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<<Maybe from your window IP>>
Who's talking about birds? And all I ever meet is loons.
Old Coot
Oh, and I never did see that article, but I did meet an arborist once in Central Park who told me about such a one they called Fred. He'd been living in the sanctuary on CP South for 3 years then. Next day, I was eating lunch when who should roost on the bench-arm beside me but...Yep! The worse for wear, but hanging in.
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<<but what kind of birds?>>
Ah, Sparteye, were you here beside me now, how wonderful the answer!
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<<codswallop>>
And what is that
Forever left behind,
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<codswallop>
You have to do a search so as to avoid a YART.
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<<codswallop>>
Followed it up: think I should change my name?
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Sparteye couldn't resist : "all we have here is coots and loons" But what kinds of birds?
Being made of sterner stuff I shall say simply that we have loons at Loon Lake in New Hampshire. Their cry at night across moonlit water is hauntingly eerie and beautiful.
There was also a character called "Loon" in a comic strip
(name escapes) about the newspaper business. "Loon" was the photographer and was portrayed as a camera-bedecked caricature of the loon. I think the artist chose loon as there is a mental connection between loon and looney (crazy in a nice, sort of befuddled, way) as photogs all have the reputation for being a bit looney.
So naturally the photog at our paper was immediately dubbed ....
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<< I think the artist chose loon as there is a mental connection between loon and looney>>
I always figure looney came from loon, as in "crazy as a loon" for their "crazy" call.
No?
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Can't argue with that.
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A Brit friend told me that killing swans was one of the few capital offenses still in force in the Old Country (along with stealing from a naval yard, throwing popcorn at the Queen Mum - important stuff like that).
Can anyone cross-Pond shed light?
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Could our UK friends help me out, please?
Anna S wrote re death penalty in UK : stealing from a naval yard, throwing popcorn at the Queen Mum - important stuff like that).
There was a story on TV about some high ranking Commonwealth official who put his hand on HRH Elizabeth's back ... puportedly to guide her, or help her up steps, or some such ... the story was about the hoorahrah that "The Touch" caused in Britain!
That's all I heard.
Any truth to it and if so would someone enlighten me as to whole story?
I think I read somewhere that in earlier times it was punishable by death to touch/strike the Monarch ... is the rule still in effect? Does it have special name?
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