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Posted on 11/22/2008 10:54:40 AM PST by JoeProBono
Scientist Irene Pepperberg was about to board a plane for Tucson, Ariz., when a peevish reservations clerk refused to let her on with a bird cage. No matter that her avian companion, "Alex Pepperberg," the famous African Grey parrot, had his own ticket — and the papers to prove he was a valuable research subject and TV celebrity.
"And I suppose you ordered him a meal?" the agent sniped, after being overruled by a supervisor.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did," Pepperberg said without missing a beat. "He's getting the fruit plate."
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Just paint that cat gray and white, put another two or three pounds on its stuffy little self, and you’ve got Stuffy. (Around here, Stuffy has her own heated room if that tells you how demanding she is.)
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That was a fun, memorable night...:) Very creative and fun wedding party!
Good people all around. Dang...my wife and I had to drive back up to Massachusetts that night after the wedding, so we couldn’t stay until the REALLY fun stuff started later on...! (Wedding parties always really take off when the old fogeys like ME leave...)
And hello back with best wishes...the Internet is a small place...:)
Who is the little cat in the photo? It almost looks more like a dog in the face than a cat. Well fed little bugger.
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