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Charlie, 104, one of late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's parrots in Reigate, Surrey. Churchill bought Charlie in 1937, giving him a boy's name despite the fact that the bird is a female.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)

1 posted on 01/21/2004 9:06:49 AM PST by martin_fierro
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To: JohnHuang2; FredWolfe; Kepitalizm; 11th Earl of Mar
Potty-mouth Parrot Ping.
2 posted on 01/21/2004 9:08:57 AM PST by martin_fierro (Caught you looking.)
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Whoops -- please excise the "F" words.

They appeared in the original article & I neglected to edit them out.
3 posted on 01/21/2004 9:09:56 AM PST by martin_fierro (Uneasy in my easy chair.)
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To: martin_fierro
Parrot: "Mary's an ignorant slut! KWWAAAAK!!!"
4 posted on 01/21/2004 9:42:54 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
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To: martin_fierro
Yikes, that parrot's chest is going bald! He's apparently engaging in feather plucking, which is bad. Is he under stress by the barrage of news people photographing him?
7 posted on 01/21/2004 2:09:26 PM PST by Ciexyz
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