Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 4/3/01 9:27 AM, tmlee at clairetm@singnet.com.sg wrote: > Whats a group of lobsters called ? > > TMLee Ah, grasshopper, as far as I know there isn't an official collective noun for lobsters (I would love to be corrected). Most aquatic molluscs use the collective noun 'bed', as in 'a bed of clams'. However this seems pretty inappropriate for lobsters though I suspect the fishing community use this. Jellyfish come in smacks, which is cool, but the only suggestion I have ever heard for lobsters comes from the scuba community, who understandably suggest 'a risk of lobsters'. Personally I'd go for 'a nip (or pinch) of lobsters' or 'a claw of lobsters', but on the other hand given their frequent destiny perhaps it should be 'a pink of lobsters' or even 'a murder of lobsters', like crows. All of this leads somewhat inevitably to my final suggestion: 'a dinner of lobsters'. Who's paying? - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com