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simmitc
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Collective Noun

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Seeing another post referring to a "collection" of Minors, I wondered what other nouns might be suitable...

Fleet and Collection both seem a bit tame. How about a garage, pump, brood, or mould? All suggestions welcome.
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A gaggle of Morrai
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A 'cuddle'
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A "clutch"? Maybe appropriate as Nuffield refered to them as poached eggs.
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A cacophony of Minors? :lol:

A burble of Minors?

A vision of Minors?
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In my experience the best would be PUDDLE.

I carry a pouch of kitty-litter for when I park in someone else's drive. :oops:
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A corrosion of minors sounds a bit cruel, perhaps an old skool of minors, or my favourite a nostalgia of minors
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A nostalga of Minors.
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fussyoldfart wrote:In my experience the best would be PUDDLE.

I carry a pouch of kitty-litter for when I park in someone else's drive. :oops:
I have Oven trays dotted around dorset, one a my girl friends, one at mums and one at dads (deosnt seem to do much good cause the tarmac is still screwwed!


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Some of the previous suggestions are very good.

How about a LITTER of Moggies? Or a CLOWDER of Moggies (the Oxford says this is the collective noun for cats). We call them Morries in Oz, so a Moggie is always a cat.

In recognition of the much loved and distinctive exhaust resonance on the over-run, how about a f@rting of Minors.

They are my feeble efforts.

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don58van wrote: In recognition of the much loved and distinctive exhaust resonance on the over-run, how about a f@rting of Minors.
:D

A Paarp of Moggies.
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A poot :)
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A burble.
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A drivefull? :D always referred to ours as "the fleet".

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