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What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t Started conversation Nov 20, 2003
There's a pride of lionesses, a murder of crows, a parliament of rooks, a school of whales.....
So what is a "number greater than one" of pandas?
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A mob? A gang? A dynasty? A bad day for bamboo?
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Syren Posted Nov 20, 2003
Now I really want to know! A minute ago I couldn't care less what the word for a group of pandas is, now I need to know!
Perhaps they are so endangered that there aren't enough of them to need a word for a group of them?
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Orcus Posted Nov 20, 2003
dunno but it's a Parliament of crows and a Pod of Whales isn't it? 
*waits for the rebuff post to prove hime wrong*
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Orcus Posted Nov 20, 2003
OK, so it *is* a parliament of rooks
Having consulted
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Collective+Nouns+%2B+Pandas&btnG=Google+Search
it is a Pandemonium of Pandas. 
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Heleloo - Red Dragon Incarnate Posted Nov 20, 2003
A Chew?
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Orcus Posted Nov 20, 2003
That is down as "spurious" in wikipedia however.
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Old Hairy Posted Nov 20, 2003
A group of pandas is a police convoy.
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t Posted Nov 20, 2003
Ha ha! A pandemonium!
That sounds so daft it must be true.
Cheers Orcus, and everyone else who tried to calm my fevered brain.
Helly - chewy pandas - the Newest Fad that's Sweeping The Nation! Be the envy of your friends with panda flavoured chewing gum!
Only twenty packets left worldwide!
Bad taste? Moi?
Virtual 
s are on me!
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t Posted Nov 20, 2003
Damn late posting.
So, we still don't know?
Tarnation!
I'm off to the pub. There's bound to be a bloke there who knows. There always is. 
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Wand'rin star Posted Nov 21, 2003
More than two pandas in one place would be a "miracle" 
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Orcus Posted Nov 21, 2003
We aren't informed of course on whether we are talking Red or Giant pandas in fact... 
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t Posted Nov 21, 2003
Red, giant, dayglo, pygmy, Paisley....any old panda.
The bloke down the pub was surprisingly unhelpful on collective nouns for large shoot-eating mammals.
Although i did trade him my prize cow for some beans, which i am assured have startling magical powers.
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Madbeachcomber, I've done my spring cleaning, does that make me sad? Posted Nov 22, 2003
I knew a joke about pandas but I can only remember the punch line which goes 'eats shoots and leaves'. A group of bears is a 'sloth' if thats any help...
What's the correct word for a group of pandas?
Sea Change Posted Nov 25, 2003
Isn't 'eats shoots and leaves' what a mixed-up vegetarian hunter does?
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- 1: skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t (Nov 20, 2003)
- 2: Syren (Nov 20, 2003)
- 3: Orcus (Nov 20, 2003)
- 4: Orcus (Nov 20, 2003)
- 5: Heleloo - Red Dragon Incarnate (Nov 20, 2003)
- 6: Orcus (Nov 20, 2003)
- 7: Old Hairy (Nov 20, 2003)
- 8: skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t (Nov 20, 2003)
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- 10: Wand'rin star (Nov 21, 2003)
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- 12: skank monkey (upbeats only. shouting by special request) [night-who-ver?]isn't it annoying when somebody's name is longer than t (Nov 21, 2003)
- 13: Madbeachcomber, I've done my spring cleaning, does that make me sad? (Nov 22, 2003)
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