Saturday, August 27, 2011

What is a collection of Baboons called?

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 collective noun for a gathering of Baboons.

They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious,
most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.
And what is the appropriate proper collective noun for a group of baboons?

Believe it or not, it is ....... a Congress!

I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of our present government,

led by a party by that name, which has (mis)ruled our country

for most of the 64 years since the British left us in their hands!

QED. AMEN !!!


Sent by Arun Shroff

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