Yes, I've always thought that too: that whole collective noun thing is inexplicably dull. Go to spEak You're bRanes (Need to scroll down a bit):

...collective nouns are a long, pointless list of words you’ll never actually use in a sentence and the most smug, tedious and unfunny substitute for wit and eloquence the English language has to offer. By the way, did you know that the collective noun for people who comment on news sites is a “shitting bumwank” as in “Have you seen the massive shitting bumwank of racists on the Telegraph site today?”.

I have to say I've never heard of “shitting bumwank” though. It sounds serviceable, but perhaps there's also a U.S. English equivalent?

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