English lessons back in 1977
I was brand new to my high school (Northolt High, for anyone interested) and my class were having an english lesson with the very strict but excellent teacher Mrs Masters. We were having a lesson on collective nouns, and the usual suspects were reeled out by my fellow classmates ie pride of lions, flock of geese etc. One of my newly acquainted students was a chap called David, and he was eager to come up with a good collective noun to please Mrs Masters with. All the good ones had mostly gone by then and he must have been a bit panicky because when I leaned across to him and whispered a "helpful" answer to him, he looked delighted and shot his hand up in eagerness. The whole class collectively pissed themselves as my gullible buddy proudly said in a clear and loud voice "a zook of hogs".
(urgle-splurgle molesting small goats since, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 19:07, 7 replies)

A flock of geese...?
I always understood it to be a 'gaggle' of geese.

Evidently the lesson stuck..! ;-)
(Stuffed Chimp, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 19:35, closed)

both are acceptable

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 19:50, closed)

I think (not sure)
that a flock is valid when they are in the air, and a gaggle when they are on the ground
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 22:26, closed)

HAHAHAHahaaaa
and if you use the wrong one, people look at you confused like you're talking nonsense.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sun 21 Mar 2010, 4:31, closed)

you're correct
flock just sounds right and was just for illustrative purposes only.
(urgle-splurgle molesting small goats since, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 10:45, closed)

cows
"There's a flock of cows over there."
"Herd of cows."
"Of course i've heard of cows, there's a flock of them over there."
(unciebana It's good, but it's not right., Sat 20 Mar 2010, 19:50, closed)

Perhaps he should have used...
A 'wunch' of bankers.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sun 21 Mar 2010, 8:56, closed)