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FICTITIOUS COLLECTIVES
PAINTERS TO ROCK CLIMBERS |
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PAINTERS |
A
PALETTE of painters.
Jerry
Miakush
A
STROKE of painters
Ken Jaffe |
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PANDAS |
A SHYNESS
of pandas.
Shawn
Horatio Clifford
A CUPBOARD
of pandas.Talese Shertzer
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PARENTS |
A FRAZZLE
of parents of more than 2 adolescents of any gender.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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PARLIAMENTARIANS |
A DOGMA of
parliamentarians.
Ken Jaffe
A ROOKERY
of parliamentarians.
Hugh Bedford |
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PATCH
COLLECTORS |
A STITCH
of patch collectors.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
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PATHOLOGISTS |
A BODY
of pathologists.
Stephen
Lee-Woolf |
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PEEP (Sandpiper) |
A MARSH
of mellow peeps.
Dr. Peter Cyrog |
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PELICANS |
A PASCLE
of pelicans (pronounced "passal" )
Paul
Jacobson
This
term may be
authentic but could not be confirmed.
Paul has
also kindly supplied some additional information on this one.
Only
applies to the white pelican, which winters on the southern coasts of
Florida and California with it's brown cousins. Summers find it on the
great plains at many small reservoirs. (There are currently around
2000 or so at Jackson Lake State Park in northeast Colorado.)
According to the book, they are found as far north as the middle of
Alberta and Saskatchewan. (SP?)
A
SQUADRON
of pelicans.
Patrick
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PENGUINS |
A
PARCEL
of
penguins.
Duncan
This
term may be
authentic but could not be confirmed.
A
WEEBLE
of penguins.
Scott
E. Frias A
PARTY of penguins.
David McPeek
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PEOPLE |
A FAMILY
of people.
A CONGREGATION
of people
A CROWD
of
people.
Anon.
A
POPULATION
of people.
Krysia
Jones
A
JEALOUSY
of people.
Colin
Thompson |
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PERFUMIERS |
A FRAGRANCE
of Perfumiers.
Krysia
Jones |
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PHARMACISTS |
A
SCRIPT
of pharmacists.
John Barron |
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PHILATELISTS |
A LICK
of philatelists.
Sam Overman |
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PHILOSOPHERS |
A THOUGHT,
FREUD of JUNG
of philosophers.
John Barron
A
DIELECTRIC of philosophers.
Simon West |
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PHLEBOTOMISTS |
A VEIN
of phlebotomists.
Richard Grey |
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PHOTOGRAPHERS |
A GALLERY
of photographers.
An ALBUM
of photographers.
Donna and Les
Duff
A
GAGGLE
of photographers.
David
Belleville |
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PHYSICISTS |
A QUARK
or QUANTUM of physicists.
John Barron
A
TANGLE of physicists.
Jamie
Blanche |
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PIGEONS |
A SHAME
of pigeons.
Karl Slater |
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PILOTS |
AN
EGO of pilots.
Mr. Durlston-Powell |
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PIT
BULLS |
A PANDEMONIUM of pit pulls.
Natalie
Stevens |
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PLASTIC
SURGEONS |
A REJUVENATION
of plastic surgeons.
Donna
Clare. An
AUGMENTATION of
plastic surgeons.
Simon West |
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PLEBOTOMISTS |
A HAEMORRHAGE
of plebotomists
(people who collect blood or do
blood-letting)
Donna Clare
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PLUMBERS |
A TANK
of plumbers.
Brian
MilliganA
FLOOD of plumbers.
Richard
Grey |
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POETS |
A RHYME
of poets.
Kerry Parke
A STANZA
of poets.
Simon West
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POKER
PLAYERS |
A DRAW
of poker players.
Jinxy
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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
A
CORRUPTION of politicians
Simon West |
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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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POST MODERNISTS |
A
BANALITY of post modernists.
Simon West |
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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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PREMIER-GOERS |
A GANNET
of premier-goers.
Ray Pearce |
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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
An
INEFFECTUALITY of project managers.
Cameron
Crawford
A
COINCIDENCE of project managers.
Colleague of David
Bramwell |
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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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QUANTITY SURVEYORS |
A CONSPIRACY
of quantity surveyors.
David Bramwell |
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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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REPORTERS |
A DECEIT
of reporters.
Simon West |
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ROBINS |
A BOBBIN'
of robins.
Natalie
Stevens |
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ROCK
CLIMBERS |
A GRIP
of rock climbers.
Paul Taylor |
