Archive for Collective Nouns
A list of collective nouns. No idea of original source. NSFW. Collective nouns for groups of animals A Gaggle of Geese A Herd of Cattle A Fuckload of Bees A Pile of Eagles An Uneasy Partnership of Coyotes A 101.5 "The Hammer" FM of Moths A Wad of Raccoons A Who Cares? of Voles A […]
Entertaining suggestions for collective nouns for various kinds of mathematicians. (Published in 2014.)
I’ve written here before about collective nouns, also known as “terms of venery.” Here, from 2009, is a list of supernatural (and sfnal) collective nouns, courtesy of the web comic Wondermark.
Q: What has four wheels and flies? A: A garbage truck. ...No, wait. I got the punch line right but the wrong question. Let's back up and try that again. Q: Johnny, name a collective noun. A: A garbage truck! I read that joke in I don't know how many riddle books as a kid, […]