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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Twilight » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 15:58:53

I did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Zardoz » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 16:06:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!

Fortunately, it's a collective noun that is very rarely used.
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby JPL » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 17:43:19

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby americandream » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 18:07:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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A "Plague"?
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby RdSnt » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 18:28:27

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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A "Plague"?


No, a "Murder".
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby JPL » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 20:51:32

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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A "Plague"?


No, a "Murder".


Nah, a 'murder' is definitely the collective for crows. Besides crows are quite effective in a group wheras US presidents aren't.

Maybe, 'Flurry', a 'Fluster' a...a...a...

I've got it!!!!!

It is a 'Bother' of Presidents. That's it. Definitely a Bother. No other word will do. What d'ya think, guys?

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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Homesteader » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 21:04:43

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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A "Plague"?


No, a "Murder".


Nah, a 'murder' is definitely the collective for crows. Besides crows are quite effective in a group wheras US presidents aren't.

Maybe, 'Flurry', a 'Fluster' a...a...a...

I've got it!!!!!

It is a 'Bother' of Presidents. That's it. Definitely a Bother. No other word will do. What d'ya think, guys?

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How 'bout a clusterf**k of presidents?
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby RdSnt » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 21:24:58

Nope, Kunstler is all over that one, so it's meaning has become proprietary.
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Homesteader » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 21:38:28

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', 'N')ope, Kunstler is all over that one, so it's meaning has become proprietary.


Ah, hmm. . . ok, ok, ok. . . an abomination of presidents.
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby steam_cannon » Sun 09 Sep 2007, 22:46:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Homesteader', '
')How 'bout a clusterf**k of presidents?

Nope, Kunstler is all over that one, so it's meaning has become proprietary.
I don't care, clusterf**k sounds right! :lol:
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Gazzatrone » Mon 10 Sep 2007, 21:34:16

Here's one for you to crack.

What is the collective noun of a collective of collective nouns?
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby jdumars » Mon 10 Sep 2007, 23:15:44

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gazzatrone', 'H')ere's one for you to crack.

What is the collective noun of a collective of collective nouns?


Duh! A collection of collective nouns
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby SolarDave » Mon 10 Sep 2007, 23:43:49

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Homesteader', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') did wonder what the collective noun for hurricanes was. A flurry of hurricanes. I shall have to remember that!


When they had that press conference after the New Orleans 'H' (Clinton, Bush, & - 'Daddy, you're standing on my foot' - Bush) I was trying to figure out what the collective noun was for a group of US Presidents. A Lecture? a Podium? A Chorus? Very confusing (grin)...

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A "Plague"?


No, a "Murder".


Nah, a 'murder' is definitely the collective for crows. Besides crows are quite effective in a group wheras US presidents aren't.

Maybe, 'Flurry', a 'Fluster' a...a...a...

I've got it!!!!!

It is a 'Bother' of Presidents. That's it. Definitely a Bother. No other word will do. What d'ya think, guys?

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How 'bout a clusterf**k of presidents?

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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby RacerJace » Tue 11 Sep 2007, 08:19:44

I looked up the thesaurus for "lie"

Main Entry: lie
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: untruth
Synonyms: aspersion, backbiting, calumniation, calumny, complete distortion of the facts, corker, deceit, deception, defamation, detraction, dishonesty, disinformation, distortion, evasion, fable, fabrication, falsehood, falseness, falsification, falsity, fib, fiction, fish story, forgery, fraudulence, guile, hyperbole, inaccuracy, invention, libel, mendacity, misrepresentation, misstatement, myth, obloquy, perjury, prevarication, revilement, reviling, slander, subterfuge, tale, tall story*, terminological inexactitude, vilification, white lie*, whopper


I highlighted the ones that I think descibe a gathering of presidents.. :wink: I like a "falsehood" of presidents the best
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby Madpaddy » Tue 11 Sep 2007, 08:30:13

Here are a few more collective terms you may be instinctively familiar with.

A uselessness of politicians
An embarrassment of Hollywood stars
An abortion of civil servants
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby DoubleD » Tue 11 Sep 2007, 10:04:34

Not to be a killjoy on the "collective" terminology... but is there any further word on the original topic of this post? i.e. is the "flurry" of developing systems continueing to develop?
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Re: Flurry of possible hurricanes forming

Postby JPL » Tue 11 Sep 2007, 18:33:45

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DoubleD', 'N')ot to be a killjoy on the "collective" terminology... but is there any further word on the original topic of this post? i.e. is the "flurry" of developing systems continueing to develop?


I think that should be a 'fury' rather than a 'flurry'. 'Flurry' sounds a bit too, well, snow-flakey for me.

As you were (grin).

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