Take it from Keith who said, "If you've ever been where a gaggle of geese figured you as a terratorial interloper, and tried to crowd you off their space, the analogy works."
I think gaggle also works when paparazzi are trying to get a celebrity to turn their way. I'd quite liken it to "hawnk hawnk hawnk hawnk HAWNK hawnk". Pantheon.. nah too snobby. Murder works too.. even if it's a bit ominous.. :-) Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:10 AM Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. > So, they are geese? How about a pantheon of photographers (are they gods)? No, I > got it a murder (crows) of paparazzi. <GRIN> > > -- > > Ryan Lee wrote: > > > Had the cricket on as background noise and I heard something I haven't heard > > in a while: "gaggle of photographers". Gotta prefer it to mob or hoarde or > > swarm.. > > > > :-) > > Ryan > > > > "A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd > > of onlookers" - Gioia Diliberto > > > > > > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > >
