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POLICEMEN |
A PAIN
of policemen.
Gine Wells.
A POSSE
of
policemen.
Alan Jameson
An ARREST
of policemen.
Tig Dupre
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POLITICIANS |
An
EXPENSE
or CHAOS
of
politicians.
John
Mihaljevic
A
FIB
of politicians.
Jinxy
A
SHAME
of politicians.
Tom Moores
and Pat Carter
A
CORRUPTION
of politicians.
Roger
Webb A
TROUGH of politicians.
Mal Walker
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POMERANIANS |
A
TRIUMPH
of pomeranians
Christina
Gonzales |
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POOL
SHARKS |
A POCKET
of pool sharks.
Ken Jaffe |
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PORTERS |
A BAGGAGE
of porters.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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POSSUMS |
A LARD
of possums..
Prof. H.
Crawford |
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POSTMEN |
A PARCEL,
an EXPRESS or a
DELIVERY
of postmen.
Karen A.
Jones |
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POTHEADS |
A SNACKING
of potheads.
Ken Jaffe
A
HAZE of potheads.
Richard Grey |
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POTTERS |
A SPLATTERING
of potters.
Ken Jaffe
A
HARRY of potters.
A
WHEEL of potters.
Howard Eglowstein
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PREACHERS |
A GLORY
of preachers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter |
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PREPPIES |
A FITCH
of preppies
Richard Grey |
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PRESENTERS |
A
WAFFLE of presenters.
Jinxy |
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PRINCIPALS |
A
GRADUATION, PADDLE, SWITCH,
DETENTION, EXPULSION of principals.
R. Zimmerman
A PEDAGOGY,
PINSTRIPE
(or POLYESTER depending on
the economic condition of the school),
POOH-BAH,
PRAXIS, PREPONDERANCE, PROMINENCE, ZIMMERMAN
of principals.
Ms. Leininger
A LACK of
principals.
Peter Torney |
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PRINTERS |
AN
INKLING of printers.
David Munro |
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PROCTOLOGISTS |
A PUCKER
of proctologists.
Ken Jaffe
A PROBE
of proctologists.
William
D. Sessoms |
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PROCTOLOGY PATIENTS |
A CLENCH
of proctology patients.
Sam Overman |
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PROGRAMMERS |
An
ARRAY
of programmers.
Luciano
V.A
COMPILING of programmers.
Richard
Grey |
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PROJECT
MANAGERS |
A PLAN
of project managers.
Tom
Davidson |
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PROJECTIONISTS |
A SHOW
of projectionists.
John Barron |
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PROSTITUTES |
A
RASH of prostitutes.
Nanette Bergevin
A
CORSET of Prostitutes.
Kyra
Freeburg
A WHORD
of prostitutes.
Larry Cronin
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PSYCHIATRISTS |
A
SECTION of psychiatrists.
Sue Hamilton |
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PSYCHICS |
An
ORACLE of Psychics
Mal Walker
A
SCAM of psychics
Joffler
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PSYCHOANALYSTS |
A COMPLEX
of psychoanalysts
Paolo Fanutza. |
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PSYCHOLOGISTS |
A COMPLEX
of psychologists.
Dani Byrne |
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PUBLIC SPEAKERS |
An AD
NAUSEAM of public speakers.
Sam Overman |
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PUNDITS |
A PREVARICATION
of pundits.
Joseph A.
Turano |
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PUPPIES |
An AWW
of puppies.
Sam Overman |
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PURE
MATHEMATICIANS |
A SET
of pure mathematicians.
Dani Byrne |
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RABBITS |
A MULTIPLICATION
of rabbits.
Ruby Baker
A
DOWN of rabbits.Suzanne Boone
These maybe
true terms; if anyone can confirm that to be the case please let
us know and it will be transferred to the page at
http://www.hintsandthings.com/kennel/collectives.htm |
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RAPPERS |
A TORTURE
of rappers.
Natalie
Stevens |
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RATS |
AN INQUISITIVENESS
of rats.
John, Kath & Family.
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RAVENS |
A MISERY
of ravens.
Sue
Worthington
If
anyone can prove this to be a true collective term for Ravens please
let us know the source so it can be moved to the appropriate page.
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RED
HEADS |
A
TROUBLE or
BLAZE
of Red Heads.
Isaac Linkletter
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REFEREES |
An INTERFERENCE
of Referees.
Ken Jaffe
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REPUBLICANS |
A SLEAZEBUCKET
of Republicans.
Lara
Williamson courtesy of Matt Groening |
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ROBINS |
A BOBBIN'
of robins.
Natalie
Stevens |
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ROCK
CLIMBERS |
A GRIP
of rock climbers.
Paul Taylor |
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SAILORS |
A KNOT
of sailors (in Port)
A MUTINY
of sailors (at sea)
J.Rietveld |
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SAINT BERNARDS |
A
SLOBBER of Saint Bernards.
Sam Overman |
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SALESMEN |
AN
IMPLAUSIBILITY
of salesmen.
Richard
Jarvis |
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SALIVA |
A SPLATTERING
of saliva.
Ezz Bish |
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SASQUATCH |
A SMAGLINSKI
of Sasquatch
A STINK
of Sasquatch
Professor
Alex J. Ivall
Additional
information provided by Prof. Ivall.
Technical
term for this group of animals is EUQUADH or (you ka duh).
This is derived from native Canadian word meaning big smell. The
Iroquois translation of a similar word , EKADA , meaning foul air. The
terms generally relate to the foul stench emitted by
the mythical beast. |
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SCHOOL
CANES |
A THWACK
of school canes.
Ezz Bish |
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SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS |
A DETENTION
of school principals.
Ken Jaffe |
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SCHOOLGIRLS |
A GIGGLE
of schoolgirls
Mike Austin |
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SCUBA
DIVERS |
A POD
of scuba divers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SEAMSTRESSES |
A STITCH
of seamstresses.
Dani Byrne |
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SEARCH
ENGINES |
A TRAWL
of search engines.
Ezz Bish |
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SHEEP |
A GAMBOL
of sheep.
Ezz Bish
A
BROTHEL of sheep.
Jordan Ballard |
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SHOPPERS |
A SWARM
of shoppers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SHREWS |
A GOSSIP
of shrews.
Sheila Lee. |
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SINNERS |
A CONTRITION
of sinners.
Ken Jaffe |
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SKY
DIVERS |
A FREE-FALL
of sky divers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SLUMLORDS |
An EVICTION
of slumlords.
Ken Jaffe |
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SMART
CARS |
A
SMUG
of smart cars.
Annette
Eggleton. |
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SMOKERS |
A
WHEEZE of smokers.
Lucki
Wilder A
PACK
or GASP of smokers.
Tom Moores
and Pat Carter
A
COUGHIN
of smokers.
Linda
Compton
A
CLOUD
of smokers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SOCCER
PLAYERS |
A SCORE
of soccer players.
Jinxy |
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SOCIAL
WORKERS |
A SENSITIVITY
of social workers.
Arthur B.
Dobrin |
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SOLICITORS |
A PREVARICATION
of Solicitors
Neil
Wallace Smith |
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SONAR OPERATORS |
A PING
of sonar operators.
Nick Street |
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SONG
WRITERS |
A MUSE
of song writers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SOPRANOS |
A GAGGLE
of sopranos.
Ken Jaffe |
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SPECTROSCOPISTS |
A LINE
of spectroscopists.
Dani Byrne |
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SPELLING
ERRORS |
A
PROFUSHUN
of spelling errors.
Matt
Presson |
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SPIES |
A TREASON
or TREACHERY of spies.
Ezz Bish |
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SPRINTERS |
A FLIGHT
of sprinters.
Ken Jaffe |
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STINGRAYS |
A FEVER
of stingrays. ******
Jen Albert
& Patrick McCarthy
****** This term
has been sent in by two different people, however, they are
notoriously difficult to authenticate. I have been unable to
find any other mention of this term, hence, it being placed in the
Fictitious list, if however, anyone can find this term mentioned
elsewhere I would be delighted to hear from you so it can be
transferred to the "Collectives" page. |
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STOCK
TRADERS |
A TUMULT
of stock traders.
Ken Jaffe
An
INSCRUTABILITY of
stock traders.
David |
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STORY
TELLERS |
A FABLE
of story tellers.
Krysia
Jones |
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STUDENTS |
A MESS
of students.
Alex Oldham
A
PANDEMONIUM of students.
Diane
Campbell A
RABBLE
of students.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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SUPPORT
ENGINEERS |
A
SLUMBER
of support engineers.
Keith
Tomlin |
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SURGEONS |
A SCRUB
of surgeons.
Ken Jaffe |
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SURVEYORS |
An ARGUMENT
or SQUABBLE of Quantity
Surveyors.
Brian
Milligan |
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SWALLOWS |
A
SUMMER of swallows. William Braquemard
A SPIT of swallows.
A GULP of swallows.
David |
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SWANS |
A ROYAL
of swans.
Don Halls
A REGATTA
of swans.
Mal Walker |
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SWIMMERS |
A STROKE
of swimmers.
A BUOYANCY
of swimmers.
Ken Jaffe |
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SYCOPHANTS |
A
TOADY of Sycophants
Mal Walker
An
AFFIRMATION of sycophants.
David |
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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS |
A CLOUD
of sysadmins (system administrators)
Richard Grey |
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TALK
SHOW HOSTS |
A WIT
of talk show hosts.
Ken Jaffe
A
CONFRONTATION of talk show
hosts.
Ken
Jaffe |
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TAX EVADERS |
A CHEAT
of tax evaders.
Jan Schorsij
Middelburg, the Netherlands |
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TAX
PAYERS |
A SCREAM
of tax payers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter |
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TAILORS |
A SPOOL
of tailors.
Ken Jaffe |
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TANNERS |
A STENCH
of tanners.
Ken Jaffe |
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TEACHERS |
A
BOOK, CLASS, FINAL, QUIZ,
TEST, GRADING, REPORT, TEXT, SUFFERING
of teachers
R.
Zimmerman
A
SADOMASOCHIST
of teachers.
Mr.
Courtright A
COMPLAINT
of teachers.
Colin
Thompson |
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TECHNICIANS |
A MENSA
of technicians.
Eloise
Parrack |
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TEDDY BEARS |
A HUG of teddy bears (O.K. this might be a
wind up - but it was too nice to ignore)
Jeff Burke |
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TEENAGERS |
A
SHOCK of teenagers.
Jenni Putzke
An ANGST
of teenagers.
Richard Grey |
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TELEPHONISTS |
A RING
of telephonists.
Greg
Palmer
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TENNIS
PLAYERS |
A RACKET
of tennis players.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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TENORS |
An
EGO of tenors.
Ken Jaffe |
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TERMINATORS |
A
GENOCIDE of Terminators.
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TERRORISTS |
An EXPLOSION
of terrorists.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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THEORETICAL
METEOROLOGISTS |
A CLOUD
of theoretical meteorologists.
Dani Byrne |
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THEORETICAL
PHYSICISTS |
A FIELD
of theoretical physicists.
Dani Byrne
An
INSCRUTABILITY of
theoretical physicists.
David |
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THERAPISTS |
A WORRY
of therapists.
John-Luke
Edwards PhD |
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THORNS |
A
PAIN of thorns.
A JAB
of thorns.
Jenni
Putzke |
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TOADS |
A DICAPRIO
of toads.
Lee (on behalf of her boyfriend) |
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TOOLS |
A GRIP
of tools.
Krysia
Jones |
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TORTOISES |
A CLUSTER
of tortoises.
A ROCKERY
of tortoises.
Devina
Shah
These
maybe authentic terms as opposed to fictitious but no confirmation
could be found. |
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TOURISTS |
An AGAPE of tourists.
Sean V Corinth |
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TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS |
An ISLAND
of traffic controllers.
John Barron |
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TRAFFIC
WARDENS |
An AGGRAVATION
of traffic wardens.
Stan
Saunders. |
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TRAPPERS |
A PELT
of trappers.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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TRAVELLERS
/ TRAVELERS |
A SUITCASE
of travelers / travellers.
Bryan Lee
Peterson |
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TREASURE
HUNTERS |
A CACHE
of treasure hunters.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
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TRUCKERS |
A STINK
of truckers.
Edward
Smith
(I am
one, so I know that it's generally the case.) |
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TWITTER FOLLOWERS |
A
PURCHASE of twitter followers.
Joffler |
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TWO-YEAR
OLDS |
A
TANTRUM
of two-year olds.
Sheila May
Lee.
A
TERROR
of two-year-olds.
Max Levin
(derived from the expression "The Terrible
Twos.")
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UNICORNS |
A FANTASY
of unicorns.
Natalie
Stevens
A
BLESSING
of unicorns.
Jayne Collins.
A
GLORY of unicorns.
Brigitte
Wray-Miller (via Bruce Coville) |
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UNIX ADMINS |
A
LEGACY of UNIX admins.
Cameron Crawford |
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URBANITES |
A
FASHION of urbanites.
Ian Keoppen |
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VAMPIRES |
A BYTE of vampires
A
SUDDEN of vampires
A
NECK of vampires
A
FLICKER of vampires
A
TIDE of vampires
A
PULSE of vampires
A
SATURATION of vampires
A
SLAVER of vampires
A
LAP of vampires
A
PIERCE of vampires
Ashleen
O'Gaea A
NEST
of vampires.
Paul
Johnson A
KISS
of vampires.
Kris
Bosh
An
INCISOR of vampires,
A REVENANT of
vampires,
A THIRST of vampires,
A MIDNIGHT of
vampires,
AN ALUCARD of
vampires,
AN UNREST of
vampires,
A NOBILITY of
vampires,
A STAKE of vampires,
A REFLECTION of
vampires.
Tracy Sherman |
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VETERANS |
A HEROISM of veterans.
Ken Jaffe |
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VINTNERS |
A CRUSH
of vintners.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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VIOLINISTS |
A SCREECH
of violinists.
Ken Jaffe |
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VIPERS |
A DEN
of vipers.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
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WEATHERMEN/WOMEN |
A FLURRY
of weathermen/women.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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WEB SURFERS |
A
GOOGLE of web surfers.
Jenni Putzke |
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WELDERS |
A FLAME
of welders.
AN ARC
of welders.
A TORCH
of welders.
Mark
MacLean |
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WELSH |
A FLOCK
of Welsh.
Michael
Hughes |
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WHALES |
A
CELEBRATION of whales.
Kira Jones Gold |
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WINDOW
CLEANERS |
A SEEING
of window cleaners
Ezz Bish
A
SMUDGE of window cleaners.
Bob
Budesa |
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WINDOWS FANBOYS |
A PANE of
Windows Fanboys'
(people who think Microsoft Windows is far
superior to Apple)
Richard Grey |
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WOMEN |
A
GOSSIP
of
women.
Alan Jameson.
A
WONDERMENT of women.
Krysia
Jones |
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WOODLICE |
A
SHOP of woodlice.
Steven Berrington |
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WORMS |
A
WIGGLE of worms.
David Frank
A SQUIRM
of worms
Sam Overman |
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WRITERS |
A PEN
of writers.
Kerry Parke
A
PRINT of writers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter
A
BLOCK
of writers.
Ken Jaffe |
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YAKS |
A
COURTESY of Yaks.
C. J. Foss |
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ZOMBIES
5 or more zombies
10 or more zombies
20 or more zombies
40 or more zombies
100 or more zombies |
= A ROT
of zombies.
= A SHAMBLE
of zombies.
= A LOT
of zombies.
= LOTS
of zombies (refer to movie
“Shaun of the dead”)
= An APOCALYPSE
of zombies.
David
Rosier
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