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Collective nouns on the Camino :D

nidarosa

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Having an online chat today I started wondering what the correct plural of Altus is - Altuses or Alti? - and that lead to some brainstorming on what the correct collective pronoun might be ...
A cloudburst of Altuses? Or a Galicia of Altuses?

Or how about a billow of ponchos?
A school of teenagers (from Sarria)?
And what is the correct (ie funniest or most poignant) collective noun for a pilgrim? A herd? A mass? A stroll?

Give me your best collective Camino related noun!
 
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An abundance of pilgrims,
a sore of blisters,
a score of snorers,
a lugfull of earplugs,
a tapping of poles,
a chaffing of sores,
a biting of bed bugs,
a headfull of hangovers,
a flock of flechas, (or a quiver of arrows),
a passing of paths,
a carding of credencials,
a sweating of socks,
a pack of mochillas,
a squeaking of bunks,
a company of compeed,
a sticking of plasters,
etc.
 
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A convocation of nuns
a potage of peregrinos
a smorgasbord of snorers
a litany of laundry
an O.M.G. of odours
 
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or maybe A splash of Vino Tinto followed by a fix of Cafe Con Leche the following morning.

nidarosa said:
And what is the correct (ie funniest or most poignant) collective noun for a pilgrim? A herd? A mass? A stroll?
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A plod of pilgrims?
 
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A flock of pilgrims?
 
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