Collective nouns can be fun.  We usually employ them to describe a group of birds or animals acting as a unit, like a pride of lions or a gaggle of geese.

 

 

Ed Shane, our fearless leader and sometime humor writer, put together this list for your enjoyment.

 

            An Ortiz of Red Sox fans

 

            A Clancy of American novelists

 

            A doggerel of bloggers

 

            A screed of book burners

 

            A prude of porn shop operators

 

            A qualm of NSA contractors

 

            An erratum of Congressmen

 

            A squander of bankers

 

Bet you found one that made you laugh or nod your head in agreement.