ANIMAL GROUP (Collective Names) Antelope: A herd of antelope Ant: A colony or An army of ants Ape: A shrewdness of apes Baboons: A troop of baboons Bacteria: A culture of bacteria Badger: A cete of badgers Bass: A shoal of bass Bear: A sleuth or sloth of bears Beaver: A colony of beavers Bee: A swarm, grist or hive of bees Bird: A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds Boar: A sounder of boars Buffalo: A herd of buffalo Buck: A brace or clash of bucks Caterpillar: An army of caterpillars Cat: A clowder or clutter of cats Cattle: A herd or drove of cattle Chicken: A brood or peep of chickens Chicks: A clutch or chattering of chicks Clam: A bed of clams Cobra: A quiver of cobras Cockroach: An intrusion of cockroaches Colt: A rag of colts Cow: A kine of cows (twelve cows are A flink) Coyote: A band of coyote Crane: A sedge or siege of cranes Crocodile: A float of crocodiles Crow: A murder of crows Cub: A litter of cubs Curlew: A herd of curlews Cur: A cowardice of curs Deer: A herd of deer Dog: A pack of dogs Donkey: A herd or pace of asses Dove: A dule of doves Duck: A brace, paddling or team of ducks Elephant: A herd of elephants Seal: A pod of elephant seals Elk: A gang of elks Emus: A mob of emus Ferret: A business or flensing of ferrets Finches: A charm of finches Fish: A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish Fly: A swarm or business of flies Fox: A skulk or leash of foxes Frog: An army or colony of frogs Geese: A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese Giraffe: A tower of giraffes/giraffe Gnat: A cloud or horde of gnats Goat: A herd, tribe or trip goats Goldfince: A charm of goldfinches Gorilla: A band of gorillas Goldfish: A troubling of goldfish/goldfishes Greyhound: A leash of greyhounds Hare: A down or husk of hares Hawk: A cast or kettle of hawks Hen: A brood of hens Heron: A hedge of herons Hippopotamus: A bloat of hippopotamuses /hippopotami Hog: A drift, or parcel of hogs Horse: A team, pair or harras of horses Hound: A pack, mute or cry of hounds Jellyfish: A smack of jellyfish Kangaroo: A troop or mob of kangaroos Kitten: A kindle or litter of kittens Lark: An ascension or exaultation of larks Leopard: A leap (leep) of leopards Lion: A pride of lions Locust: A plague of locusts Magpie: A tiding of magpies Mallard: A sord of mallards Mare: A stud of mares Marten: A richness of martens Mole: A labour of moles Monkey: A troop of monkeys Moose: A herd of moose Mouse: A mischief of mice Mule: A barren or span of mules Owls: A parliament of owls Otter: A romp of otters Oxen: A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen Oyster: A bed of oysters Parrot: A company of parrots Partridge: A covey of partridges Peacock: A muster, pride or ostentation of peacocks Peep: A litter of peeps Penguin: A colony,parcel or huddle of penguins Pheasant: A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants Pigeon: A flock or flight of pigeons Pig: A litter of pigs Plover: A wing or congregation of plovers Pony: A string of ponies Porpoise: A pod of porpoises Quail: A covey or bevy of quail Rabbit: A nest of rabbits Rat: A pack or swarm of rats Rattlesnake: A rhumba of rattlesnakes Raven: An unkindness of ravens Rhino: A crash or herd of rhinos Roebuck: A bevy of roebucks Rook: A building or clamour of rooks Seal: A herd or pod of seals Sheep: A drove or flock of sheep Snake: A nest of snakes Snipe: A walk or wisp of snipe Sparrow: A host of sparrows Squirrel: A dray or scurry of squirrels Starling: A murmuration of starlings Stork: A mustering of storks Swallow: A flight of swallows Swan: A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans Swift: A flock of swifts Swine: A sounder or drift of swine Teal: A spring of teal Tiger: A swift or ambush of tigers Toad: A knot of toads Trout: A hover of trout Turkey: A rafter of turkeys Turtledove: A pitying or dule of turtledoves Turtle: A bale of turtles Walrus: A pod of walrus Whale: A school, gam or pod of whales Viper: A nest of vipers Wolf: A pack or route of wolves Woodcock: A fall of woodcocks Woodpecker: A descent of woodpeckers Zebra: A herd,zeal or dazzle of zebras
50 Common Misquotations
1. You can name everyone you graduated with.
2. You know what 4-H is.
3. You ever went to a party at a pasture or barn or in the middle of a dirt road.
4. You used to drag “Main.”
5. You said a swear word and your parents knew within the hour.
6. You ever went cow-tipping or snipe hunting.
7. It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town.
8. The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
9. You don’t give directions by street names but by references (turn by Nelson’s house, go two blocks east of Anderson’s, and it’s four houses left of the track field).
10. Your car stays filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
11. The town next to you is considered “trashy”or “snooty,” but is actually just like your town.
12. You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1950 as the “rich people.”
13. The people in the city dress funny, and then you pick up on the trend two years later.
14. You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on your truck for your birthday.
15. Anyone you want can be found at either the Dairy Queen or the feed store.
16. You see at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town.
17. Football coaches suggest that you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
18. Directions are given using “the” stop light as a reference.
19. The city council meets at the coffee shop.
20. You have ever taken a trailer or dog to school on a daily basis.
21. Weekend excitement involves a trip to a Wal-Mart.
22. You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and five people pull over and ask if you need a ride.
23. Your teachers call you by your older siblings’ names.
24. Your teachers remember when they taught your parents.
25. The closest McDonald’s is 45 miles away.
26. So is the closest mall.
27. It is normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
28. You laugh like crazy reading this because you know these are all true, and then you forward this to everyone in your town (because you know them all)!

