my grandmother's family had a greengrocers in halifax that had the first motorised business vehicle in the town
that is as good as it gets for me.

alt: not allowed to light the fire any more, in case a budgie lands on it.

altalt: cake sucks. the only acceptable cake is lemon drizzle, preferably with a proper icing. other than that, no thanks.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:44, 1 reply, 10 years ago)

my childhood budgie managed to land in the chip pan, the oil was cool but excess oil really is not good for a bird's feathers.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:52, Reply)

bloody lucky the oil was cooking though, imagine the trauma to quinch junior otherwise
they are not very bright. our childhood one saw something shiny at the bottom of my mother's thermos and squeezed itself inside. fortunately the coffee had all been drunk, but the drops at the bottom stained its head brown until its next moult.

at which point it stuck its head in some kind of cream and promptly dyed itself yellow.

#birddeathwish
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:59, Reply)

don't think that they are stupid, inquisitive is the word.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:12, Reply)

i've had 2 in the past
one was inquisitive, you are right. the other was..... there are no words other than "fucking thick".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:14, Reply)

"Birdbrained"

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:16, Reply)

youtu.be/eEIb5Xrf81g
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:18, Reply)