parrots in Pynchon

[matthew.ryan at gmail.com]

The only reason my wife and I are planning on having children someday is so  
we'll have someone to take care of our 4 parrots when we've both shuffled  
off.

On Feb 25, 2009 11:56am, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Parrots are so intelligent and so long-lived that I think they are a

> responsibility that shouldn't be taken on lightly. Some breeds

> (African Grays 50 - 60 +, Macaws 50 - 100 +, Cockatoos 40 - 60 +,

> Amazons 50 - 70 +) are likely to outlive their owners.



> NY Parrot Astounds with Language Skills

> http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-14-2004-50553.asp





> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Glenn Scheper

> glenn_scheper at earthlink.net> wrote:

> > Quail's riff on parrots sparks me to add:

> >

> > We saved Raja, a severe Macaw, from her conditions in a relative's  
> house.

> > After many years, we decided to pass her on to a parrot adoption agency.

> >

> > I was standing in the garden with Raja on my hand, shortly before  
> departure,

> > and she bit me harder than anytime in recent years. She knew I sold her  
> out.

> >

> > Yours truly,

> > Glenn Scheper

> > http://home.earthlink.net/~glenn_scheper/

> > glenn_scheper + at + earthlink.net

> > Copyleft(!) Forward freely.

> >

> >

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