You've probably heard phrases like a pod of whales, a herd of elephants, a pride of lions, a colony of ants, a swarm of bees and a gaggle of geese. In some cases these phrases have developed from the appearance of the animals they refer to.
Recently I ran across a listing of some animal-related phrases. Here are some that I found most interesting.
Recently I ran across a listing of some animal-related phrases. Here are some that I found most interesting.
A scold of bluejays
A chain of bobolinks
An army of caterpillars
A clutter of cats
A gulp of cormorants
A rumination of cows
A wiliness of coyotes
A scuttle of crabs
A float of crocodiles
A paddling of ducks
A convocation of eagles
A conflagration of fireflies
A business of flies
A conflagration of fireflies
A business of flies
A skulk of foxes
A totter of giraffes
A glister of goldfinches
A flight of goshawks
A siege of herons
A bloat of hippopotami
A howl of hounds
A romp of otters
An ostentation of peacocks
A vise of pitbulls
A prickle of porcupines
A mask of raccoons
A battery of rams
A rhumba of rattlesnakes
A ruination of rodents
A squabble of seagulls
A shiver of sharks
A venom of spiders
A scurry of squirrels
A swoop of swallows
A knot of toads
A hover of trout
A nest of wasps
A gatling of woodpeckers
A venom of spiders
A scurry of squirrels
A swoop of swallows
A knot of toads
A hover of trout
A nest of wasps
A gatling of woodpeckers
And then there were a few about groupings of people, like
A drift of fishermen
A number of statisticians
A colony of bacteriologists
A plague of epidemiologists
A stalk of foresters
A blast of hunters
Which brings me to my question.....what would you call a group of bloggers?
13 comments:
Hmmmm - I do not know.
But I love that otters are a romp.
A boodle of bloggers
A bucket o'bloggers
Well, that taps me out.
Lonely?
A think-tank of bloggers?
Hmmm...good question!
PS Thank you for stopping by on my special day!
Love this one
A number of statisticians
A group of bloggers...hmmm..
a Bevy of Bloggers
I like the totter of giraffe's.
Blender of bloggers!
blender: a person or thing that blends
We all blend together in the blog world.
A qwerty of bloggers?
A RAM of bloggers?
Good question! :)
a litany of bloggers I think
What do you call a bunch of bloggers? Damn crazy! (haha)
I like "number of statisticians" - that's a good one.
A Following of Bloggers?
A blogging brood?
A gaggle of gabbers.
Post a Comment