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12-03-2010, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by koputai
No! As I said, it's a Flange of Gorillas. It must be true, it was on Not the Nine O'Clock News. As was the Giraffe one.
Cheers,
Jason.
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Baboons I say. 
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12-03-2010, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro
Baboons I say. |
Damn, you're right! I was getting confused with Gerald. It HAS been a while.
Cheers,
Jason.
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12-03-2010, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyH155
the 7th post is offensive. Not suitable for a forum that youngsters read. I you dont get it, I feel sorry for you.
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Please you must be joking or living on another planet teenagers/children old enough for this site often have a vocabulary these days that would make a nun blush and they hear far worse in music, TV and radio
Chill bro 
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12-03-2010, 11:46 PM
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Hmmmn.
I'm quite often called a "Proper Merchant" by my employees. I thought they were reffering to my commercial savvy.
I may have to flog one or two.
Pour Encourager.....
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13-03-2010, 01:03 AM
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Currently Scopeless
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Please you must be joking or living on another planet teenagers/children old enough for this site often have a vocabulary these days that would make a nun blush and they hear far worse in music, TV and radio
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I dont find it offensive.
Adrian
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13-03-2010, 07:18 AM
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Last edited by UK1; 13-03-2010 at 07:31 AM.
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13-03-2010, 11:24 AM
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Meteor & fossil collector
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Originally Posted by UK1
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It says a "tower of giraffes"...so what's offensive? Or is there something offensive about "*****"?
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14-03-2010, 09:39 PM
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Answer to you Trevor, does that make offensive statements acceptable??
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16-03-2010, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Greg, 
Now ya' just be in' hard to get along with.
I suggest " A wet creche of penguins. 
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Hi Marty,
My apologies if I appeared difficult, the matter of penguins and other collective nouns is a point of discussion that is often raised on the boat after a hard days sailing and a few glasses of scotch, and it is as enjoyable there as it is here.
Greg.
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16-03-2010, 08:45 AM
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Hi Greg,
No need to apologise. I was just tryin' to be funny and hard to get along with .
It is however, an interesting avenue, this subject on collective nouns.
Smack of jellyfish
Tidings of Magpies
Clutter of cats
mischief of rats
A gaze of astronomers?????? 
Cheers Marty
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16-03-2010, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by taminga16
Hi Marty,
My apologies if I appeared difficult, the matter of penguins and other collective nouns is a point of discussion that is often raised on the boat after a hard days sailing and a few glasses of scotch, and it is as enjoyable there as it is here.
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IS that when it becomes a Soak of Sailors Greg ???????
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16-03-2010, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffkop
IS that when it becomes a Soak of Sailors Greg ???????
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Thanks Jeff,
I will be able to dine out on that.
Greg.
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16-03-2010, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyH155
Answer to you Trevor, does that make offensive statements acceptable??
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It's only offensive if the context was contextually vulgar and directed at you, a play of word usage as the one you suggested as being offensive, is in fact quite witty
You can if you look and find fault or offensiveness in nearly everything said or done it's whether you are mature enough to accept banalitly in the context it was meant and also accept the fact that your interpretation on vulgarity may not be everyone's.
Point is you may find what was written as offensive others not and therefore in the context it was written is quite acceptable.
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16-03-2010, 02:50 PM
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And say no more Trevor ... Its a really light hearted thread topic and if one is going to join it but only to point out that in some obtuse way that someones comment is offensive then to coin a phrase .. "I feel sorry for them".
If I was them I'de read nothing, listen to nothing and watch nothing .. else they find something that they can jumble a few letters up and take a few away until they've found something offensive .. Oh Please.
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16-03-2010, 03:58 PM
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It is a light hearted threat my point exactly, Cheers
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16-03-2010, 04:24 PM
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Cant find a collective noun for Telescopes ???..................
How about a ..Watch of telescopes ...just an idea ..any others ????
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16-03-2010, 04:33 PM
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Canis Minor
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A friend of mine coined "an invoice of lawyers".
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16-03-2010, 05:08 PM
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He used to cut the grass.
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
It is a light hearted threat my point exactly, Cheers
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I hope you mean "thread" there, Trevor.
As for penguins, how about "a wedding party"?
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16-03-2010, 06:37 PM
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Like to learn
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A nag of Women ?
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16-03-2010, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidU
A nag of Women ?
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Now, now that could be construed as offensive to some 
Typo
Yes being dyslexic I think thats how you spell it
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