Comments on: Murder of Crows, etc. http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NWovalfan http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-55899 NWovalfan Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:12:30 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-55899 Funny that no one has mentioned Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". There certainly was murder there! Funny that no one has mentioned Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”. There certainly was murder there!

]]> By: admin http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-55772 admin Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:53:05 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-55772 Ten points. Ten points.

]]> By: Richard http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-55768 Richard Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:20:05 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-55768 So would 2 or 3 crows be considered attempted murder? So would 2 or 3 crows be considered attempted murder?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-53064 Patrick Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:11:18 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-53064 ;-) lol, no not a dying cow, but another crow that is sick or injured and dying, sort of "bird euthanasia". ;-) lol, no not a dying cow, but another crow that is sick or injured and dying, sort of “bird euthanasia”.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-45654 Patrick Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:30:14 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-45654 I read a caucus of crows will form from a large geographic area specifically attack an owl; their natural enemy. Certainly their intent is to "murder" the owl if possible. I am not familiar with other species so intent on such genocide, except humans of course. I read a caucus of crows will form from a large geographic area specifically attack an owl; their natural enemy. Certainly their intent is to “murder” the owl if possible. I am not familiar with other species so intent on such genocide, except humans of course.

]]> By: Steven http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-45094 Steven Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:55:22 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-45094 My contribution is less academic, more "pop culture" (though only "pop" back in the 90's). I was curious a long time ago about one of my favorite pop music groups of the '90s that go by the name "Counting Crows" and one of their songs which was titled, "A Murder of One". When I heard the collective "murder" as describing a group of crows, I put 2 and 2 together (that makes a "couple" of twos, to be apropo). I admit that up until today, I thought "murder" was the correct (and current) collective, not "flock". So today, as I was attempting to prove this to a friend, I stand corrected. Still, a great band nevertheless. My contribution is less academic, more “pop culture” (though only “pop” back in the 90′s). I was curious a long time ago about one of my favorite pop music groups of the ’90s that go by the name “Counting Crows” and one of their songs which was titled, “A Murder of One”. When I heard the collective “murder” as describing a group of crows, I put 2 and 2 together (that makes a “couple” of twos, to be apropo). I admit that up until today, I thought “murder” was the correct (and current) collective, not “flock”. So today, as I was attempting to prove this to a friend, I stand corrected. Still, a great band nevertheless.

]]> By: arif mahmood http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-44558 arif mahmood Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:49:09 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-44558 i want to know about the age of the crow in sub continantal i want to know about the age of the crow in sub continantal

]]> By: Shaneem http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-43581 Shaneem Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:38:49 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-43581 If you hadn't heard the cane and abel story,here it goes.After murdering his brother,Cane sat there without knowing what to do with the body.<a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cain.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Cane, having committed the fratricide, became exceedingly troubled in his mind, and carried the dead body on his shoulders for a considerable time, not knowing where to conceal it, till it stank horribly. And then Allah taught him to bury it by the example of a raven, who, having killed another raven in his presence, dug a pit with his claws and beak and buried him therein.</i> If you hadn’t heard the cane and abel story,here it goes.After murdering his brother,Cane sat there without knowing what to do with the body.Cane, having committed the fratricide, became exceedingly troubled in his mind, and carried the dead body on his shoulders for a considerable time, not knowing where to conceal it, till it stank horribly. And then Allah taught him to bury it by the example of a raven, who, having killed another raven in his presence, dug a pit with his claws and beak and buried him therein.

]]> By: johnsmith http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-43502 johnsmith Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:43:22 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-43502 My wife and I give scraps of food to A "murder" of crows here in town. One day near here one was hit by a car and injured. The others attacked it viciously. We chased them away but the injured one flew too with the others in pursuit. This made me think about why they may be called a murder of crows. If what we saw was an example of crow behavior that could be the reason for the "murder" designation. My wife and I give scraps of food to A “murder” of crows here in town. One day near here one was hit by a car and injured. The others attacked it viciously. We chased them away but the injured one flew too with the others in pursuit. This made me think about why they may be called a murder of crows. If what we saw was an example of crow behavior that could be the reason for the “murder” designation.

]]> By: Usul http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-43357 Usul Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:09:36 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-43357 I wonder why a group of sheep are called a Flock, like they were birds. I wonder why a group of sheep are called a Flock, like they were birds.

]]> By: Kt3 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-42788 Kt3 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:26:43 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-42788 Hi John Allen It made me smile to read yr comment, my son is frequently invaded by 100's of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in the trees outside his house and the noise is unbearable. We thought "An execution of cockatoos", would be appropriate. Hi John Allen

It made me smile to read yr comment, my son is frequently invaded by 100′s of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in the trees outside his house and the noise is unbearable. We thought “An execution of cockatoos”, would be appropriate.

]]> By: John Allen http://www.word-detective.com/2009/02/murder-of-crows-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-42419 John Allen Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:10:21 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/27/murder-of-crows-etc/#comment-42419 I have heard that a group of crows is also referred to as a congress. Near my house are several large pine trees. once a month of so 50 to 100 crows meet there and caw at one another for hours. At that I can see where congress came from. And once they start cawing I can hear where murder came from. It is not what they do, but we would like to do. I have heard that a group of crows is also referred to as a congress. Near my house are several large pine trees. once a month of so 50 to 100 crows meet there and caw at one another for hours. At that I can see where congress came from. And once they start cawing I can hear where murder came from. It is not what they do, but we would like to do.

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