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Does anyone know what collective noun is used for surveyors? Do we have one?

A traverse of surveyors maybe.


 
Posted : July 22, 2015 10:43 pm
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Seb, post: 328656, member: 7509 wrote: Does anyone know what collective noun is used for surveyors? Do we have one?

A traverse of surveyors maybe.

A measure of surveyors....A pincushion of surveyors.....a disagreement of surveyors.....


 
Posted : July 22, 2015 10:54 pm
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sometimes I think "gaggle" is a good description:-)


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 2:21 am
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An "argument" of surveyors.

Pile of surveyors.

N


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 3:42 am
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Seb, post: 328656, member: 7509 wrote: Does anyone know what collective noun is used for surveyors? Do we have one?

A traverse of surveyors maybe.

No Surveyors listed here, closest I could find was "snail" (rout of Surveyors) or "salamander" (Congress of Surveyors)?? 😉

http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html

B-)


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 5:03 am

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A bloviation of surveyors
A confusion of surveyors
A pandemonium of surveyors

DDSM:beer:


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 6:39 am
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Per Cooley:

A visitation of surveyors, or

A calamity of surveyors.


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 6:58 am
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Silly people, we all know its a party of surveyors.


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 7:16 am
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1 is a solo of surveyors
2-3 is a crew of surveyors
4+ is a state highway crew of surveyors


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 7:25 am
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a more or less?


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 7:30 am

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standard joke in MT used to be what's red and sleeps 5, answer, an MDT suburban survey rig.


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 7:54 am
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Party of Surveyors


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 8:40 am
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A surveyor between jobs is a "surveyor in transit".

I like some of the entries, but of course it's a Survey Party been that for a long time. If you're going for a new term, you need to apply it to "geomatic engineers"

P.S. "An argument of surveyors" cracked me up. good one Nate.


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 9:39 am
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An "Adjustment of Surveyors"??


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 10:53 am
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a "bunch of land stealing jerks" is the most common name I've heard 🙂


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 11:00 am

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Mike Berry, post: 328694, member: 123 wrote: Party of Surveyors

Mike, I have one of those that used to sit on a cone. I love it!

joe


Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Typing class 9th grade!

 
Posted : July 23, 2015 1:12 pm
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Rabble?


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 8:24 pm
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A preponderence of surveyors?
An infestation of surveyors?


 
Posted : July 23, 2015 9:48 pm
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I use party, but perhaps one could use a pin-cushion of surveyors. 🙂


 
Posted : July 24, 2015 11:32 am
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Joe Ferg, post: 328749, member: 332 wrote: Mike, I have one of those that used to sit on a cone. I love it!

joe

I have had people steal that sign just because it says party on it.
Love the guys driving by with a beer between their legs yelling....YAAH - PARTY MAN!!

Or the people trying to be funny....."where's the party?" [sarcasm]That one never gets old.[/sarcasm]


 
Posted : July 24, 2015 11:50 am

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