there - right in the middle of the herd...

... it was Moby Aberystwyth - the great white Wales.

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( izb posting occasional messages since 2001, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:23, archived)

a herd of whales?

( Dr Drink, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:23, archived)

well their babies are called calves
But then, I've never seen a herd of legs before.
( brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:25, archived)

nope, herd of wales
izb knows it's a pod of whales.
( PeterSeychelles, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:25, archived)

Trust me
there was a 10 minute argument in the office about that before I posted and it's a herd (Or pod, or gam).

Never ever is it school.
( izb posting occasional messages since 2001, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:26, archived)

collectives
www.ojohaven.com/collectives/
( Happyperson, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:34, archived)

Are they larger than 30 miles across?
Hm?
( gurningchimp, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:32, archived)

A herd?
A school? A shoal?
( pxyzyzygy, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:25, archived)

a cunting-fuck-load?
.
( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:26, archived)

ha!
and ha! again
( brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:28, archived)

*glares at rob*
you stole my joke. are you in my office?
( izb posting occasional messages since 2001, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:30, archived)

*confused*
what joke?
( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:31, archived)

in my office
I just suggested a 'shitload of whales' - then you posted that. An obvious case of theft.
( izb posting occasional messages since 2001, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:34, archived)

wear a tin foil hat
it'll stop me nicking your thoughts.
( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:36, archived)

wouldn't that be a "Pod"
?
( Happyperson, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:26, archived)

Herd is definitely right
and I will now remember it forever since it's the first time ask jeeves has answered my question for me.
( izb posting occasional messages since 2001, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:27, archived)

hmmm
I think Pod is specifically for killer whales.

Whoop of gorillas
Flange of baboons
/Not The Nine O'Clock News
( Dr Drink, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:31, archived)

Aaaaarrrrggghhhhh
THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH! THE ABERYSTWYTH!

I've been once. It's had this effect on me ever since.
( Horatio P Lemming, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:26, archived)

Same with me
It is the scariest place I've ever been.
( mnb098mnb used to be here, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:28, archived)

we used to go there on holiday
we even took our goat there in a trailer once.
FACT.
( brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:32, archived)

Goats need holidays too

( pxyzyzygy, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:37, archived)

Made the mistake of going there for a holiday
The idea was to go and then find out what was there when we arrived.

Aberystwyth should have been an Infocom adventure for the VIC-20:

You are in Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> N
You north of in Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> N
You are north of Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> E
You are north east of Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> S.S.S.S
You are south east of Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> W
You are south of Aberystwyth: There is fuck all here.
> W
You have drowned
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( Horatio P Lemming, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:38, archived)

Brilliant
that made me laugh a lot - a sing of a woefully wasted youth I think

(on VIC 20 games, not in Wales)
(b, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 13:48, archived)

Oi some of us live in Aberystwyth
At least one does, and there's loads here, honest.

Oh alright there's bugger all, but don't rub it in OK
( A good man, and thorough, Thu 6 Feb 2003, 14:01, archived)