Wednesday 9 March 2011

Collective Noun

Men in tuxedos look like penguins.




Henceforth they shall be known as MENguins.


The question is, what to call a group of them?


A Murder of Menguins – This sounds like the title of a cosy mystery set at a rural college where the dons are ruthlessly picked off one by one at various formal dinners. The murder would be solved by a young co-ed who has an obsession with grammar and alliteration.


A Munch of Menguins – Menguins on the march are usually on the way to a soiree of one kind or another where they will eat their way through half the world’s caviar supply and put several species of large mammal at risk of extinction. A ‘munch’ seems apt.


A Magnanimity of Menguins – A large number of soirees (see above) tend to be of the charitable kind.


Personally my vote is for a Munch of Menguins. What do you think? Other suggestions welcome!

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Finds - Frank Herbert



My name is Alia. 
My sisters (lovingly?) refer to me as 'the Abomination'. 
I think that probably explains 90% of why I think this is cool.