The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.
We are all familiar with a
Herd of Cows,
a Flock of Chickens,
a School of Fish
and a Gaggle of Geese.
However, less widely known is:
a Mob of Kangaroos
a Rookery of Penguins
a Troop of Chimps
(as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens),
an Exaltation of Doves and,
presumably because they look so
a Parliament of Owls.
Now consider a group of Baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons?
Believe it or not ……. a Congress!
A CONGRESS OF BABOONS!
I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington !
You just can’t make this stuff up.
Go green – Recycle Congress in 2012 !!!