Appropriate Collective Nouns - Help!

[Norbert]

Perhaps then, it should be a "recumbent of cows" having looked out the window this weekend!

[tom]

Originally Posted by Ratbag

Sorry to be pedantic but I believe it's a 'murder of crows'.......not 'cows'...interesting thought though...

A "murder of cows" is usually abbreviated to 'McDonalds", isn't it?

[Fathoms Down]

Originally Posted by tom

A "murder of cows" is usually abbreviated to 'McDonalds", isn't it?

McDonalds use real cow? Wow... live and learn...

[Dr Stevil]

Originally Posted by Finless

Secondly, I am now interested in hearing of more collective nouns either real OR humorous (please identify which if you do decide to join in

Q: What do you call a group of Japanese tourists?
A: A camera of Japanese

Do I need to say this is not real?

[dave archer]

Originally Posted by tom

This is a good (?) example/...

Tom, I truly hope you had to search those out and didn't have them off the top of your head

Originally Posted by Suzanne2

Hey Dave - don't want to start a religious thread but what the heck is fundamentalist christian?

Suzanne, in short they are nutters, many of who believe the bible in very literal terms and think that when (yes when) the middle east explodes into a fireball of humungous proportions, the son of God will come back and save them whilst the rest of us burn (...so here you are Israel have some more weapons and some more support from the good 'ole US of A. Let's go stir up those ay-rabs a bit more, in the name o'sweet Jesus etc...) [PS I am not anti-Israel]
George W and others have leanings in this direction, seemingly, scarily enough, and the religious right in the States is undoubtedly growing in ascendance and political clout - as if we didn't have enough to worry about with the extremists on the other side.
Some also believe the world is only 12000 years old, cos the bible indicates such, apparently, and evidence to the contrary, fossils etc, was planted God as a test of their faith, FFS.
And notably their leaders are very big on talking the talk of pure living in concert with God's will etc, whilst all too keen on splashing the donated cash on all sorts of whatever tickles your fancy in reality. i.e. corrupt, lying...

....deep breathe, count to ten, aaaand relax.
Sorry about the rant, just slipped out, again - no offence intended to people of more reasonable religious beliefs.
I'm going to shut up now. Anyone know any good jokes?
Dave.

[daveyclayton]

yes yes, murder of cRows, I know - I copied that text from a website (that'll teach me http://www.thumperworks.com/wannavette/nouns.html)

I liked "Siege of Herons".

[Billy the Kangaroo]

I heard is as a -

"Smarm" of salesmen,

but could have been applied LIDS ?

[Fathoms Down]

Originally Posted by Billy the Kangaroo

I heard is as a -

"Smarm" of salesmen,

but could have been applied LIDS ?

A disinterest of LIDS staff?
A short of gas blenders?

[Graham Sykes]

In the job as they say its

A MINT of bobbies

A WORRY of sergeants

A CONFUSION of inspectors

A GLUG of detectives

A WHINGE of traffic officers

A SNOOZE of firemen

G

[louigi]

An obliteration of Big Brother.
Louigi