[Dixielandjazz] Collective nouns are wisdom in a word.

[Marek Boym]

Thank you for posting this, Don!
A wonderful addition to A Word A Day and A Phrase A Week.
So far, I've only known the school of fish!
Best regards,
Marek

On 17 August 2011 17:51, Don Ingle <cornet at 1010internet.com> wrote:
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> djml
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> Leave it to a tuba player friend to discover these words of wisdom. Doc Ball
> of Michigan strikes again.
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> The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns
> for groups of animals.
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> There is a Pride of lions, a Murder of crows (as well as their cousins the
> rooks and ravens), a School of fish, an Exaltation of doves and, presumably
> because they look so wise, a Parliament of owls.
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> Now consider the baboon. The loudest, most dangerous and viciously
> aggressive of all primates. And what is the proper collective noun for a
> group of baboons - a **Congress.**
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> Sometimes witticisms just write themselves, don't they?
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> Jazz connection:  "You're gunna look just like a monkey when you grow old."
> (as sung by Nappy LaMar with the Bobcats.)
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> djml
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