# A Mole of Chemists **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697 "2012-03-13T23:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/21 "2012-03-15T10:41:02Z")
A claw of jewellers A romance of stonemasons A stick of models A cloud of smokers A wedge of woodworkers ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/22 "2012-03-15T15:55:39Z")
**Zyada** says it should be: A palette of painters And suggests: A byte of programmers, or A gig of programmers, (depending on the size of the group). ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/23 "2012-03-15T16:51:05Z")
A wunch of bankers. ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/24 "2012-03-15T16:53:45Z")
A cubicle of office workers ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/25 "2012-03-15T17:03:54Z")
**Chemist:** What are you looking for? **Marcus Vindictus (looking for warriors in Trojan armor):** “A pack of Trojans!” **Chemist** : “Gee, I just ran out!” ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/26 "2012-03-15T23:34:59Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > Possibly I’m a bit too literal-minded, but I looked at the thread title and wondered how many millenia it would be until the number of human chemists ever reached [Avogadro’s number.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro_constant) You could easily find a mole of laywers. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/27 "2012-03-16T00:35:04Z")
A standard of deviates. A juvenile of delinquents A brat of toddlers A sigma of statisticians ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/28 "2012-03-16T01:56:26Z")
> [@Crab\_Rangoon](#): > > A Mole of Chemists > A Detail of Engineers As an engineer and a chemist, I give this two thumbs up! 😛 Also consider - A Solution of Chemists A Production of Engineers ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/29 "2012-03-16T02:09:55Z")
A stigma of prostitutes. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/30 "2012-03-16T03:01:39Z")
A giggle of blondes A crash of percussionists A scope of snipers A call of umpires A catch of jugglers A flourish of magicians A babble of auctioneers A peil of pizza-makers A confederacy of civil-war enthusiasts A gawk of bird-watchers ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/31 "2012-03-16T03:13:51Z")
A Mbf of foresters A churn of dairymen ummm… ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/32 "2012-03-16T03:14:04Z")
A dose of toxicologists ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/33 "2012-03-16T03:28:59Z")
As a language nerd, I’m getting way more enjoyment out of this thread than should be possible. I can’t stop grinning. Thanks for a great OP, [Crab Rangoon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). And if this is indeed your first post - well done. Very well done. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/34 "2012-03-16T18:06:45Z")
A package of postal workers. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/35 "2012-03-16T18:32:30Z")
A bribe of politicians ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/36 "2012-03-16T18:35:54Z")
I disagree with your last example, An Aquifer of Hydrologists. An aquifer refers to to a layer of rock, which unlike your other references, has no numerical or quantitative value that can be associated with it. How about an infiltration of hydrologists? ---
**Author:** ![Crab\_Rangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/37 "2012-03-16T19:25:14Z")
> [@GameHat](#): > > As a language nerd, I’m getting way more enjoyment out of this thread than should be possible. I can’t stop grinning. > > Thanks for a great OP, [Crab Rangoon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). And if this is indeed your first post - well done. Very well done. Aww shucks - though truth be told - it may just be that this was the first good idea that I’ve had! Once you get started on these - it’s just so hard to stop. ---
**Author:** ![Crab\_Rangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/38 "2012-03-16T19:42:43Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I disagree with your last example, An Aquifer of Hydrologists. An aquifer refers to to a layer of rock, which unlike your other references, has no numerical or quantitative value that can be associated with it. How about an infiltration of hydrologists? I see. You are right - I’ll see your Infiltration of Hydrologists and raise you a Plume of Hydrologists - or would we need to go with a Plume of Hydro_geo_logists? ---
**Author:** ![HardlySanguine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/39 "2012-03-16T19:55:46Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > And for prostitutes it’s: > > An anthology of prose. I’m not sure I get this one. Is it that you’re only getting a snippet of the whole, real thing? Or does “titute” sound like a word I’m unfamiliar with? (hmm, never noticed that ‘prostitutes’ have 'tit’s, before.) ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697/40 "2012-03-16T20:16:32Z")
> [@HardlySanguine](#): > > I’m not sure I get this one. Is it that you’re only getting a snippet of the whole, real thing? Or does “titute” sound like a word I’m unfamiliar with? (hmm, never noticed that ‘prostitutes’ have 'tit’s, before.) No, it’s “prose” that sounds like another word; those who follow the oldest profession. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mole-of-chemists/615697.md?page=3)