I had a longer list, but it got rejected by TechNet for profanity. I
couldn't find any profanity in it. Here is a partial list:
A levee of civil engineers (or a flood of civil engineers)
A scrutiny of inspectors (or auditors or quality engineers)
A framework of mechanical engineers
A board of drafters (drafting board, before CAD)
A wave of solderers
A shock of ESD experts
A flurry of weather forecasters
A Blizzard of Dairy Queen workers
A vat of French fry cooks
A buzz of beer drinkers
Dave Roach
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of paul reid
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 1:46 PM
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Subject: [TN] NTC - Nouns of Assemblage
We have been having snow flurries today here in Ottawa. This is an
improvement over the driving snows of last week, and it's warmed up to -6C.
The Holidays are upon us, everyone seems a little excited, good spirits
abound. In the spirit of the season....
I am a biologist who started working in the electronic industry 29 years ago
(started on x-sections). I rarely get to use the primary scope of my
education in this industry. Oh if someone gets hurt I can apply a bit of
human anatomy and physiology, sickness allows me some respite in
patho-physiology, down stream from the ammonical etcher allows a jump into
extreme ecology and the possibility to describe a new species or two, but
the majority of the time its, electronics, material sciences, physics and
chemistry.
I am very content to be a biologist in the electronics industry but I do
miss my original calling. I on occasion try to bring a little bit of bio
into my work. To that end....
In biology we have nouns of assemblages. For example; a "gaggle" of geese,
a "herd" of cows, or a "flock" of birds. "Gaggle", "herd" and "flock" are
the nouns used to describe the assemblages of those animals. Some of my
favorite nouns of assemblages are a "pride" of lion, a "murder" of crows and
a "parliament" of owls. We had a "parliament" of Great Horned Owls living
in the eves of our house in Calgary a few years ago. I was proud of our
"parliament"; the cat seems a little nervous that year.
Indulge a biologist; what are the nouns of assemble in this industry? What
noun describes a gathering of electrical engineers, quality managers or
company presidents?
We call 6 IST test coupons connected by V-scoring a "raft" of coupons. Are
there nouns of assemblage for a box of resistors, IC, or connectors?
Would two or more electrical engineers be called a "shock" of double eagles?
Could one say that two or more quality directions is a "statement" of
quality directors?
Sincerely,
Paul Reid
Program Coordinator
PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc.
Tel: 613-596-4244 Ext. 229
Fax: 613-596-2200
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