bluejak Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 This old chestnut was raised at Brighton by a little quiz in the daily bulletin. The answers seemed very poor to me. So, what do you call a group of directors? Somewhat offensive answers seem acceptable if they are funny. So I should like to hear answers under one of three headings:Funny, and somewhat rudeFunny, but not rudeSerious, but apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 A NUISANCE ( a collective for house cats)A Murder ( of crows)A shrewdness ( of monkeys) :rolleyes: :( :D this is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 If we get to coin our own turn of phrase, I'd suggest an "incontinence" of directors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Er.... A bored of directors. The JJEU (Judge, Jury and Executioners Union). A gaggle of frustrated lawyers. David's Team. Er, maybe later...David's Disowned Team The WDITTJA (Why Did I Take This Unpaid Job Anonymous) Can't think of anything better Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamford Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 A corporation of directors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 a swarm (bees, etc), an intrusion (roaches), a parliament (crows), a plague (doves), a mustering (storks), a creep (tortoises), a descent (woodpeckers) http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kennel/collectives.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 How about a "thunder" of Directors? Persistent sound, fleeting illumination :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 From the animal world, I like: ostentation (peacocks) - for when they "puff up"murmuration (starlings) - "murmur" like the sound they make when they are discussing a handshiver (sharks) - to describe how they move around the roomintrusion (cockroaches) - to be cheekyparliament (owls) - to represent how they look over the game http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintaro Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ;) How about 'Nice Chappies and Chappesses' :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintaro Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ;) 'Bavinettes' :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iviehoff Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ostentation (peacocks)murmuration (starlings)etc. I don't think most of these colourful phrases arose, as a dictionary should, through observation of actual usage, in the way one might discover a few genuine dictionary phrases such as "gaggle of geese" or "herd of sheep". Rather a variety of authors made them up and tried to popularise them by putting them in books. Rather like the collections of made-up "true" stories stalk the internet today. Some of them have some semi-validity. Eg, there are folk tales of the "parliament" of crows or owls or whatever. But if Farmer Joe wanted to talk about a load of crows down on his field, he said, "flock of crows", unless he was specifically making reference to that tale. In any case, a large gathering of crows is usually rooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 A corpulence of directors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy69 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 "nob" (Pochards) to extend the animal allusions. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 :( How about 'Nice Chappies and Chappesses' :unsure: so when you get really ticked off at a director you can call them a chapstick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 so when you get really ticked off at a director you can call them a chapstick? :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintaro Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 :D How about 'Nice Chappies and Chappesses' :lol: so when you get really ticked off at a director you can call them a chapstick? ;) You might get a clip round the ear with the Hard Backed copy from me if you did :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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