I've had violent ducks believe my fingers held bread when it long ran out. I think I get the picture :-) But hmm.. I forgot what it is for ducks- it's not flock is it.. sheesh. Oh and a long time ago in Trafalgar Square when they were still selling birdseed for 25p, a friend of mine discovered he could recreate a certain Hitchcock movie by throwing birdseed at me. Not bad enough? One of those germ motherships saw some birdseed slip into my jackethood and I *swear* they've got a collective consciousness..
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:25 PM Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. > Good call. . . If you've ever been where a gaggle of geese figured you > as a terratorial interloper, and tried to crowd you off their space, the > analogy works. <g> > > keith whaley > > Ryan Lee wrote: > > > > Had the cricket on as background noise and I heard something I haven't heard > > in a while: "gaggle of photographers". Gotta prefer it to mob or hoarde or > > swarm.. > > > > :-) > > Ryan > > > > "A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd > > of onlookers" - Gioia Diliberto > >