APHORISMS.

Lust, though to a radiant angel linked, sates itself in a celestial bed, then preys on garbage.
Never count the days – rather make the days ‘count'.
If our minds didn’t conjure dreams, ambitions and achievable aspirations then we would be mentally stunted to deal with and overcome the legion of challenges and disappointments Life has the habit of throwing at us.
The carabao is slow, but the Earth is patient.
The light that shines twice as bright burns half as long.
Thinking ahead is the child of chess players, not autocrats.
My opinion of mankind grows worse from my experience of them.
One can never appeal nor alter the verdict of the battlefield.
It is a peculiar habit of Christianity to conceive the most compassionate and
forgiving divinities and use them to sponsor atrocity.
An irresistible impulse for mischief.
Not my ideal of life, but the best compromise with prevailing circumstances.
An irresponsible pursuit of financial interests at the expense of moral principles.
Hardship (adversity) instills a spirit of positive resourcefulness in direct proportion to itself.
One of the main problems with being Top Dog is the time and effort expended in repeatedly cocking a leg to re-mark threatened territory.
His appointment with Destiny seems to be perpetually postponed.
The study of history is not a bilateral arrangement between nations.
Common sense and logic are not constants in the behaviour of nations.
Trading partners do not go to war against each other: WRONG !
A perennial and destructive impulse for mischief.
Happiness is contrasted proportionately to one’s current surroundings and prevailing circumstances.
Position through Poise, Audacity, and Resolve.
The type of person who thinks wood grows on trees.
A frog who dreams of being a toad.
The foulest four-letter word of all: POOR! or, for Pommies : WASH!! or BATH!!!
Human rights - human wrongs.
Tuan. Bumi Putra. Kosher. Karma.
Alike Captain Queeg hunting down the strawberries.
The Diseases of Venus.
First rule of management / government strategies : Divide and conquer.
Adam & Steve. Madam & Eve.
Unqualified arrogance.
The Cult of the Personality.
The Power of the Pussy.
If his dick’s the same size as his brain, then he’s got real problems.
The U.S. of America’s first global export: Colt revolvers / GUNS!
I have nothing in common with your God: He is a cruel and capricious being
Management: the judicious use of means to achieve an end.
Supervision : a critical observance and direction of activities.
Fanta fe : All is in flux.
Silence is a conspiracy within itself.
A master of self-magnification.
Patriotism is the last resort of political scoundrels.
Republic of the Philistines.
To the Benefit of the Few, and the Detriment of the Many.
Patron Saint of the Impossible.
Taught her all she knows, but not all I know.
Hope she gives breech birth to a porcupine : with antlers.
Can’t make furniture out of firewood.
Never use the best woods for kindling.
Lost the habit of truth.
DOSRI : Directors, Officers, Seniors, Related Interests.
Due diligence.
Pawned its moral franchise.
As fuel efficient as a garden bonfire
The Three M’s philosophy : Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits.
Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline.
Chance favours the prepared mind.
Eggs to hatch, cats to kill.
If it was easy, then women and kids would be doing it !.
A basic architectural credo : that form must follow function.
A pair of boots made out of pussy: fit like a glove and never wear out.
Kleptocracy.
Jukebox politician: drop a few coins in and plays whatever tune you like.
Definition of a volunteer: Someone who has totally misunderstood the question
put to them.
Swimming at the shallow end of the gene pool.
Assumption wears a cloak of errors.
Close enough only applies to horse shoes and hand grenades.
A squeaky wheel gets the grease. (and sometimes: replaced.)
Favourite nation? Donation!
Religion: more scent than substance.
Loose lips sink ships.
Ham and eggs: the pig’s committed, while the chicken is only involved.
More marinated than drunk.
Communism runs counter to human nature.
The K.G. - used to B.
La Donna Errante:
The Second Oldest Profession: (prostitution / grave-digging.)
Work? No thanks, I’ll stick with the freedom and independence my poverty provides.
For purposes of belligerence we command a technology of far greater evolution than our moral and intellectual abilities to rationally commit such to destructive use.
Man created God, not God man.
The Goddess below her navel.
Wood: botanical corpse.
Scrap paper: another half acre of rain forest gone!
Ambitions beyond the scope of his abilities.
Catholic priests: renown for dogma, simony and sodomy.
Politicians: one level above child molesters.
Water takes the path of least resistance.
Folded his proverbial tent.
Local neighbourhood Anti-Christ.
Revolution is orbital and turns a full circle. Movement is undefined in direction or distance: it usually proceeds so far, and then stops.
If symptoms persist, consult an undertaker.
Matreiya: 1965!
Wife is Asawa : then Kabit Querida Kulasisi: . High-maintenance assets.
Another victim of neglect.
Never invest in anything that requires feeding or repainting.
Menu: Do you have a 1997 / current edition?
Flat out -- like a lizard drinking.
Cancer of the personality.
Seen better organised riots.
An in-growing foreskin.
The Packrat. The Bower bird.
Believe a job worth doing might be a job worth doing badly.
Phallopian Air Lines. PAL.
Amateurs posing as professionals.
A circus without a tent.
Government: A political order where the majority obey the authority of a minority.
Humanity: endowed with the facility of logic and reason, prefers folly.
than the logical and moral capacities that guide its uses.
Conflicts that invariably have a tendency to halt far short of their original political
objectives.
Chaos is the primary order of Nature.
Victims of speciesism.
Canine slaves.
Botanical companion.
Botanical corpse.
Exercising his democratic right to talk and act like a fool.
Punctuality is a sign of respect for another persons’ time.
The certainty of this world is preferable to the dubiousness of the next.
They depict each other as fools, and are unfortunately, both (all) correct.
When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise.
Virago: A woman of great strength and stature.
Misery loves company.
Stood up to be counted amongst the ranks of the Forces of Darkness.
They can be led, but not driven.
In God we trust : all others - CASH.
Deja vu.
An established lie can, and oft does, become an established truth.
A job worth doing might be a job worth doing badly.
Nine-tenths of Humanity isn’t worth saving.
The Formal Pressure of Diplomatic Grand Remonstrance’s.
It might suffice as a Statement of Position, but not as an Explanation.
Measure twice : cut once. (Engineering maxim.)
Schwein en schlippe. ( Pig in knickers.)
A supernatural constitution.

Accomplishment basis.
Rules of engagement.
Receptive to……..
Absence of conflict is no assurance of peace.
Politics are not perception, but illusion.
Fears for / doubts the Integrity of………
Gwailow / Falang.
//?? ……. is not a recognised profession.
Prudent to / Prudence dictates.
TIME is NOT a weekly news magazine.
Moral erosion.
Financially-motivated.
Shinkansen bullet train.
Incentivized.
Disabled does not qualify as unabled.
Turning Bipeds into men.
Philippines: the 51st State!! No way, & reasons why / voting franchise.
Rep. of the Philistines.
Persuaded into co-operative participation via the tried and proven diplomatic methods of bribery and corruption.
Never trust anyone who bleeds that much every month and doesn’t die!
Anyone who bleeds that much every month, and doesn’t die, shouldn’t be trusted.
Jesus saves --- but the Pope invests !!!
Burning daylight.
At risk / In harms way.
A mind smaller than his Ego.
Power is an illusion, for it is forever accompanied by obligations that are greater still.
The Peter Principle: In any hierarchy, people tend to rise to their greatest level of incompetence.
THEY: the Universal appellation for those who are not part of one’s own community.
There is a commonality among all men.
INFORMATION : the most valuable commodity known to man.
Passion is the enemy of precision.
The myth perpetuated eternally : because it cannot be irrefutably proven such did not occur.
The phenomena of HERD BEHAVIOUR : Man, as part of the pack.
The Herd Instinct.
Man proves to be yet another of Nature’s dismal evolutionary failures.
The Petrine Rock.
Man’s curious refusal to behave rationally in what seems his own best interest.
Der Ubermensch : the Higher Man.


Laws governing the Conduct of War are rendered impotent by the Laws of Fact and Harsh Reality.
The Architecture of a Utopia of Global Harmony can only be designed by ignoring the established testimony of History, and Human Behaviour.
Progress and gain by one group is not accomplished without the loss of some fundamental values of another party.
Racial primacy.
Never seen a kitchen so filthy that even the cockroaches came out spewing.
P.B.R. : Paid by Results.
The Five P’s Philosophy : Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.
D.C.M. : Don’t come Monday.
Do it once … Do it Right!
Guesstimated
Advanced Guesswork
Given time and money : can achieve anything.
It’s never a failure until you walk away from it.
Sometimes equalled : never beaten.
Instant drunk : add alcohol.
What could be done with a Canadian, if caught so young? Turn him into an Australian!
It’s hard to soar like an eagle when you’re surrounded by chickens.
No problems : only solutions.
Measure twice : cut once.
A lazy man always finds the hardest way to do a job.
An ambition to be reincarnated as a tablecloth : Get laid three times a day, and pulled off after every meal.
Send lawyers, guns and money because the shit has hit the fan…doesn’t matter in which order, but all will be required.
The Intellectual Stimulation of watching paint dry.
The next quantum leap in telecommunications: answering machines with artificial intelligence/self-awareness: that return calls without consulting you !
Human Resource management skills rate in at ZERO.
We, the Unwilling, led by the Unqualified, have done the Improbable for so long, with so little, we can now achieve the Impossible : with absolutely FUCK ALL.
6-7-2 / 1-5-9 / 8-3-4.
Collateral damage.
Oestrogen-deficiency / excess.
Testosterone-deficiency/excess.
Roman Catholicism : the longest-running & most successful confidence trick ever pulled in recorded History.
More a “LOOPHOLE” system than a legal system.
Everything in Moderation : especially Moderation.
Explanation, Demonstration, Imitation. ( Can develop into #4 : Innovation )
Better to be tried by TWELVE than carried by SIX.
Either Lead, Follow, or get out of the Fucking Way !
Welfare Officer in a concentration camp.
Chinese Fire Drill Instructor.
Groups of self-interest.
Statement of Methodology / Method Statement.
Closure.
Decisive and Assertive , emanating self-confidence and self-reliance =
leadership qualities.
Totally uncoordinated and chronically dysfunctional.
Indecisive and slow/dull—witted.
Mental lethargy.
Iron Sulphide ( Fool’s Gold ) : PHIL RUDISONE
Fabrication : BRIAN FIOTA
Deception : PETE DICON
Went / Gone Ballistic
Could fuck up a perfectly good anvil.
If you’re up early enough in a morning, you can piss in a stoat’s ear.
Power is an illusion, for it is always accompanied by responsibilities that are greater still.
A mind / intellect far smaller than his EGO
Propaganda is the Illustrious Courtesan of Espionage
Cronyism, Collusion, Corruption, and Complacency : The Curse of the 4 C’s.
A Halo is often a Noose that hasn’t yet slipped into Position.
Cash cow.
Alike Adultery, its essence is Concealment.
( Wanton act / s of : ) Reckless imprudence resulting in ………….
Arsehole Tax !!
Stop and Rob, Chew and Spew, Local / Convenience Vomitarium
Bad-cholesterol vomitarium. Local food poisoning centre.
Botulism and Beans Bistro. Salmonella Sandwich Centre.
Pedro’s Pukery. Barf ‘s Botulism Bistro. Retcher’s Restaurant
Vic’s Vomitarium. Restaurant a la Retch. Salmonella Spewery.
Chunder Café.
The Asbo Arms……..Asbo Annie
Running : far more than mere physical exercise alone, it has now evolved
into a highly spiritual method of meditation.
The Jerusalem Syndrome : Apocalyptic.
Spiritual transition via Divine Rapture
Theophany : Manifestation of a Diety to a Mortal.
Extreme / Chronic Courtesy Disorder
Courtesy Deficiency Syndrome.
Passport to Social Acceptance cancelled.
Tetragrammaton : Y - H - W - H
Odi et amo : love-hate relationship.
Crapehanger : Morose, gloomy or pessimistic person
Indulgences and Benefices.
All Lies eventually lead to the Truth.
From experience and knowledge of life, we distillate sagacity and wisdom.
The 3-D’s / A 3-D campaign : Disinformation, Disaffection & Destabilization.
Necrotizing enterocolitis due to severe multiple parasitic infestation.
Hypertestosteronism / Hypertestosterone secretion.
A Decision of Last Recourse.
The Direct Blame for the Ubiquitous Bureaucratic Graft & Corruption lies in the
election of Incompetents and Criminals by an Uneducated and Unsophisticated
Populace.
God : An Omnipotent mythological bogeyman, customized by religions to suit their own selfish ends.
Alike Siberia, with neon signs, functioning traffic lights and security guards.
Devotion to Religion : A definite form of psychological disorder.
Religion : Mythological literature.
Religion : Alike the Sphinx and Pyramids, a Curiosity worth contemplation and study, but definitely not worship.
Religion : Institutionalized as propitiatory magic, and perpetuated as a fat racket for priests.
1st Amendment : Freedom of speech & religious worship
2nd :Right to bear arms.
4th : Right of search & seizure regulated
13th : Slavery abolished.
16th “ Income taxes authorised.
18th : Prohibition of liquor / Volkstead Act : 18/12/1917-ratified 16/1/1919
Eventually adopted by all States, except Connecticut & Rhode island.
19th : Giving nationwide suffrage to women.
Repeal of 18th Amendment : 20/2/1933. Ratified5/12/1933.
All that we forge and temper in Life reverberates for Eternity
Know a man’s weaknesses by his boasts.
Know a man’s strengths by his modesty.
Jews : the children of the covenant.
Smiling like a puppy dog who has just discovered it can suck its own dick
There is no Truth except that which men desire to hear.
God ? : believe in nothing higher than the trees, for the sky too might well be an illusion.
It is futile to fight Nature : especially Human nature.
The type of person even mosquitoes and tapeworms avoid.
Heavily invested in self-glorification.
Suffering from Cognitive Impairment where matters of the Truth are concerned.
Where Ignorance is Bliss, it is folly to be Wise.
Silence is the mark of Greatness.
The Oasis of Sleep.
A 3-D campaign : Disinformation, Disaffection & Destabilization.
Better an empty gun than no gun at all.
The Pleasure is in the Journey
Tribute to the Moon / Lunar Tribute : Menses.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
Look with your eyes, and not your hands.
Conspicuous by its Absence.
Never reach beyond thy grasp.
Communism is Political heresy
Takes communion with questionable deities
A standing prick has no conscience.
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, absolvo tuum.
A Heap is a gathering / conclave of Shits.
The Sixth Sense ? A sense of Humour.
A lot of Mongrel in his genes.
The AFF couldn’t sort shit from ShineOla
Seen better organized riots than this web site
2 turns n 2 half-hitches – hold anything !
Keelhauling, or 20 strokes of the Cat ?
CyberS’ is about as S’ stimulating as watching paint dry.
Risque
Erudite
Mons Pubis Mons Veneris
Just Cruisin’
Made a career / fortune out of Human frailty
Mother is the name of Love on the lips of all children
Love n’ Lust
U and the Dodo are going to have something in common
????? just shit kittens
More degrees than a thermometer
Surplus to requirements
Been around the world more times than Skylab
Exacted disproportionate retribution physical damage / injury / trauma
My own personal Spice Girl…Oriental Spice
Celestial Entity / Divine / Oriental Angel
Lust, though to a radiant angel linked, sates itself in a celestial bed, then preys on garbage.
Mainstream
Domino effect on human perception
Decimated true accounts of history
The Law of One
Common Herd….More at Sheeple than People.
Laws / Rules n’ Regulations : For the guidance of the intelligencia and the blind obedience of the masses / common herd / idiots
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his Master
Shall always have what he needs, but never more.
The naturally-talented, forever judged by the talentless.
Offering the public the greatest discomfort n inconvenience at the highest prices
An aircraft in search of a route
Uncomfortable with those more intelligent than himself
Creative polymaths: intellectually powered to shape, rather than follow, trends.
Debt junkie
Turned risk-avoidance into a artform
Virgin’s immaculacy
A Duopoly
Perceived success
An aspiration dressed up as a decision
When the only tool you possess is a hammer, then every problem begins to look like a nail.
An Omerta
The convenience of concealment through Chaos
Even the existence of secrecy requires concealment
Why let facts and logic stand in the way of a good argument
Opportunities Multiply as they are Seized
Caution is not stronger than Fate.
This cretin, if his IQ was 5 points lower, would have to be watered daily.
Knowledge is the mortal enemy of Superstition
It is not our abilities that show what we truly are…. it is our choices.
At the mercy (sic) of unregulated global capital in the extractive industries.
The Peter Principle : In any hierarchy, people tend to rise to their greatest level of incompetence.
Jurisprudence is not equivocal
Morality is a private & costly luxury
Never take the credit, or the blame, for something you did not do
Always tell the truth
Those who would trade liberty for security deserve neither.
Each word has an echo. So does each silence.
Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of people walking on it.
Deception can only take place where there is a lack of knowledge.
KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM.
The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or as a curse.
The survival of the official lie depends solely on its constant repetition.
SUI GENERIS ……… UNIQUE
Omnia Mutantur …… All is in flux

Environment : Nature is the Bank on which all Cheques are ultimately Drawn.

The Past is private property and trespass by curious researchers is actively discouraged.

The past n the future are private property.

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes……Mark Twain

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No one is a stranger, they are simply friends you've not yet met

It takes two people to lie. One to tell it, the other to listen….and believe.
The perceived ability to create Reality.
All History is a well-contrived Hoax / an edited recording of events.
21st Century Reality has been shrouded in a matrix of deceitful propaganda.

Creatures with frontal paired eyes are Predators. This occular configuration allows them to judge the distance between them and their intended prey.
( Man has frontal paired eyes )


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Is it the Truth ?
Is it fair to all concerned ?
Will it build goodwill & friendship between men ?
Will it benefit all concerned ?

Creatures with frontal paired eyes are Predators. This ocular configuration allows them to judge the distance between them and their intended prey.
( Man has frontal paired eyes )

I don’t give a damn whether the cross is made of gold or silver or what-the-hell. All I have in mind is to do away with CRUCIFIXION !

The key to balanced and sustainable development is to empower the
people and strengthen the middle class.
This can be attained through:
1) An improved quality of education that moulds a patriotic mindset with global consciousness in the youth sector.
2) The development of co-operatives and small / medium-sized businesses
while also attracting foreign investments.
3) Peace, order and security through a reconstructed national police and
military institution : exorcised of the present graft and corruption.
4) The promotion of local autonomy that ensures equitable allocation of
resources, authorities and responsibilities.
5) A collective pride in the national cultural and historical heritage.
In building a nation to be proud of, in which every Filipino must be a
stakeholder, and not a mere beneficiary relying on the hand-outs and
patronage of family or government.
6) The eradication of political dynasties and the established oligarchies,
and of patronage and crony politics by parties of self-interest.

7) The establishment of a judicial system devoid of patronage, graft,
and corruption, and revitalised with open honesty and efficiency.


The Club is the symbol of Vengance, and the Friend of no Man.
The Diamond is the symbol of Avarice.
The Heart is the symbol of Unselfish and Divine Love.
The Spade is the symbol of Death.



Traitors must be exposed to the light.That is where they shrivel like vampires.Their condign punishment is death.The tree of liberty must be wateredfrom time to time with the blood of tyrants!



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Animal genus

Sheep are ovine.
anserine - geese
aquiline - eagle
assinine - donkey
bovine - cattlec
ancrine - crab
canine - dog
cervine - deer
corvine - crow
equine - horse
elapine - snake
elaphine - deer
feline - cat
hircine - goat
leonine - lion
leporine - rabbit, harel
upine - wolf
murine - rodent
pavonine - peacock
piscine - fish
porcine - pig
rusine - deer
serpentine - snake
ursine - bear
vulpine - fox

TERMS FOR GROUPS OF ANIMALS, BIRDS AND INSECTS

ANIMAL TERM :

ANTELOPES
A HERD of antelopes.

ANTS
A COLONY of ants
An ARMY of ants.
A STATE or SWARM of ants.

APES
A SHREWDNESS of apes

ASSES
A HERD or PACE of asses
A DROVE of asses.

BABOONS
A TROOP of baboons

BADGERS
A CETE of badgers

BARRACUDAS
A BATTERY of barracudas.

BASS
A SHOAL of bass.

BATS
A COLONY of bats.
A CLOUD of bats.

BEARS
A SLOTH or SLEUTH of bears

BEAVERS
A COLONY of beavers.
A FAMILY of beavers.

BEES
A GRIST, HIVE, SWARM, DRIFT or BIKE of bees
A CLUSTER, ERST or NEST of bees.

BIRDS
A FLOCK, FLIGHT, or PARCEL of birds.A POD of birds (small flock)A VOLARY of birds (in an aviary)A BRACE = a pair of gamebirds or waterfowl *
A DISSIMULATION of birds.

BISON
A HERD of bison.

BITTERNS
A SEDGE of bitterns.

BOAR (WILD)
A SOUNDER or SINGULAR of wild boar

BOBOLINKS
A CHAIN of bobolinks (small birds)

BUCK
A BRACE OR CLASH of bucks.

BUDGERIGARS
A CHATTER of budgerigars.

BUFFALO
A HERD, TROUP, GANG or OBSTINACY of buffalo

BULLOCKS
A DROVE of bullocks.

BUTTERFLIES
A SWARM or RABBLE of butterflies.
A KALEIDOSCOPE of butterflies.
A FLUTTER of butterflies.

BUZZARDS
A WAKE of buzzards.

CAMELS
A CARAVAN, FLOCK or TRAIN of camels.

CARIBOU
A HERD of caribou.

CATERPILLARS
An ARMY of caterpillars.

CATTLE
A HERD, DROVE or DRIFT of cattle.A MOB of cattle (US)
CATS
A CLOWDER of cats.
A POUNCE of cats.
A KINDLE, LITTER OR INTRIGUE (for kittens)
A CLUTTER of cats.
A COMFORT of cats.

CHEETAHS
A COALITION of cheetahs

CHICKEN
A BROOD, CLUTCH, flock, run or PEEP of chicken
CHICKS
A CLUTCH OR CHATTERING of chicks.

CHOUGHS
A CHATTERING of choughs.

CLAMS
A BED of clams

COBRAS
A QUIVER of cobras

COCKROACHES
An INTRUSION of cockroaches.

COLTS
A RAG of colts.

COOTS
A COVERT or COVER* of coots.

CORMORANTS
A GULP (SOLITUDE)* OR FLIGHT of cormorants.

COWS
A KINE of cows (12 cows are a FLINK)

COYOTE
A PACK of coyotes
A TRAIN of coyotes
A BAND of coyotes

CRABS
A BUSHEL of crabs

CRANES
A HERD, SEIGE or SEDGE of cranes

CROCODILES
CONGREGATION OR NEST
A BASK or FLOAT of crocodiles.
A STRIKER (unconfirmed)

CROWS
A MURDER of crows
A HORDE of crows.

CUBS
A LITTER of cubs

CURLEW
A HERD of curlew

CURS
A COWARDICE of curs.

DEER
ROE DEER
A HERD, LEASH or MOB of deer
A BEVY of roe deer.

DOGFISH
A TROOP of dogfish

DOGS
A PACK (wild dogs) or
KENNEL of dogs
A COWARDICE of curs.
A LITTER of puppies.

DOLPHINS
A SCHOOL of dolphins.
A POD of dolphins.

DONKEYS
A HERD or PACE of donkeys/asses

DOTTEREL
A TRIP of dotterel.
Dotterel is a rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.

DOVES
A FLIGHT, DULE or DOLE of doves.
A PITYING of turtle doves.

DUCKS
A RAFT, PADDLING or BUNCH of ducks on water.
A TEAM, BRACE, BED, FLIGHT OR FLOCK f wild ducks in flight.

DUNLINS
A FLING of dunlins

EAGLES
A CONVOCATION of eagles.

ELEPHANTS
A HERD or PARADEof elephants
A CRASH of elephants.

ELK
A HERD of elk.
A GANG of elk

EMUS
MOB of emus

FERRETS
A BUSINESS of ferrets

FINCHES
A CHARM of finches

FISH
A SHOAL, DRAFT, NEST, SCHOOLof fish.
A RUN of fish in motion.

FLAMINGOES
A STAND of flamingoes.
A FLAMBOYANCE of flamingoes.

FLIES
A CLOUD, HATCH, BUSINESS*
SWARM of flies.

FOXES
A SKULK of foxes
A CLOUD, TROOP, or COMPANY of foxes.
A LEASH OR EARTH of foxes.*

FROGS
An ARMY or COLONY of frogs.

GEESE
A GAGGLE or FLOCK of geese.
A SKEIN, TEAM or WEDGE of geese (in the air)
A PLUMP of geese (on water)

GIRAFFES
A CORPS, TROOP, HERD , TOWER*,
KINDERGARTEN** or JOURNEY*** of giraffes

GNATS
A CLOUD OR HORDE of gnats.

GOATS
A FLOCK, HERD or TRIBE of goats
A TRIP of goats

GOLDFINCHES
A CHARM of goldfinches.

GOLDFISH
A TROUBLING of goldfish.

GORILLAS
A BAND of gorillas

GRASSHOPPERS
A CLOUD of grasshoppers.

GREYHOUNDS
A LEASH of greyhounds.

GROUSE
A PACK or COVEY of grouse

GUILLEMOTS
A BAZAAR of guillemots.

GULLS
A COLONY of gulls.

HAMSTERS
A HORDE of hamsters.

HARES
A HUSK, DOWN or MUTE of hares

HAWKS
A CAST, KETTLE (flying in large numbers) or
BOIL (two or more) of hawks.

HEDGEHOGS
An ARRAY of hedgehogs.

HENS
A BROOD of hens.

HERONS
A SCATTERING, SEIGE or SEDGE* of herons.

HERRING
An ARMY of herring.

HIPPOPOTAMI
A BLOAT of hippopotami (or hippopotamuses)

HOGS
A DRIFT or PARCEL of hogs.

HORNETS
A NEST of hornets.

HORSES
A STUD or STRING of horses (Breeding)
A TEAM, HARRAS, PAIR or RAG of horses (i.e. colts.
A FIELD, HERD, REMUDA, SET or STABLE of horses.

HOUNDS
A PACK, KENNEL, MUTE or CRY of hounds
Possibly LEASH of hounds

HYENAS
A CACKLE of hyenas.

INSECTS
A SWARM of insects

JACKRABBITS
A HUSK of jackrabbits.

JAYS
A PARTY or SCOLD of jays.

JELLYFISH
A BROOD, SMUCK or SMACK of jellyfish.

KANGAROOS
A MOB or TROOP of kangaroos

KITTENS
A KENDLE, KINDLE or LITTER of kittens.

LADYBIRDS (LADYBUGS/LADYBEETLES)
A LOVELINESS of ladybirds.

LAPWINGS
A DESERT or DECEIT* of lapwings.

LARKS
A BEVY of larks.
An EXALTATION of larks.
An ASCENSION of larks.

LEMURS
A GROUP of lemurs

LEOPARDS
A LEAP of leopards

LICE
A FLOCK of lice

LIONS
A PRIDE, FLOCK, SAWT, SOUSE, or TROOP of lions.

LOCUSTS
A CLOUD, PLAGUE or SWARM of locusts.

MAGPIES
A TITTERING, TIDING, GULP, MURDER or CHARM* of magpies.

MALLARDS
A SORD or BRACE* of mallards.

MARES
A STUD of mares.

MARTENS
A RICHNESS of martens.
A RICHESSE of martens.

MINNOWS
A STEAM of minnows.

MOLES
A LABOUR of moles.

MONKEYS
A TROOP, CARTLOAD or BARREL of monkeys

MOOSE
A HERD of moose.

MULES
A BARREN, PACK* or SPAN of mules.

NIGHTINGALES
A WATCH of nightingales.

OTTERS
A FAMILY, BEVY or ROMP of otters.
A RAFT of otters

OWLS
A PARLIAMENT of owls.
A STARE or WISDOM of owls.
A STUDY of owls.

OXEN
A TEAM or YOKE of oxen..
A DROVE or HERD of oxen
A SPANof oxen
(I believe this may refer to a team of two or more)

OYSTERS
A BED of oysters

PARROTS
A PANDEMONIUM or COMPANY* of parrots.

PARTRIDGES
A COVEY of partridge

PEACOCKS
A MUSTER or OSTENTATION* of peacocks.
A PULCHRITUDE of peacocks.

PEEPS
A LITTER of peeps.

PENGUINS
A ROOKERY or COLONY* of penguins

PHEASANTS
A HEAD, NYE, NEST, BOUQUET, NIDE (BROOD)
or BEVY of pheasants

PIGEONS
A KIT of pigeons (flying together)
A FLOCK or FLIGHT of pigeons.
a "LOFT" of pigeons.

PIGS
A HERD, TRIP or LITTER of pigs
A DRIFT, DROVE, SOUNDER (swine),
TEAM, PASSEL (hogs)

PLOVERS
A STAND, WING OR CONGREGATION of plovers

PONIES
A DROVE OR STRING of ponies.

PORCUPINES
A PRICKLE of porcupines.

PORPOISES
A HERD, SCHOOL or POD of porpoises.

PTARMIGAN
A COVEY of Ptarmigan

PUPS
A LITTER of pups
A PUDDLE of puppies

QUAIL
A BEVY, DRIFT or COVEY* of quail

RABBITS
A BURY, COLONY, CIRCLE, NEST, HERD (domestic),
LITTER (young) of rabbits.

RACEHORSES
A STRING of racehorses

RATS
A COLONY of rats.
A PACK or SWARM of rats.

RATTLESNAKES
A RHUMBA of rattlesnakes.

RAVENS
An UNKINDNESS of ravens.
A MURDER of ravens.

REINDEER
A HERD of reindeer.

RHINOS
A CRASH or HERD of rhinos

ROEBUCKS
A BEVY of roebucks.

ROOKS
A BUILDING or ROOKERY of rooks.
A CLAMOUR or rooks.

RUFFS
A HILL of ruffs

SARDINES
A FAMILY of sardines.

SCHNAUZERS
A STENCH of Schnauzers

SEA OTTERS
A RAFT of sea otters

SEALS
A HERD, HAREM, TRIP or ROOKERY of seals
A POD of seals

SHARKS
A SHIVER of sharks.

SHEEP
A FLOCK, HERD, HIRSEL, PACK, DROVE* or TRIP of sheep
A MOB of sheep (Australian)

SNAKES
A NEST or KNOT of snakes.

SNIPE
A WISP or WALK of snipe

SPARROWS
A HOST of sparrows.

SQUIRRELS
A DRAY or SCURRY* of squirrels.

STARLINGS
A MURMATION of starlings.
A MURMURATION of starlings.
A FILTH of starlings

STORKS
A MUSTERING of storks.

SWALLOWS
A FLIGHT or GULP of swallows

SWANS
A GAME, BANK, TEAM, HERD or BEVY* of swans.
A WEDGE of swans in the air.
A LAMENTATION of swans.

SWIFTS
A FLOCK of swifts

SWINE
A HERD, DRIFT OR SOUNDER of swine

TEAL
A SPRING of teal.

TERMITES
A BROOD, COLONY, NEST OR SWARM of termites.

THRUSHES
A MUTATION of thrushes.

TIGERS
An AMBUSH or STREAK* of tigers.

TOADS
A KNOT or KNAB of toads

TROUT
A HOVER of trout.

TURKEYS
A RAFTER or GANG* of turkeys.

TURTLE DOVES
A PITYING or DULE of turtle doves.

TURTLES
A BALE, DOLE or NEST* of turtles

UNICORNS
A BLESSING of unicorns.

VIPERS
A NEST of vipers.

VULTURES
A COMMITTEE of vultures.

WALRUSES
A HERD or POD of walruses.

WASPS
A PLADGE of wasps.
A PAIL of wasps.

WATERFOWL
A BUNCH, KNOB, TRIP or PLUMP* of waterfowl

WEASELS
A BOOGLE, GANG,
CONFUSION or PACK of weasels.

WHALES
A SCHOOL, HERD or GAM of whales
A POD of whales (small school)
A GRIND of bottle nose whales

WIDGEON
A COMPANY or TRIP of widgeon

WILDFOWL
A BUNCH, TRIP or PLUMP of wildfowl.A KNOB of wildfowl (less than 30)

WOLVES
A PACK or ROUT of wolves

WOODCOCKS
A FALL of woodcocks.

WOODPECKERS
A DESCENT of woodpeckers.

WRENS
A HERD of wrens

ZEBRAS
A ZEAL, HERD or DAZZLE* of zebras

Animal Collectives

A Collection of Animal Collectives
The English language boasts an abundance of names to describe groups of things, particularly pairs or aggregations of animals. Some of these words have fallen into comparative disuse, but many of them are still in service, helping to enrich the vocabularies of those who like their language to be precise, who tire of hearing a group referred to as "a bunch of," or who enjoy the sound of words that aren't overworked.


bale of turtles
band of gorillas
bed of clams, oysters
bevy of quail, swans
brace of ducks
brood of chicks
cast of hawks
cete of badgers
charm of goldfinches
cloud of gnats
clowder of cats
clutch of chicks
clutter of cats
colony of ants
congregation of plovers
covey of quail, partridge
crash of rhinoceri
cry of hounds
down of hares
drift of swine
drove of cattle, sheep
exaltation of larks
flight of birds
flock of sheep, geese
gaggle of geese
gam of whales
gang of elks
grist of bees
herd of elephants
horde of gnats
husk of hares
kindle or kendle of kittens
knot of toads
leap of leopards
leash of greyhounds, foxes
litter of pigs
mob of kangaroos
murder of crows
muster of peacocks
mute of hounds
nest of vipers
nest, nide of pheasants
pack of hounds, wolves
pair of horses
pod of whales, seals
pride of lions
school of fish
sedge or siege of cranes
shoal of fish, pilchards
skein of geese
skulk of foxes
sleuth of bears
sounder of boars, swine
span of mules
spring of teals
swarm of bees
team of ducks, horses
tribe or trip of goats
troop of kangaroos
troop of monkeys
volery of birds
watch of nightingales
wing of plovers
yoke of oxen
………………………………………………………………………………………..

Phobias 2

Emotion, religion and morality: Personal emotion: Fear
phobia (noun)
phobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, aerophobia, acrophobia, pyrophobia, frigophobia, pogonophobia, autophobia, phobophobia, zoophobia, algophobia, monophobia, aquaphobia, astrophobia, nyctophobia, triskaidekaphobia, homophobia, ailurophobia, canophobia
thanatophobia
technophobia, cyberphobia, technofear
antisemitism, racial prejudice, Russophobia, xenophobia, hatred
McCarthyism, Reds under the beds, spy mania, witch-hunting
Intellect: The exercise of the mind: Results of reasoning: Madman
neurotic (noun)
neurotic, hysteric
neuropath
hypochondriac
obsessive
phobic, claustrophobic, agoraphobic
depressive, melancholic
kleptomaniac, pyromaniac, monomaniac
Emotion, religion and morality: Personal emotion: Fear
phobia (noun)
phobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, aerophobia, acrophobia, pyrophobia, frigophobia, pogonophobia, autophobia, phobophobia, zoophobia, algophobia, monophobia, aquaphobia, astrophobia, nyctophobia, triskaidekaphobia, homophobia, ailurophobia, canophobia
thanatophobia
technophobia, cyberphobia, technofear
antisemitism, racial prejudice, Russophobia, xenophobia, hatred

Phobias 1

Agoraphobia : Open places
Acrophobia : High places
Nyctophobia : Dark
Ochlophobia : Crowds
Xenophobia : Strangers
Zoophobia : Animals
Claustrophobia : Enclosed places
Photophobia : Intolerance of (strong) light.
Hydrophobia : Water
Social phobia : Public humiliation
Misogyny : Hatred of women
Misogamy : Hatred of marriage
Misanthropy : Hatred of mankind / men
Aerophobia :
Pyrophobia : Fear of fire
Frigophobia : Fear of cold
Pogonophobia : Fear of beards ??????
Autophobia :
Phobophobia :
Algophobia : Fear of pain
Monophobia : Fear of solitude
Aquaphobia :
Astrophobia :
Nyctophobia : Fear of night / darkness.
Triskaidekaphobia : Fear of the number 13
Homophobia : Fear of homosexuals
Ailurophobia : Fear / hatred of CATS
Canophobia :
Thanatophobia : Fear of death ???
Technophobia :
Cyberphobia :
Lyssophobia : Fear of becoming insane.
Toxiphobia : Fear of being poisoned.
Sitophobia : Of food
Trophobia : Of lightning
Brontophobia : Of thunder
Astraphobia : Of lightning and thunder
Metus (phobia?) Of law
Cainotophobia : Of newness
Arachnophobia : Of spiders
Mysophobia : Of dirt or contamination
Acarophobia : Of mites, insects, worms, etc.
Belonephobia : Of sharply pointed objects, esp. Needles / Injections
Batophobia : Of close proximity to objects of great height
Cymophobia : Of sea waves

Phobias / Fear of :


Agoraphobia : Open places
Acrophobia : High places
Nyctophobia : Dark
Ochlophobia : Crowds
Xenophobia : Strangers
Zoophobia : Animals
Claustrophobia : Enclosed places
Photophobia : Intolerance of (strong) light.
Hydrophobia : Water
Social phobia : Public humiliation
Misogyny : Hatred of women
Misogamy : Hatred of marriage
Misanthropy : Hatred of mankind / men
Aerophobia :
Pyrophobia : Fear of fire
Frigophobia : Fear of cold
Pogonophobia : Fear of beards ??????
Autophobia :
Phobophobia :
Algophobia : Fear of pain
Monophobia : Fear of solitude
Aquaphobia :
Astrophobia :
Nyctophobia : Fear of night / darkness.
Triskaidekaphobia : Fear of the number 13
Homophobia : Fear of homosexuals
Ailurophobia : Fear / hatred of CATS
Canophobia :
Thanatophobia : Fear of death ???
Technophobia :
Cyberphobia :
Lyssophobia : Fear of becoming insane.
Toxiphobia : Fear of being poisoned.
Sitophobia : Of food
Trophobia : Of lightning
Brontophobia : Of thunder
Astraphobia : Of lightning and thunder
Metus (phobia?) Of law
Cainotophobia : Of newness
Arachnophobia : Of spiders
Mysophobia : Of dirt or contamination
Acarophobia : Of mites, insects, worms, etc.
Belonephobia : Of sharply pointed objects, esp. Needles / Injections
Batophobia : Of close proximity to objects of great height
Cymophobia : Of sea waves