think it's about time for us pipesters to get our very own term. Or
perhaps such a word already exists?

Only thing that came to my mind was 'a dottle of pipe smokers'. Surely
you can think of a better one.

What say you?

--
Jari T in Helsinki

PS. Here's a page of such nouns: http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives/
If we can think of a good one, perhaps we could submit it.

[Mouse]

Well, since I am the only pipe smoker I actually know, I think a "flake"
would work.

[kim]

Maybe a puff of pipesmokers. It's an ephemeral alliteration. ;>}

Kim

[Jari T]

kim wrote:
> Maybe a puff of pipesmokers. It's an ephemeral alliteration. ;>}
>
> Kim
>

Heh, I like it!

"Where did they go? They were just here."

[Ken Dixon]

Jari T wrote:
> 'a dottle of pipe smokers'. Surely
> you can think of a better one.
>
> What say you?

A posse of pipers.

Ken in Miami
MacB VF in a GBD bent bulldog

[Bruce Watson]

In article <hc1qqs$kvj$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,

Jari T <tia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>I think it's about time for us pipesters to get our very own term. Or
>perhaps such a word already exists?
>
>Only thing that came to my mind was 'a dottle of pipe smokers'. Surely
>you can think of a better one.

An Oral Cancer of pipers.

[max s]

Jari
Just a few off the top of my head...

A Cloud of Pipe smokers

A Plug of

A bowl of

And maybe a Rack of.....

max

[sier...@peoplepc.com]

On Oct 25, 10:39 am, anon3...@nyx.nyx.net (Bruce Watson) wrote:
> In article <hc1qqs$kv...@news.eternal-september.org>,

> Jari T  <tiai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> >I think it's about time for us pipesters to get our very own term. Or
> >perhaps such a word already exists?
>
> >Only thing that came to my mind was 'a dottle of pipe smokers'. Surely
> >you can think of a better one.
>
> An Oral Cancer of pipers.

That's YOUR job description.

[Paul Z]

A "Pow Wow of Puffers"

Paull Z

[Steve J]

I'm rather liking a "pouch of tobacco pipers"

--
Cuio vae,

Aearofallon (Steve J)

[Mark]

No...he's just an anal sniffer.

[Mark McKay]

Last spring GLP accused me and those like me of "hoarding
tobacco"...like he doesn't have a 50.000 lb celler...so how about a
"Hoard of Pipers".....:)

[Steve J]

LOL... that works!

[biff]

Steve J wrote:
> Mark McKay wrote:
>> Last spring GLP accused me and those like me of "hoarding
>> tobacco"...like he doesn't have a 50.000 lb celler...so how about a
>> "Hoard of Pipers".....:)
>>
>
> LOL... that works!
>

I like "Hoard". It describes, well, a group of real pipe smokers.

I hope all is well in your world
Mitchell

[Nick]

Rack works for me. Its got a nice ring.

[Richard Evans]

A plume of puffers?

[Richard Evans]

biff <blind...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Steve J wrote:
>> Mark McKay wrote:
>>> Last spring GLP accused me and those like me of "hoarding
>>> tobacco"...like he doesn't have a 50.000 lb celler...so how about a
>>> "Hoard of Pipers".....:)
>>>
>>
>> LOL... that works!
>>
>I like "Hoard". It describes, well, a group of real pipe smokers.
>

Jeez, you mean I can't be a real pipe smoker just because I have
invested a couple of grand in and regularly smoke several dozen pipes,
I have to hoard tobacco too? I wish someone had told me the membership
requirements were so strict.