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      Collective Nouns

      June 16th, 2008 by mike d. in Geekdom

      currently eating: leftovers

      When you refer to a group of animals, whether it’s a herd, flock, or swarm, you’re using what are called collective nouns. At the pig roast on Saturday these collective nouns came up in conversation. Mika sent out a whole bunch via e-mail to share the excitement. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

      a paddle of ducks
      an implausibility of gnus
      an ostentation of peacocks
      a tower of giraffes
      a dazzle of zebra
      a murder of crows
      a crash of rhinos
      a troop of monkeys
      a charm of finches
      an ambush of tigers
      a mischief of mice

      fun! for a more complete list, click here.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Hypermiling.

      June 16th, 2008 by mike d. in Quickthoughts

      As many of you know, I drive pretty dang slow to conserve gas. Well, with gas prices going up the way that they have, there’s been a lot more talk on the internet about hypermiling techniques. I added a few of the tricks to my arsenal and am pleased to report that on […]

      As many of you know, I drive pretty dang slow to conserve gas. Well, with gas prices going up the way that they have, there’s been a lot more talk on the internet about hypermiling techniques. I added a few of the tricks to my arsenal and am pleased to report that on this week’s trip home I pulled 40.8mpg out of the Nissan Altima.

      Rock.

      Authored by: mike d.
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