[Vision2020] The English Language

[Tom Hansen]

With thanks to a Viz subscriber and friend . . .


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! 

A CONGRESS OF BABOONS! 
I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington ! 

You just can’t make this stuff up. 
Go green; Recycle Congress in 2012! 




Seeya later, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Spokane, Washington

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown


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