An Unkindness of Ravens?

moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
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<div class="IPBDescription">A Shiver of Sharks?</div>When talking about groups of animals, name them correctly.
<a href="http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm" target="_blank">http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm</a>

I'll see your romp of otters and raise you a business of ferrets!
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  • ShzarShzar Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21098Members, Constellation
    Haha. Things like this is why I adore the English language. Now when someone asks me what to call a group of jellyfish I can just be like *SMACK* and nobody could call me on it.
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    "A Murder of Crows" has always been my favourite, ever since I read it in a Beano annual way back when.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    A pace of asses. Now that's a good one.
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  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    We need these for high school students.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    This is one of the things in the English language that doesn't make any sense to me. Who came up with these names? (Seriously)
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1670743:date=Feb 17 2008, 02:37 PM:name=RuBy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RuBy @ Feb 17 2008, 02:37 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1670743"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This is one of the things in the English language that doesn't make any sense to me. Who came up with these names? (Seriously)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Straight from the website:

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you are interested in derivation of some of these names, or if you just want some fun reading, check out James Lipton's book entitled "An Exaltation of Larks" 2nd edition (Penguin Books 1977). Birders interested in avian nomenclature should see Bruce Campbell and Elizabeth Lack's "A Dictionary of Birds" (Buteo Books 1985).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you are interested in derivation of some of these names, or if you just want some fun reading, check out James Lipton's book entitled "An Exaltation of Larks" 2nd edition (Penguin Books 1977). Birders interested in avian nomenclature should see <!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>Bruce Campbell</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--> and Elizabeth Lack's "A Dictionary of Birds" (Buteo Books 1985).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <img src="http://www.frozensloth.com/forums/bruce.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />?
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  • BraveheartBraveheart Join Date: 2007-08-31 Member: 62106Members
    i always correct people when they say "heard of birds" or something stupid, thanks for posting.
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  • TekdudeTekdude Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15455Members, Constellation, Forum staff
    When I don't know (or when I want to confuse people), I usually just make stuff up.

    A couple of semesters ago, my German professor (a native of Germany) asked us what we called groups of animals in English. I think we got to bats and nobody really knew, so I sort of blurted out "squadron" and everyone believed me. It was awesome.
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1670755:date=Feb 17 2008, 07:57 PM:name=Xyth)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Xyth @ Feb 17 2008, 07:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1670755"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><AoD><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's what I thought of too.

    A boomstick of Bruce Campbells?
    A groovy of Evil Dead?
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1670764:date=Feb 17 2008, 10:50 PM:name=Tekdude)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tekdude @ Feb 17 2008, 10:50 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1670764"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think we got to bats and nobody really knew, so I sort of blurted out "squadron" and everyone believed me. It was awesome.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That's classic, I'm snickering in class right now.

    I always thought cats were in squadrons... radical squadrons. Cookies to those who get the reference.
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  • TekdudeTekdude Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15455Members, Constellation, Forum staff
    I keep wanting to say Thundercats... but I know it's not right.

    Swat Katz is though.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited February 2008
    <!--quoteo(post=1671005:date=Feb 20 2008, 04:14 AM:name=Tekdude)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tekdude @ Feb 20 2008, 04:14 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1671005"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Swat Katz is though.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Razor and T-Bone thank you for correcting that mistake <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    On a side note...

    An Army of frogs still doesn't sound to impressive...
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1671038:date=Feb 20 2008, 09:10 AM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kouji_San @ Feb 20 2008, 09:10 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1671038"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->An Army of frogs still doesn't sound to impressive...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    What if it was an army of <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23225938/" target="_blank">these</a> amphibians?
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Thas one big mofo, but it wouldn't be an army, but a knot... Can I have a WTF <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" /> *

    <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->*to most of this shizzle<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    ....Swat Katz ######ing RULED!

    I was like the only kid I knew who watched that show. The robot villains ruled so hard.
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