Parrots & Magical Realism

[Dave Monroe]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Great Quail <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com> wrote:

> Robin writes,
>
>> This is not a fight, this is an argument. If you want a fight you
>> might try abuse in 2c.
>
> Been there. Many times.

Okay, I'm starting from the (no puns where none intended, to
paraphrase Samuel Beckett) tail end of this conversation, but has
anyone commented yet on parrots as emblematic of mimesis, or
representation, of reproduction, of realism, u.s.w., et soforthiam?
Just catching up here, is all ...