[Gllug] Diagnosing hardware faults

[David L Neil]

... It took a plethora* of Dell Engineers
> to eventually diagnose the problem.
> 
> Tid
> 
> *Not sure what the collective noun for onsite engineers is - a coven?
> a saddness?

like your thinking.

My mind went along the lines of a "murmuration" of swallows (and of 
engineers conferring their doubt/ignorance amongst themselves/hoping 
'we' won't hear them). They are rarely cheerful in such a state, hence a 
"brood" (of hens). They ALWAYS come at 'the wrong time', so maybe a 
"harras" (horses)?

Network engineers might find a "route" (wolves) applicable. Blade and 
server farm engineers may constitute an "array" (hedgehogs). I guess 
that a "cloud" of gnats would cause you them to spit and splutter. MSFT 
Engineers would be a "bloat" of hippopotami.

My nomination however would be a "crash" (hippos, rhinos, even seals).

Regards,
=dn

PS whilst on the subject: would I be shot for mentioning an 
"implausibility" of gnu?
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