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there are lots of good collective nouns.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=aHhP_7zOG8wC&printsec=frontcover&dq=compendium+of+collective+nouns&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd4se_nrjSAhVL34MKHdclDqAQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=compendium of collective nouns&f=false

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-a parliament of owls

-a neverthriving of jugglers
-an ooze of amoebas
-a bouquet of hummingbirds
-an imposition of in-laws
-a shrewdness of apes
-a romp of otters
-a prickle of porcupines

but it seems to me that after people learned about funny collective nouns, they just started making up more of them on purpose, essentially colonizing the untamed wilds of the plural. does this mean they've lost some of their charm?

hard questions. hard questions.

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  • YamiNoSenshiYamiNoSenshi A point called Z In the complex planeRegistered User regular
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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    a neverthriving of juggalos more like mirite

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    words are dumb lets be illiterate together irght now

  • BeNarwhalBeNarwhal The Work Left Unfinished Registered User regular
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    i almost just did my last usurper OP again because it was so good

  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »

    this one also has a crippling neurological disorder

    just kidding its so cute

  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
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    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 minutes each or total

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  • BeNarwhalBeNarwhal The Work Left Unfinished Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
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    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 minutes each or total

    10 for primary, 10 more for backup.

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
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    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 minutes each or total

    Each

    Geth closed at 4:23pm (my time)

    This meant EM had until 4:33pm, them matt until 4:43pm

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    Awesomed for neverthriving of jugglers

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  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

    and as we previously established, if a mod isn't around to infract you right away they can't do it later cuz you're like a puppy

    you won't associate the infraction with the improper behavior

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    words are dumb lets be illiterate together irght now

    Words are illiterate

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    they said in the future everyone will have 15 min of fame

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  • HakkekageHakkekage Space Whore Academy summa cum laudeRegistered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

    and as we previously established, if a mod isn't around to infract you right away they can't do it later cuz you're like a puppy

    you won't associate the infraction with the improper behavior

    the statute of limitations on criminal liability expires immediately

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    Seven movies in 2016?! You can't say Steven Seagal isn't staying busy.

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    I feel like stating these things as fact is just asking for rules patches

  • HakkekageHakkekage Space Whore Academy summa cum laudeRegistered User regular
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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    emnmnme wrote: »
    Seven movies in 2016?! You can't say Steven Seagal isn't staying busy.

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000219/?ref_=tt_cl_t1
    Steven Seagal is a striking and somewhat boyishly handsome (often with ponytail) action star...

    That is one outdated bio.

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  • BeNarwhalBeNarwhal The Work Left Unfinished Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

    and as we previously established, if a mod isn't around to infract you right away they can't do it later cuz you're like a puppy

    you won't associate the infraction with the improper behavior

    Do you know I've never been jailed?

    Me! Never been jailed. It's incredible. Literally not credible. Yet here we are.

  • kedinikkedinik Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

    and as we previously established, if a mod isn't around to infract you right away they can't do it later cuz you're like a puppy

    you won't associate the infraction with the improper behavior

    yeah I heard the coolest place for us to commit infractions is the G i a n t P i l l a r O f [ c h a t ] T h r e a d s let's go do not bring mods

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    Cutest thing yesterday when we were getting our son at daycare last night one of his fellow daycare inmates retrieved his stuffed bunny and brought it over to him. Babies!

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    porp has her first French language lesson tonight

    *idly browses French maid costumes*

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    I'm writing a G&T thread. It's hard!

    Just use Gwent anytime you'd normally use the word Smurf and you'll be fine.

  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    ive had motivation paralysis for two days now and im fighting burnout
    halpppppp

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    I'm writing a G&T thread. It's hard!

    Is it a game with a lot of characters and you have to make sure they all get equal coverage except for the really spoiley ones?

  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    BeNarwhal wrote: »
    I had my usurper OP ready to go, EM.

    Just 5 more minutes and I would have struck!

    Sig says both nominees get ten minutes now

    10 and 5, RMS. They can take my right to usurp from my cold dead hands and I can get away with this because it's 8:30 on the west coast and SIG probably isn't online yet :P

    and as we previously established, if a mod isn't around to infract you right away they can't do it later cuz you're like a puppy

    you won't associate the infraction with the improper behavior

    Do you know I've never been jailed?

    Me! Never been jailed. It's incredible. Literally not credible. Yet here we are.

    I've been banned twice lol

    Please consider the environment before printing this post.
  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    ive had motivation paralysis for two days now and im fighting burnout
    halpppppp

    its ok it gets better after the first 2 decades

  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    ive had motivation paralysis for two days now and im fighting burnout
    halpppppp

    do you want to graduate or not

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    emnmnme wrote: »
    Seven movies in 2016?! You can't say Steven Seagal isn't staying busy.

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000219/?ref_=tt_cl_t1
    Steven Seagal is a striking and somewhat boyishly handsome (often with ponytail) action star...

    That is one outdated bio.

    c0ur7jig5g0f.jpg

  • BeNarwhalBeNarwhal The Work Left Unfinished Registered User regular
    ive had motivation paralysis for two days now and im fighting burnout
    halpppppp

    We'll switch and live each other's life for the next 24 hours.

    I am the best scientist, I promise.

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