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[Thundercles]

Captain Stiffy, on 05 April 2013 - 05:10 AM, said:

A swarm (gathering) of Locusts (which is the colloquial term for cicadas - almost all biblical or ancient locust swarm stories can be attributed to interstitial cicada breeding cycles) is called a "plague" in the same way a gathering of crows is a "murder".

http://www.npwrc.usg...imals/names.htm

The only thing about using "plague" for cicadas would be the fact that there is already a Locust mech in BT.

[jakucha]

I have a suggestion for a group of Higlanders. Call them a "cacophony of Higlanders".

[Joseph Mallan]

A fair statement Sir. But since we do not have them ...yet.

jakucha, on 05 April 2013 - 05:42 AM, said:

I have a suggestion for a group of Higlanders. Call them a "cacophony of Higlanders".

A quickening?

[Roadbeer]

Swarm is a nusance.
Plague is deadly

Went with swarm.

Sorry Cicada pilots, but I'm with you, I own a couple as well. I consider it the MOPED Date of MW:O. Fun to ride, but you don't want your friends to see you in one .

[FupDup]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 April 2013 - 04:50 AM, said:

Not saying they are bad or anything. Just that a lot of them need a name.

Multiple Ravens= A Nevermore

Fixed.

Edited by FupDup, 05 April 2013 - 05:50 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

FupDup, on 05 April 2013 - 05:49 AM, said:

Fixed.

That is about when I want to face another group of Ravens!

[Belorion]

A brood-swarm...

[FupDup]

Belorion, on 05 April 2013 - 05:56 AM, said:

A brood-swarm...

Hive-cluster?

[Phoenix Gray]

"I have a suggestion for a group of Higlanders. Call them a "cacophony of Higlanders"."

I believe the correct term is "a drunk of Highlanders."

[Erasus Magnus]

Captain Stiffy, on 05 April 2013 - 05:10 AM, said:

A swarm (gathering) of Locusts (which is the colloquial term for cicadas - almost all biblical or ancient locust swarm stories can be attributed to interstitial cicada breeding cycles) is called a "plague" in the same way a gathering of crows is a "murder".

http://www.npwrc.usg...imals/names.htm

if at all it should be called a GARTH. garth is the cda dude.

[LT Kinslayer]

Roadbeer, on 05 April 2013 - 05:43 AM, said:

Swarm is a nusance.
Plague is deadly

Went with swarm.

Someone has not met my CDA-2A yet....

[Trauglodyte]

Shouldn't it be a "Garth" of Cicadas?

[Darwins Dog]

A swarm for now. Once we get 12v12, then you can bring a plague of Cicadas!

[Lord Psycho]

it's an infestation...get over it and join!

if you can't beat them..join them!

I mean you can ebat downthe other group...hopefully you don't shot your fellow cicadas?

[Esplodin]

Well IRL a bunch of Cicadas are called a brood.

Queue the "RL isnt MWO!" purists!

[Joseph Mallan]

Due to popular opinion, A Garth of Cicadas has been added to the poll. Mod our votes as you deem necessary.

[StalaggtIKE]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 April 2013 - 04:50 AM, said:

Multiple Jenners = A Bruce

HA!! Never heard of that one.

Edited by StalaggtIKE, 05 April 2013 - 07:31 AM.

[N0ni]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 April 2013 - 07:25 AM, said:

Due to popular opinion, A Garth of Cicadas has been added to the poll.

Finally, an option worth choosing.

[Joseph Mallan]

StalaggtIKE, on 05 April 2013 - 07:26 AM, said:

HA!! Never heard of that one.

I threw it out there back in CB. It took for a week or so.

[Gaan Cathal]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 April 2013 - 04:50 AM, said:

Not saying they are bad or anything. Just that a lot of them need a name.

Multiple Ravens= A murder
Multiple Jenners = A Bruce
Multiple Cicadas= A swarm or a Plague?

Multiple Ravens should be an Unkindness, technically. Murder is Crows.