Anthropomorphic Nouns

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 pride of lions,


 
a murder of crows,


 
(as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens),



an Exaltation of doves,



and, presumably because they look so wise,

a parliament of owls.


 

Now consider a group of baboons.  Baboons 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!
 


That pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington!

You just can’t make this stuff up.