Nouns of Assembly: A Barrel of Sea Monkeys? 🌊🙈🙉🙊

National Sea Monkey Day

Every May 17th

I bought a mini 'Barrel of Monkeys' keyring at an Op Shop a few months back that have been sitting on my computer table ever since, but with today being 'National Pack Rat Day' where the Day invites us to rethink our relationship with material possessions, I've decided to give them back to the Op Shop I bought them at, in an effort to de-clutter my desk.

Nouns of Assembly

I never knew that a 'Barrel of Monkeys' was the actual term for a group of monkeys, like a murder of crows is for a group of crows.

I've always hated the term a murder of crows, as I quite like crows.

My Crow Totem at the BBWF

A parlement of owls sounds stupid to me as well.

39: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,
Nouns of Assembly,
Snowflake Bentley, Met Gala

But after listening to the REMORANDOM You Tube about sea monkeys, I wondered if a group of sea monkeys would be a "barrel of sea monkeys":-)

I've also got a monkey earring in a sparkling wine cork on my desk that is time to throw away today, I think.

As I would hate to find it in my bare foot next time, rather than my work shoe.

I wrote about the monkey earring in this old 2024 post, which seems to be missing some You Tubes now -

Idiocracy (2006)

Trump Was First Elected in the Year of the Monkey and His Latest Term as a President Should Come to an End in the Same Chinese Astrological Year ... if He Lives That Long? 🙈🙉🙊🐒🐵

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Actually, now I think about it, my NRL team the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks won their first ever (and still only) NRL grand final in 2016, the Year of the Monkey, and The Sharks' victory song is 'Up, Up Cronulla' sung to the tune of 'Roll Out the Barrel', so maybe I'll hold onto my keyring and just move it to my bookcase that has my Shark membership stuff?-)

Shark Week in the Year of the Monkey

Blayke Brailey

Oh, I should mention that the current Sharks' captain Blayke Brailey, shares the same birthday as me and Bruce Springsteen, although obviously we were born in different years ... so is that a good or bad omen as far as I'm concerned, I wonder?

Did You Choose Your Family?

The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves and Others in Our Lives?

My Happiest Birthday Ever

Rank Outsider Rothfire Wins $1.5m Doomben 10,000 in 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse?🔥🏇🏆

Queensland warhorse Rothfire's
victory in the Doomben 10,000

I notice that Rothfire had the #4 saddlecloth, and number 4 is considered an unlucky number in China, because the number is associated with death.

A frowning horse plush has become a viral
bestseller ahead of Lunar New Year
celebrations for the year of the horse in China.

'Crying Horse' Toys Go Viral in China ahead of the Lunar New Year? 🐎😢🐴😭

The race was also being held at
Laurel Park, in Laurel, Maryland

I see that the Preakness Stakes was won by Napoleon Solo, beating the favourite Taj Mahal today (May 17th Australian time).

So, maybe the Google Admin guys were just dropping by on my blog last night to leave me their tip on the race;-)

Third Saturday in May

Which I'm glad that I did not place a bet on:-)

Every May 16th

Taj Mahal's trainer and jockey?
They're married.

Oh No, GOOGLE Admin Are Looking in at My Blog?💻👀

UFOs, Higher Realms & the Ancient Secret of Ascension?🛸👀🦉

Interesting TED talk with William Henry, who I've mentioned before on this blog -

Audio conversation with William Henry

Investigating Mytho[w]logy?-)

Disclosure Day (2026)

Steven Spielberg’s UFO Movie ‘Disclosure Day’ Trailer Released During Christmas Bird Count Week, Shows Emily Blunt Making Contact with Aliens?🐦👽🛸🦉