GANGS OF CLOWNS

Baz Bluck · Post by **Baz Bluck** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:47 pm

If you have a group of clowns - more than 3 what is it called? Is it a school of clowns, a shoal, a circus, a pod . I hope its something cool like a murder of ravens - I think it should be a massive or troupe of clowns.

shari · Post by **shari** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:52 pm

I vote for 'circus' of clowns

Baz Bluck · Post by **Baz Bluck** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:55 pm

So do I Shari, how we do convince everyone else?

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:16 pm

The amount of humor varies from the individual to the individual.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:33 pm

...............Like us humans Graeme

The defenition of "Shoal" is : "A large school of fish or other marine animals."

So a school is just a small shoal? ......Size matters

There's a way old thread on Clown noise production where we likened their vocal communication with Whale pods, so maybe that works?

http://aquaweb.pair.com/forums/archives ... ?read=2858

I like "Circus", but "Troupe" also has its merits.

A "Massive" sound a bi' Ali-G like innit? Aiyyyy.

Martin.

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:02 pm

Nah, sorry guys, have to disagree!

For my Clowns, they could only be described as a 'bundle' !!!!

Emma

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:39 pm

I like "bundle" Emma but since I only have 6 maybe a clique of clowns for small groups.

Nancy

shari · Post by **shari** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:41 pm

Emma, that looks more like a 'heap'

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:24 pm

I vote for troupe. Since clowns travel in groups have a " sense" of humor (anthropomorphizing?) and seem to like to entertain anybody who will watch them. Just like a travelling circus with clowns.
nahnana
erik

Lotus · Post by **Lotus** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:08 am

How about a clump of clowns?

Mark in Vancouver · Post by **Mark in Vancouver** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:27 am

A flux of clown loaches. A strut. A tumult. A flourish of clowns....

A stab of sids, a cloister of Beaufortias, a rite of kuhlis....

A snap of Yoyos, a pixel of B. kubotai....

A bar of striatas.

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:13 am

I like a "circus" of clowns, myself.
How about a pack of sids, a pile of pulchras,and a knot of kuhli's?

shari · Post by **shari** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:36 am

Or a flutter of Hillstreams?

mikev · Post by **mikev** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:36 am

Could not resist the temptation...

Regardless of the word chosen, there is a justification for a different word for at least clowns.

A clown "shoal" is different in nature from shoals of, say, tetras or rasboras.

1 It has a complex hierarchy, with a clear leader.
2 Static defense is not the only reason for shoaling. While other fish will shoal largely to respond to an external thread, clowns are not motivated in this way. If I put my hand into the rasbora's tank I see a nice shoal; when I do it with clowns, they run away or hide or (now) come out to check if this is food-related....just not shoal.
Probably there is a 3 too...

If there is another loach that shoals in the "clown way" (sids? darios? skunks? -- never had these but possibly one of these has a somewhat similar pattern), the same term should be used for them.

As for "circus" vs "troupe": while I've tried to promote "circus" before (the very end of this thread), "troupe" seems to be a bit better. I've seen clowns forming an "active defense formation" and the slight military tint of "troupe" appears more relevant than the disorder of circus.

Knot for khulis is quite good.

shari · Post by **shari** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:38 am

Have to agree that 'knot' of khulis is really good

Troupe has no military connotations in my mind...now, troop, on the other hand...

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