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 To satisfy both fishermen and gourmets, 'compot of lobster' seems a reasonable compromise!