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Gemini6Ice<p>A cord of logfiles <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/collectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveNouns</span></a></p>
Daily Happy Reasons<p>The collective noun for a group of ladybirds is a loveliness.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/languagenerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagenerd</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/collectivenouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivenouns</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/ladybirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladybirds</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/thingstobehappyabout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thingstobehappyabout</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>They also look great hanging from a bulldog clip or clothespin. They’re designed so you can have a mini-print to save afterwards and simply crop off the month at the bottom.</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/postcardCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postcardCalendar</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/termsOfVenery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>termsOfVenery</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/animalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalArt</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/collectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveNouns</span></a></p>
Fractal Kitty<p>HTML.energy day wooo!</p><p>I went to the Portland event hosted by <a href="https://the-sudo.net" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">the-sudo.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p>The site I slapped together is a random collective noun generator - lots of people contributed nouns at the event - I think we as a group were called an "unordered list". </p><p><a href="https://nouns.website" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nouns.website</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It might be a little bird heavy because I obsess over birds. If there are collective nouns I missed throw them in the comments of this thread - I'll add them if they fit. </p><p>It was also nice to meet some recurse center folks in person and see some XOXO people again. </p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/htmlday2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>htmlday2025</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/htmlday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>htmlday</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>html</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/collectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveNouns</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/recurseCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recurseCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/thesudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thesudo</span></a></p>
Mark Whybird<p>The collective noun for a group of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nicole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nicole</span></a> the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FediverseChick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseChick</span></a> s is “a chicanery”.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a></p>
Mark A. Rayner<p>Oh, I was sure it was a Screech of Karens. My bad.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/collectivenouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivenouns</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/karen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>karen</span></a></p>
Kerry Cooper<p>🐶 Did you know? A group of Shih Tzus is called a 'stubbornness'! 🐶🐾 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ShihTzuLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShihTzuLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ShihTzu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShihTzu</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ShihTzus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShihTzus</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Collective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collective</span></a></p>
ashnod<p>There's a Knob of DJs!<br><a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/Bar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/DJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJ</span></a></p>
Steven<p>So Mastodonistsas, any suggests for the collective noun for cherry pickers?<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WordPuzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPuzzle</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ComicDistraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComicDistraction</span></a> (I certainly need one)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CaptionCompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaptionCompetition</span></a></p><p>Boost if you need a laugh</p>
myrmepropagandist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@gemini6ice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gemini6ice</span></a></span> </p><p>A bounty of nbs <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/collectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveNouns</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>A hitch of lesbians <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/collectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveNouns</span></a></p>
Daily Happy Reasons<p>A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope. <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/funfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funfacts</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/collectivenouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivenouns</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>english</span></a></p>
*sparkling anxiety* Evelyn<p>So, if a whole bunch of crows is a “murder,” does that make just one or two crows a “manslaughter”?<br>Or maybe a “grievous bodily harm”?</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/crows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crows</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/crowstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/MurderOfCrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MurderOfCrows</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/DeepThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepThoughts</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ReallyDeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReallyDeep</span></a></p>
abracadabra holmes<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a> are fun</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> a group of dead oligarchs is called a haha</p>
Circuits<p>Useful list of collective nouns. Original: <a href="https://wondermark.com/c/566/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wondermark.com/c/566/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/collectivenouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivenouns</span></a></p>
Chris Aldrich<p><a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/25/collective-nouns-for-typewriters-and-typists/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boffosocko.com/2024/05/25/coll</span><span class="invisible">ective-nouns-for-typewriters-and-typists/</span></a></p>
earthling<p>An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition</p><p>A delightfully unexpected, lovingly curated ode to the unique collective nouns that adorn our language, from “a leap of leopards ” to “a murder of crows **” and beyond, from the inimitable voice behind Inside the Actors Studio.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a></p>
JC Little<p>How I painted “Spawn” ☂️ a metaphor for freedom, hope, creativity and personal growth, even in turbulent times. A meaningful gift for someone you love. Prints available 👉 link in bio.<br>🎨=♥️<br>🎵 Oisín Little</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjeIqb2ij10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JjeIqb2ij1</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/personaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personaldevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/umbrellas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>umbrellas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/spawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spawn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/collectivenouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivenouns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/whimsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whimsy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/magicalrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magicalrealism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/timelapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timelapse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/artprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artprint</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/gift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gift</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/redbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redbubble</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a></p>
Eivind (like the Terrible)<p>A group of Norwegians is called an awkwardness. <a href="https://fribygda.no/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a> <a href="https://fribygda.no/tags/NorwayFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorwayFacts</span></a></p>
Woger the Shrubber<p><a href="https://social.bitwig.community/tags/CollectiveNouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveNouns</span></a></p><p>A murder of crows.<br>A bumble of billionaires.<br>A dartboard of indictments.<br>A damning of jurors.<br>A mothership of conspiracies.<br>A gaggle of crackpot lawyers.<br>A bingo of quotes.</p><p><a href="https://social.bitwig.community/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indictment</span></a></p>
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