Groups of People

Everyone knows that animals have names for their groupings, like a "a pod of whales," a“gaggle of geese” etc. People must have names for their groups too.

Groups of People
An audition of actors
A palette of artists
A shuttle of astronauts
A galaxy of astronomers
An interest of bankers
A jigger of bartenders
A “got you by the…” of car mechanics
A skosch of carpenters
A gridlock of commuters
An ”it’s a hardware problem” of computer programmers
An “it’s a software problem” of computer equipment repair technicians
A spice of cooks
A conniving of congressmen
A bust of drug dealers
An inflation of economists
A shock of electricians
A spray of exterminators
A pension of firefighters
A stringer of fishermen
A congestion of freeway drivers
An inclusion of geologists
A bag of grocers
A spray of hairdressers
A stop of highway patrolmen
A hill of hikers
A gossip of housewives
A return of investors
A muddle of mayors
A flurry of meteorologists
A multitude of ministers
A story of newspaper writers
An injection of nurses
An eyeful of optometrists
A panfull of pie bakers
A capsule of pharmacists
A prescription of physicians
A crack of plumbers
A stretch of physical therapists
A pounding of pianists
A landing of pilots
A pot of poker players
A riot of policemen
An ad nauseum of politicians
A pedant of professors
A virtual group of quantum physicists
A round-up of ranchers
A deal of realtors
A “please hold” of receptionists
A smell of septic tank pumpers
A snare of time-share salesmen
A wave of surfers
A parcel of surveyors
A thought of teachers
A nuisance of telemarketers
A lookie-loo of tourists
A serving of waiters
A grunt of weightlifters

©2008 Eric Stamets