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From: gap+@CS.CMU.EDU (Garrett Pelton)
Subject: Re: A gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, a pack of wolves...
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In article <1993Jan27.034323.20949@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, jek@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (James E. Kittock) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan27.000815.24846@mprgate.mpr.ca> mott@mprgate.mpr.ca (Jenni Mott) writes:
|> >Brad Smallridge (bsmall@iat.holonet.net) wrote:
|> >:> Great! If Asimov used the term "Pod" than I think I'll use it. Too bad I
|> >:> didn't think of it first but then Asimov been thinking longer and better
|> >:> than I.
|> 
|> >A Pod of Robots ... Definitely the best option I've heard so far.  I
|> >think I'll use it too.  (3 cheers for I. Asimov! ;-) )
|> 
|> Of course, pod is already in use: a pod of whales.

Pod can be used to refer to a small group of whales, the proper
collective noun for whales is I believe "GAM of whales".
What this has to do with pods of robots I am not sure.

Gary

