The attachment of Shrewdness or Murder seems random, but somehow conveys a familiar quality to whatever species it describes. A Sugar of Crows or a Dalliance of Apes doesn't feel right.
Why don't we classify humans in this way - by job, or age, or social placement? I've taken the liberty of making up a few.
A Cosine of ArchitectsPlease feel free to use them in a sentence and spread them around. Or, if you are so inclined, make up some of your own! Add them here!
A Fickle of Actors
A Pod of Douchebags
A Thrall of Gamers
A Tyranny of Eighth Graders
A Straggle of Senators
A Fidget of Toddlers
A Crime of Lawyers
A Fuss of Bridesmaids
A Fetor of Paparazzi
A Squall Day Traders
A Canister of Garbage Men
A Guile of Advertisers
A Stew of Psychiatrists
A Thicket of Priests
A Crush of Teachers
3 comments:
Great list. All have been added to my lexicon.
As well as...
A Flatulence of Bloggers
A Desperation of Improvisers
A Marinade of Hipsters
At the Goodman a few years ago we came up with "A Confidence of Techies."
Not to break our arms patting ourselves on the back or nothin'.
imind: very much if you smoke.
I actually saw this same topic a couple of days ago - someone had culled a bunch from twitter i believe. My favorite of those culled was "A ______ of mimes"
http://all-sorts.org/popular/card
Post a Comment