[chbot] wanted : surplus DE0-nano

[hamster]

A small group is 'a bench of boards'
A large group is 'a lab of boards'
A lab of boards, when all own by the same person, is called a marriage. As
in "that's Nigel's marriage over there..."

Mike

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:05:06 +0900 (KST), "Andrew Errington"
<a.errington at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, March 14, 2012 11:24, Mark Atherton wrote:
>> We do need a better collective noun for a bunch of DSP development
>> boards - any suggestions ?
> 
> Naturally, the internet sees all, and knows all, but there is a paucity
of
> collective nouns beginning with 'd' (which is necessary for alliterative
> style).  Actually, 'b' for 'bunch of boards' is fine.
> 
> Here are some that I found:
> A dole of doves
> A dopping of goosanders
> A desert (or deceit) of lapwings
> A descent of woodpeckers
> A drove of bullocks
> A destruction of (wild) cats
> A drift of hogs
> A doylt of (tame) pigs
> A dray of squirrels
> A den of snakes
> A decanter of deans
> A decorum of deans
> A diligence of messengers
> A disguising of tailors
> A dossier of documents
> 
> We have to be careful when choosing.  'A destruction of development
> boards' doesn't convey the intended meaning (although it may be quite
> apt).
> 
> A
> 
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