Murder

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 20, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Garson O'Toole wrote:

> Two apes: A dimness of apes
> Two owls: The lower house
> Two wildfowl: A zaftig
> Two dogs: A fearful
> Two sea birds: A near accident
> Two buzzards: A postponed funeral
> Two clams: An uncomfortable couch

Two crabs: A splint
Two eels: A small fry
Two alligators: A minyan
One dolphin: An iPod

LH

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> http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html
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> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Hunter, Lynne R CIV
> SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700 <lynne.hunter at navy.mil> wrote:
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>> Three to make a murder of crows (not just a pair).
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>> Lynne Hunter
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>> Poster:       "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
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>> At 9/20/2012 10:19 AM, David A. Daniel wrote:
>>> Ho ho ho. I just saw a cartoon. Drawing of two crows in a field.
>> Caption
>>> said: Attempted Murder!
>>> DAD
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>> :-)
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>> In other words, two's only company, it takes three to make a mob?  To
>> actually commit a murder?  To be prosecutable under the Riot Act?
>>
>> Joel
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