“The birds from Taiwan were held in the same room, but not in the same cage, as the Suriname parrot.”
Watson Sung
“He's not pining, he's passed on. This parrot is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life, he rests in peace. If you hadn't have nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies. He's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot!”
Monty Python
“Live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.”
Will Rogers
“So live that you would not mind selling your pet parrot to the town gossip”
“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”
“She is not refined. She is not unrefined. She keeps a parrot.”
Mark Twain
“When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.”
Winston Churchill