U.S. Congress - The Pick of The Litter

"The time has come,' the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing wax --
Of cabbages -- and kings --
And why the sea is boiling hot --
And whether pigs have wings."



"Is perception reality?' the Cosmic Jester asked,
"Or is all a cosmic joke?:
Of voters -- and elected -- and fated destiny --
Of congressmen -- and presidents --
And why the ceiling debt has damned us all --
And whether the U.S. credit rating will continue to fall."

The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.

 

We are all familiar with a

Herd of cows,

a Flock of chickens,

a School of fish,

and a Gaggle of geese.

However, less widely known is:

a Pride of lions,

a Murder of crows,

(as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens),

an Exaltation of doves and,
presumably because they look so wise:

a Parliament of owls.

Now consider a group of Baboons.

They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious,
most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.

And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons?

Believe it or not; a Congress!

A CONGRESS OF BABOONS!

I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington !

You just can't make this stuff up.

Go green; Recycle Congress in 2012!