Well, I've always thought it made perfect sense.

[quasigeostrophy]

Yes, I'm still talking about the damn wallabies. Get over it. :-)

If the group noun for those particular marsupials (wallabies, kangaroos, etc.) is a mob...



...shouldn't the alpha male in such a group be the Godfather? That's always what I've used to refer to Mike, who was such during most of the time we had them.

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Tie me wallaby down, mate...

[djinnthespazz.livejournal.com]

And then, of course THE question.
Why did your dad keep wallabies?

Re: Tie me wallaby down, mate...

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

See this comment on my 10 Things post. Dad was just very interested in conservation, and it all started with the ducks.

[gasslight.livejournal.com]

I'm sold. And would the lesser males be, I dunno, capos? And would the females be molls?