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    Default Collective Nouns

    I love quizzes and one of my favourite subjects is collective nouns such as:-

    Kindle of kittens
    Crash of rhinos
    Leap of leopards etc

    Anyone got any unusual ones?

    Also any suggestions for a group of geocachers?
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    I always liked a mischief of mice

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    An intrusion of cockroaches

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    A thicket of idiots

    A bevy of ladies

    A circus of managers

    A quarrel of sparrows

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    A clash of titans?
    A sound of music?
    A camp of transvestites......?

    lol

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    I rather like a "Murder of Crows"
    and a "Scold of Jays"

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    A Charm of Finches
    A Chattering of Choughs
    A Parliament of Owls
    A Siege of Herons

    A collective noun for cachers has been discussed on occasion in the past. My favourite is a co-ordinate of cachers.
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    A Bank of Monitors
    A Lounge of Lizards
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    I've just remembered these:

    A Romp of Otters
    An Unkindness of Ravens
    A Business of Ferrets
    ​​Do not go gentle into that good night.
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light. (Dylan Thomas)​


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    An Exaltation of Larks
    Happy Caching

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    A Secrecy of Sock Puppets

    A Turbulence of Trolls
    ​​Do not go gentle into that good night.
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light. (Dylan Thomas)​


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    I quite like A gang of buffalo

    Mental image of a group of buffalo, all wearing dark glasses, and hoodies, hanging around on a street corner....
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    A Clique of photographers.
    I have a Geocaching problem...
    Work gets in the way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill D (wwh) View Post
    I've just remembered these
    A Business of Ferrets
    ooohh i like that one :cheers::socool:

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    A Fraid of ghosts

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