Collective Nouns - Page 2

Paul Sidorczuk · 21st May 2011, 02:35

A stupidity of Rail Planners

321446 · 21st May 2011, 15:06

A Whinge of drivers. As 5 mins in any mess-room would demonstrate.

Paul Sidorczuk · 21st May 2011, 15:40

A CHATANOOGA of Choo Choos

OxtedL · 21st May 2011, 15:51

An unscrupulous presence of FCC RPIs...

Paul Sidorczuk · 21st May 2011, 16:21

A solidarity of RMT staff

37 418 · 22nd May 2011, 19:18

A platform of stations?

A gronk of 08s??

Paul Sidorczuk · 22nd May 2011, 21:47

An Insomnia of sleepers

Peter Mugridge · 22nd May 2011, 21:51

A nitpick of pedants.

Paul Sidorczuk · 22nd May 2011, 22:09

An aquarium of fishplates

OxtedL · 22nd May 2011, 22:39

A schedule of timetables.

Paul Sidorczuk · 22nd May 2011, 23:38

A gantry of semaphores

Welshman · 23rd May 2011, 10:02

What inventive and imaginative minds we have on this forum.

Well done.
Keep them coming!

A couple those of a "certain age" may appreciate:-

a "fume" of 1st gen.dmus;
a "clank" of WD 2-8-0s

Paul Sidorczuk · 23rd May 2011, 10:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Welshman

What inventive and imaginative minds we have on this forum.

Well done.
Keep them coming!

A couple those of a "certain age" may appreciate:-

a "fume" of 1st gen.dmus;
a "clank" of WD 2-8-0s

Thanks for that, Welshman. I fall into the "certain" age category

An ocean of 4-4-2 Atlantics

37 418 · 23rd May 2011, 10:56

A glaring omission so far:

A bonus of directors!

Buttsy · 23rd May 2011, 11:45

An irritation of safety announcements
A curl of sandwiches (one from the 80s there...)
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
A dearth of ticket inspectors

21st May 2011, 02:35	#16
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	A stupidity of Rail Planners __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

21st May 2011, 15:40	#18
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	A CHATANOOGA of Choo Choos __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

21st May 2011, 16:21	#20
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	A solidarity of RMT staff __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

22nd May 2011, 21:47	#22
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	An Insomnia of sleepers __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

22nd May 2011, 22:09	#24
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	An aquarium of fishplates __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

21st May 2011, 15:06	#17
321446 Pride of the Fleet Member Join Date: 14 Nov 2008 Location: Southend Stations Posts: 75	A Whinge of drivers. As 5 mins in any mess-room would demonstrate.

21st May 2011, 15:51	#19
OxtedL ႨpǝʇxO Quizmaster Join Date: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 1,374	An unscrupulous presence of FCC RPIs...

22nd May 2011, 19:18	#21
37 418 Inbhir Pheofharain Member Join Date: 27 Jan 2010 Location: Dingwall, Scotland Posts: 112	A platform of stations? A gronk of 08s??

22nd May 2011, 21:51	#23
Peter Mugridge Established Member Join Date: 8 Apr 2010 Location: Epsom Posts: 3,519	A nitpick of pedants.

22nd May 2011, 22:39	#25
OxtedL ႨpǝʇxO Quizmaster Join Date: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 1,374	A schedule of timetables.

22nd May 2011, 23:38	#26
Paul Sidorczuk Xenophon philosopher Established Member Join Date: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Extremely posh, even by Cheshire standards (Better than Alderley Edge or Wilmslow) Posts: 8,523	A gantry of semaphores __________________ "A cynic, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin" -H.L.Mencken. Sent from my stone monolith using cuneiform and runic symbols.

23rd May 2011, 10:02	#27
Welshman Established Member Join Date: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 1,216	What inventive and imaginative minds we have on this forum. Well done. Keep them coming! A couple those of a "certain age" may appreciate:- a "fume" of 1st gen.dmus; a "clank" of WD 2-8-0s

23rd May 2011, 10:56	#29
37 418 Inbhir Pheofharain Member Join Date: 27 Jan 2010 Location: Dingwall, Scotland Posts: 112	A glaring omission so far: A bonus of directors!

23rd May 2011, 11:45	#30
Buttsy Member Join Date: 20 May 2011 Location: Oxford Posts: 597	An irritation of safety announcements A curl of sandwiches (one from the 80s there...) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- A dearth of ticket inspectors __________________ Stood on the platforms of 590 stations on the Network (last: Squires Gate 26/01/13) There's no answer to that! - Eric Morecambe Last edited by Buttsy; 23rd May 2011 at 11:45. Reason: Double post prevention system