Comments on: A group of squid is called a ... http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sheryl Westleigh http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1586161 Sheryl Westleigh Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1586161  Yes! People should absolutely start using squad as the collective term and get it accepted as common usage.  Yes! People should absolutely start using squad as the collective term and get it accepted as common usage.

]]> By: sommelier http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1584734 sommelier Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1584734 It's more often called an audience of squid. It’s more often called an audience of squid.

]]> By: Greg Tulonen http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1584376 Greg Tulonen Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1584376 I'm partial to "a sleuth of bears." I’m partial to “a sleuth of bears.”

]]> By: ari bieler http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1584211 ari bieler Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1584211 I'm not sure shoal and squid constitute an alliteration.  /sh/ and /s/ are different sounds, just as /th/ and /t/ are different sounds. I’m not sure shoal and squid constitute an alliteration.  /sh/ and /s/ are different sounds, just as /th/ and /t/ are different sounds.

]]> By: Jello http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583933 Jello Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583933 Ah, the shame of being outed for stealing a popular text post from tumblr and posting it on facebook. Ah, the shame of being outed for stealing a popular text post from tumblr and posting it on facebook.

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583824 Lemoutan Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583824 It is It is

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583821 Lemoutan Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583821 On toast On toast

]]> By: Ken Breadner http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583802 Ken Breadner Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583802 And a whorde of prostitutes. And a whorde of prostitutes.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583656 BillStewart2012 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583656 Is your source for "shoals" a British or American usage?  Americans refer to large groups of fish as "schools", while Brits refer to them as "shoals", thus the <i>Red Dwarf</i> theme song refers to "goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes". Is your source for “shoals” a British or American usage?  Americans refer to large groups of fish as “schools”, while Brits refer to them as “shoals”, thus the Red Dwarf theme song refers to “goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes”.

]]> By: eviladrian http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583645 eviladrian Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583645 I'm pretty sure the collective noun for anything is a "holheapa" "That's a holheapa squid, Bob!" I’m pretty sure the collective noun for anything is a “holheapa”

“That’s a holheapa squid, Bob!”

]]> By: Ansvars Bud http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583640 Ansvars Bud Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583640 where is the alliteration in a shoal of squid? where is the alliteration in a shoal of squid?

]]> By: Uncle Geo http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583620 Uncle Geo Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583620 I'm looking at a posse of wild turkeys out my office window right now -which I know from this nice long list (which, unfortunately, has not been updated to include a binder of women): http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html I’m looking at a posse of wild turkeys out my office window right now -which I know from this nice long list (which, unfortunately, has not been updated to include a binder of women): http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html

]]> By: Paul http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583520 Paul Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583520 More importantly, why is the collective noun for bankers not a wunch? More importantly, why is the collective noun for bankers not a wunch?

]]> By: Henry Pootel http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583512 Henry Pootel Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583512 What's a group of sherpas called? I was thinking "shemp" would be good, but I think that's more appropriate for a group of knuckleheads. What’s a group of sherpas called? I was thinking “shemp” would be good, but I think that’s more appropriate for a group of knuckleheads.

]]> By: Gutierrez http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583463 Gutierrez Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583463 She saw squid shoals in the sea soar? She saw squid shoals in the sea soar?

]]> By: tylerdurden http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583451 tylerdurden Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583451 Too bad it's not on <a href="http://wondermark.com/566/" rel="nofollow">here</a> or it could have been settled quickly. Too bad it’s not on here or it could have been settled quickly.

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583445 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583445  Someone else linked to that joke below... in that version the punchline was "an anthology of pros"....  Someone else linked to that joke below… in that version the punchline was “an anthology of pros”….

]]> By: Friendly_Stranger http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583443 Friendly_Stranger Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583443 Glad you like it! My personal favourite is <a href="http://www.greynotgrey.com/blog/2012/08/08/new-artwork-ian-rogers-a-clowder-of-cats/" rel="nofollow">a clowder of cats</a>. Glad you like it! My personal favourite is a clowder of cats.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583436 Christopher Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583436 You've probably heard this joke, but in case you haven't, three English scholars are walking down a street and happen to pass a group of ladies of the evening. They begin speculating as to what such a group should be called. "A jam of tarts?" suggests one. The second says, "Perhaps an essay of Trollopes." The third says, "No, gentlemen, what we saw was a blare of strumpets." You’ve probably heard this joke, but in case you haven’t, three English scholars are walking down a street and happen to pass a group of ladies of the evening. They begin speculating as to what such a group should be called. “A jam of tarts?” suggests one. The second says, “Perhaps an essay of Trollopes.” The third says, “No, gentlemen, what we saw was a blare of strumpets.”

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583434 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583434  Pretty good... pretty good.  Pretty good… pretty good.

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583430 allium Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583430 Seems like an appropriate place to unleash <a href="http://www.benlocker.co.uk/the-only-known-joke-about-collective-nouns/" rel="nofollow">this old groaner</a>. Seems like an appropriate place to unleash this old groaner.

]]> By: Mark http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583417 Mark Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583417 Alliterative? "A shoal of shquid?" Nope, I still don't see it. Alliterative? “A shoal of shquid?” Nope, I still don’t see it.

]]> By: wreckrob8 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583408 wreckrob8 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583408 Surely that should be squool of squid. Surely that should be squool of squid.

]]> By: Comrade7 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583400 Comrade7 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583400 mmm... pony marmalade... mmm… pony marmalade…

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583387 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583387  Nice art.  An argumentation of historians?  No. Archive.   Nice art. 

An argumentation of historians?  No. Archive. 

]]> By: avoision http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583378 avoision Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583378 Looking at all the different <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_collective_nouns_by_collective_term" rel="nofollow">collective nouns</a> out there is pretty fun. On a related note, a friend of mine has done some <a href="http://www.greynotgrey.com/blog/tag/collective-nouns/" rel="nofollow">custom illustrations</a> of various collective nouns. My favorite one is an <a href="http://www.greynotgrey.com/blog/2012/09/19/new-artwork-ian-rogers-an-obstinacy-of-buffaloes/" rel="nofollow">obstinacy of buffaloes</a>. Looking at all the different collective nouns out there is pretty fun.

On a related note, a friend of mine has done some custom illustrations of various collective nouns. My favorite one is an obstinacy of buffaloes.

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583376 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583376  And is this post secretly a cat and girl cartoon, because ti feels like a cat and girl cartoon.  And is this post secretly a cat and girl cartoon, because ti feels like a cat and girl cartoon.

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583375 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583375  You win the internet.  Please pick it up from the last person who won it.  You win the internet.  Please pick it up from the last person who won it.

]]> By: Ken Anderson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583369 Ken Anderson Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583369 The term really should be a Cthulhu of squid. The term really should be a Cthulhu of squid.

]]> By: mindysan33 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/15/a-group-of-squid-is-called-a.html#comment-1583368 mindysan33 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194376#comment-1583368  An archive of historians it is then.  MAKE THIS HAPPEN, INTERNET!!!!  An archive of historians it is then.  MAKE THIS HAPPEN, INTERNET!!!!

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