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> On Apr 23, 2021, at 8:40 PM, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > > A glow of cavers. They have to do that to go caving... > > Bob West > > On Apr 23, 2021 7:50 PM, Penelope Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > a caveat of cavers….. > > Penny > > > Penelope J. Boston > Senior Advisor for Science Integration, Code S > NASA Ames Research Center > Moffett Field, CA 94035 > 650 604 0022 > > > > > > On Apr 23, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Lee H. Skinner <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks, Linda. > > > > So far we have: > > Cavalcade Steve Peerman > Clunk Jerry Atkinson > Column Lee Skinner > Giggle Jerry Atkinson > Pack Mike Mansur > Stash Linda Starr > > > > Lee > > > > On 4/23/2021 6:41 PM, Linda Starr wrote: > A “stash of cavers” because people and other cavers are especially secretive. > We keep our cave locations hidden in file drawers and we don’t widely > broadcast caving as a sport or speleology as a science until this > International Year of Caves and Karst. We stash ourselves into crevices and > passages to find out where these holes lead. So that’s my noun for the day. > Linda Starr > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 6:28 PM Lee H. Skinner <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Mike, > > > > We already have that for wolves and cigarettes. It should be unique among > plural nouns, and easy to remember for public adoption. When we get enough > suggestions, we'll take a poll among the New Mexico and Texas cavers. > > > > Lee > > > > > > On 4/23/2021 6:00 PM, 'Michael Mansur' via Southwestern Cavers of the > National Speleological Society wrote: > Perhaps a "pack" of cavers? > > > > ---- On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:54:56 -0600 'Jerry' via Southwestern Cavers of > the National Speleological Society <[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote ---- > > I think it depends on the group. > > A group of expedition cavers would likely be a column of cavers as they have > a purpose and a mission, well regimented and disciplined. Marching off into > the unknown karst for fame and fortune. > > A group of recreational cavers would more likely be a giggle of cavers as > they're out to have fun and see what they will see, looking forward to their > apres caving party and drink. Marching off to have a laid back adventure. > > A group of spelunking cavers (boy scouts and other non-grotto affiliated > spelunkers) would more likely be a clunk of cavers as they may leave trash > and other mementos of their adventures. These folks have no idea what they're > marching off to. > > Jerry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Brooks <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: SWR >> New Mexico Cavers <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>; Sandia Grotto > <sandia-grotto-of-the-national-speleological-soci...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Fri, Apr 23, 2021 5:35 pm > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Cavers > > Karsty’s > > > On Apr 23, 2021, at 6:34 PM, Lee H. Skinner <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > What do you call a collection of cavers? There are gaggles of geese, pods of > whales and murders of crows. What term would do justice to the special nature > of cavers? I once suggested a column of cavers, as cave teams usually go > single-file when traversing (especially well protected) cave passages. 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