[Vision2020] The English Language

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From: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:40:47 -0800
To: Moscow Vision 2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] The English Language

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> With thanks to a Viz subscriber and friend . . .
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> The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals. 
> We are all familiar with a 
> Herd of cows, 
> a Flock of chickens, 
> a School of fish, 
> and a Gaggle of geese. 
> However, less widely known is: 
> a Pride of lions, 
> a Murder of crows, (as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens), 
> an Exaltation of doves and, presumably because they look so wise: 
> a Parliament of owls. 
> Now consider a group of Baboons. 
> They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates. 
> And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? 
> Believe it or not; a Congress! 
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> A CONGRESS OF BABOONS! 
> I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington ! 
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> You just can’t make this stuff up. 
> Go green; Recycle Congress in 2012! 
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> Seeya later, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Spokane, Washington
> 
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
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> - Unknown
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