The wee ones (was Re: badassery)

[Jonathan Lighter]

A "clowder" of cats.  Or a "chowder" of clams. (Hey, why the hell not?)

Use these and others in conversation and watch your friends disappear.

JL

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon at cox.net> wrote:

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> On 3/14/2012 3:55 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> > That kitten - well, "cub," I guess, since it's a wild animal - is as
> > cute as a button!
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> Are there rules for naming the young of various kinds of animals like
> there for grouping them?  (like "murder of crows", "pod of whales".
> "gridlock of humans".....)
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