Re: Re: Collective nouns

From: labrygon_at_...
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:27:43 EDT


In a message dated 15/08/2004 8:45:44 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time, alison_place_at_... writes:

> Broos come in varying group sizes, and since you
> always want to know about how many there are, the
> usual conventions are to label them as a six-pack, a
> twelve-pack, or a two-four. More than that, and due
> to their disgusting affiliation with Mallia, they're
> usually referred to as so many cases of broos.

Some Pelorian from the northern Satrapys once remarked to Beat Pot Aelwrin:

"Eeh lad, I think it's broo time, put t'kettle on."

Keith

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