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flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
...so what do you call a whole mess of tubas...??
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
They are just like a group of Rhinos:
A crash!
A crash!
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- bloke (Fri May 07, 2021 4:19 pm)
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
Usually a “flat” of tubas… 
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If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
I'm going with battery. "A battery of tubas."
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- bloke (Fri May 07, 2021 4:19 pm)
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
bloat
"There's a bloat of tubists at the Slurpee machine again."
"There's a bloat of tubists at the Slurpee machine again."
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
I prefer the faux Latin: singular, tuba; plural, tubae.
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
I just use what I use for everything, a shitload!! 
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- bloke (Fri May 07, 2021 4:20 pm)
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The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
Per usual, Wade came up with the best one. 
Not quite as funny might be a be a “gloat” of tubas, as in “more than one - anywhere/anytime”.
Not quite as funny might be a be a “gloat” of tubas, as in “more than one - anywhere/anytime”.
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
I watched this informative video...
They seem to have omitted tubae.
They seem to have omitted tubae.
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
A tribute of tubae?
"All art is one." -Hal
"Kinds? There aren't any kinds. There's just music." said Kieth "There's always music, if you listen."
-Kieth (from The Amazing Maurice, by Sir Terry)
"Kinds? There aren't any kinds. There's just music." said Kieth "There's always music, if you listen."
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
Or perhaps a tantamount?
"All art is one." -Hal
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
A group of baboons is supposedly known as a congress. Our community band started back up last week with musicians from all over north central texas. Out of 50 who showed up, 7 of us were tubas and the largest section. So maybe that makes us a congress.
Needless to say, next week the conductor is passing out "Them Basses".

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- Three Valves (Sat May 08, 2021 6:10 am)
Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
So say the French: "Mélange tubiste"...a tubist mix
Доверяй, но проверяй
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(Trust, but verify)
Schiller Eb-comp Baß tuba (JBEB-700L) Wick 3L
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Mais oui, yeah cher!
Доверяй, но проверяй
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Re: flock - herd - school - pack - troop - obstancy - swarm - colony...
A Late of Tubae 
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- bloke (Sun May 09, 2021 6:26 am)
If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?
