KOI vs HERD

[Sangreaal]

I affectionately call my three Omosako tosai a "gaggle." Gaggle is actually the correct term for 3 geese. Linguistically, there is no harm nor foul in calling something anything one wants as long as it's understood by at least one other person. And in proper English, there are such things as metaphors, which is what "herd" or "gaggle" or "squadron" would be classified as....

[Fishbreeder]

A school of koi.

Maybe a shoal of koi.

A few koi.

Many koi. Kois?

I just can't get "herd" and "koi" to work together for me.

A herd of cattle, a flock of sheep, a herd of goats. A herd of koi? No way that will fly in Texas.

Brett

[mstrseed]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fishbreeder ? No way that will fly in Texas. Brett

The voice of reason..........................................I' m really glad you said that Brett!!!!!!!!!

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters Is there a point?

get it now?

--D

[jnorth]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fishbreeder A herd of cattle, a flock of sheep, a herd of goats. A herd of koi? No way that will fly in Texas. Brett

Pretty sure if you say herd in Texas they'll think you got a couple hundred head of steer out in the north forty .

I just refer to them as "my koi". If I called them herd I would need a sheep dog to herd them around. I suppose a heron could fill in for the sheep dog

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by mstrseed Originally Posted by Fishbreeder ? No way that will fly in Texas. Brett The voice of reason..........................................I' m really glad you said that Brett!!!!!!!!!

I start to love Texas koi and Texas folks nowadays.....

--D

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinh get it now? --D

No, there is no point to this thread.

[PapaBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by jnorth ...If I called them herd I would need a sheep dog to herd them around. I suppose a heron could fill in for the sheep dog

Hmmmm..... Bob has Bramley.... does that mean his Koi are a herd

[Lomaponder]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinh I start to love Texas koi and Texas folks nowadays..... --D

Brett, up on a seahorse, sock net in hand, a little totegoi slung across the saddle, "herding" his koi to market

Yee-Ha

[cppond]

I think I get it.

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