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A very much light hearted thread for these troubling times. And it’s simple. Pick something, and invent a collective noun for it. Genuine collective noun examples? A Murder of Crows, A Cauldron of Bats. So many are pretty daft to begin with.

I’ll kick off.

Lego. The correct collective noun for Lego is a HOW MUCH?!? of Lego.

   
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Collective noun for Legos? I'll propose Assembly, given their intended purpose. An Assembly of Legos. Alternatively, a "Construct" of Legos?

I'll propose Bobble Heads as the next item

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A wunch of investment bankers. (This may have to be explained for the Americans, but my British compatriots would understand the "w" + ⚓ reference.
An Incompetence of politicians.
A hypocrisy of evangelicals.

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 Vaktathi wrote:

I'll propose Bobble Heads as the next item

An Agitation of Bobble Heads?

 
   
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For the D&D fans...I submit

Noun: Hobo
Plural: Hobos
Collective Noun: Murder

Example: While walking down town, I saw a murder of hobos.
   
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I thought it was “a stench of hobos”? I’m a bit afraid to google “murder group hobos”.

   
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 BertBert wrote:
An indictment of unfinished miniatures.


That stabbed me right in the chest.

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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I thought it was “a stench of hobos”? I’m a bit afraid to google “murder group hobos”.


Murderhobos is a name given to a group thats first (and often only) response to a problem in RPGs is to kill it, these problems can include such things as seeing a person walking down the street or an NPC quest giver etc.

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 ingtaer wrote:
 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I thought it was “a stench of hobos”? I’m a bit afraid to google “murder group hobos”.


Murderhobos is a name given to a group thats first (and often only) response to a problem in RPGs is to kill it, these problems can include such things as seeing a person walking down the street or an NPC quest giver etc.


I like to call such groups a cavalcade of feth me

   
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I think "stench" is much better reserved for "a stench of wargamers".


 lord_blackfang wrote:
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 Ouze wrote:
I think "stench" is much better reserved for "a stench of wargamers".



Alternatively, "funk" or "miasma" would work as well.

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I believe the collective of wargamers is a "rules dispute" of wargamers...

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This is one we actually had to do in a Pathfinder game, when my summoner cast the most powerful summon monster spell and got 1D3 + 1 Tyrannosaurus Rexes. What do you call a plurality of T-Rexes?

We settled on "Regicide"

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Caledonian 95th (undergoing regimental reorganization)
Thousands Sons (undergoing Warband re--- wait, are any of my 40K armies playable?) 
   
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Sounds obvious but a "Monarchy" of T-Rexes for the plural would be cool.

How about a plural for a group of social distance ignoring idiots?
   
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 BigWaaagh wrote:
Sounds obvious but a "Monarchy" of T-Rexes for the plural would be cool.

How about a plural for a group of social distance ignoring idiots?


A vector?

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On a surly Warboar, leading the Waaagh!

Nice! I was thinking Clusterfeth.

What about a plural for armies collecting dust in one's basement/game room?
   
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A pedantry of rules lawyers?

For armies gathering dust I'd suggest an entropy. Somehow, even just sitting there, they seem to manage to fall apart.
   
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Collective noun for unfinished projects?

   
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 theCrowe wrote:
Collective noun for unfinished projects?

A preoccupation of unfinished projects.

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 privateer4hire wrote:
 theCrowe wrote:
Collective noun for unfinished projects?

A preoccupation of unfinished projects.

Sounds good, but what about a procrastination of unfinished projects? Or something rooted in the word "ignore".
   
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A postponing of unfinished projects.

"Hard pressed on my right. My centre is yielding. Impossible to manoeuvre. Situation excellent. I am attacking." - General Ferdinand Foch  
   
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A kettle of regret..

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AngryAngel80 wrote:
I don't know, when I see awesome rules, I'm like " Baby, your rules looking so fine. Maybe I gotta add you to my first strike battalion eh ? "


 Eonfuzz wrote:


I would much rather everyone have a half ass than no ass.


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An ohbuggermesideways of spilt Earl Grey.

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An ignorable stench of bad cable tv
   
 
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