What I've Been Reading Instead of Cleaning My House

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Conversely...

I'm just having so much fun with James Lipton's book, I had to do some more. This time, I'll supply the collective noun and you have to come up with the term. Here goes:

A rush of...

A crush of...

An ugliness of...

A penance of...

A bliss of...

14 comments:

dalene said...

A rush of bulls

A crush of oranges

An ugliness of ducklings

A penance of pirates (I know it's pirates of Penzance, I'm just having a little fun.)

A bliss of domestics

Nigel said...

A rush of...canadians

A crush of...elevator passengers

An ugliness of...strip malls (let's face it, I got nuthin'...)

A penance of...clergymen

A bliss of...ignorants

Lois said...

DALENE & NIGEL -- again, another clever, excellent group of answers.

Johnna said...

A rush of...angels

A crush of...herbs

An ugliness of...

A penance of...

A bliss of...love letters

rabidrunner said...

A rush gold.

A crush of love. (OR... A crush of the Calcaneus).

An ugliness of a Monty Python character.

A penance of reckoning.

A bliss of euphoria.

rabidrunner said...

Oops... Rush of Gold.

Geo said...

A rush of frat boys.

A crush of groupies.

An ugliness of STDs.

A penance of hairshirts.

A bliss of eclairs.

Lois said...

JOHNNA & RABIDRUNNER & GEO -- all excellent answers! Such clever people you are.

Lois said...

OK, here are my lame answers:

A rush of hours

A crush of velvet

An ugliness of Americans

A penance of rosary beads

A bliss of ice-cream

(Have you tried "Sheer Bliss" pomegranate with dark chocolate chips ice-cream? Oh, it's soooooo good. It also comes in an adorable metal one-pint container. Ice-cream in metal! Who would've thunk it?)

dalene said...

I love Nigel's "bliss of ignorants." Brilliant!

dalene said...

p.s. I want more. This is fun.

Lois said...

DALENE -- yes, he is pretty smart.

I know, the English major in you is dying for more! I'll try to come up with some new ones.

SC_mommie said...

A rush of... Limbaughs

A crush of... Oranges

An ugliness of... sins

A penance of... acts

A bliss of... weddings

Lois said...

SC MOMMIE -- all excellent answers! I can't believe no one else thought of "A Rush of Limbaughs." That is brilliant!!!