A confusion of fishduckies
I'm back. but I'm still tired. Bud is now in rehab. I think I'm ready to restart blogging, but I'm going to change my schedule to Monday, Wednesday & Friday instead of 5 times a week. I'm probably going to have a lot of old reruns, like this one:
(Originally published November, 2014.)
I'm sure you've all heard of a gaggle of geese & a pride of lions, but you may not be familiar with the actual names of these groups:
1. A Congregation of Alligators
2. A Cauldron of Bats
3. A Sleuth of Bears
4. A Flutter of Butterflies
5. A Clowder of Cats
6. A Coalition of Cheetahs
7. A Harem of Chimpanzees
8. A Quiver of Cobras
9. An Intrusion of Cockroaches
10. A Consortium of Crabs
11. A Murder of Crows
12. A Convocation of Eagles
13. A Battalion of Falcons
14. A Business of Ferrets
15. A Skulk of Foxes
16. A Tower of Giraffes
17. A Horde of Hamsters
18. A Thunder of Hippos
19. A Cackle of Hyenas
20. A Shadow of Jaguars
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There are many other groups that as of yet have not been given names. Here are some of my proposals:
A flash of streakers
An ogle of strippers
A penmanship of forgers
A giggle of cartoonists
A suture of surgeons
An owwie of dentists
An anorexia of fashion models
A babble of bloggers
A hammer of handymen
A gas of anesthesiologists
A rotisserie of chefs
An objection of lawyers
A belly of beer drinkers
An unemployment of musicians
A disappearance of magicians
A pondering of consultants
A woof of dogs
A multiplication of mathematicians
A pfffft of burst balloons
A snowfall of dandruff
A scratch of bug bites
A knead of masseurs
A knead of masseurs
An alteration of tailors
A curl of hairdressers
A flush of poker players
A disintegration of senior citizens
A dunk of basketball players
A ballast of sumo wrestlers
Costello: Do we have to milk that bunch of cows?

A flush of poker players
A disintegration of senior citizens
A dunk of basketball players
A ballast of sumo wrestlers
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO (1953)
Costello: Do we have to milk that bunch of cows?
Abbott: That's not a bunch, that's a herd.
Costello: Heard of what?
Abbott: Herd of cows.
Costello: Of course I've heard of cows.
Abbott: No, not heard of cows, that's a cow herd.
Costello: What's a cow heard? I don't care what a cow's heard, I haven't said anything to be ashamed of.
What do you call a pair of decrepit fishduckies? Bud & Fran----fishducky
