tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post115016856587714334..comments2024-03-06T23:10:27.232-05:00Comments on Susan Gets Native: Bird-ismsSusan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150396365262795732006-06-15T14:32:00.000-04:002006-06-15T14:32:00.000-04:00You all think you're so smart.:-)You all think you're so smart.<BR/><BR/>:-)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150331575756822582006-06-14T20:32:00.000-04:002006-06-14T20:32:00.000-04:00How about "dead duck"...anyone mention that one ye...How about "dead duck"...anyone mention that one yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150293760897009632006-06-14T10:02:00.000-04:002006-06-14T10:02:00.000-04:00I'm happy as a Lark, that I didn't get as mad as a...I'm happy as a Lark, that I didn't get as mad as a wet hen when I discovered that I'm no spring chicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150254022368612962006-06-13T23:00:00.000-04:002006-06-13T23:00:00.000-04:00Clever, Geoff. Maybe you should be a writer.Clever, Geoff. Maybe you should be a writer.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150252880367368512006-06-13T22:41:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:41:00.000-04:00All of those are excellent, from the "crazy as a l...All of those are excellent, from the "crazy as a loon," who I suspect is my father. Why, I'm as proud as a peacock.Geoff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467680256856679559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150246129430882302006-06-13T20:48:00.000-04:002006-06-13T20:48:00.000-04:00The Blue Bird of HappinessOld CootPigeon [An unedu...The Blue Bird of Happiness<BR/>Old Coot<BR/>Pigeon [An uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated gambler]<BR/>goose [pinch on the bum]<BR/>quack [my physcian?]<BR/>loon [someone like me]<BR/>eagle [2 under par on a hole in golf]<BR/>vulture investor [invest in or buy distressed or bankrupt companies]<BR/>hawk or dove [aggressive or mild (dovish)or an issue]<BR/>dead as a dodoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150241883683054252006-06-13T19:38:00.000-04:002006-06-13T19:38:00.000-04:00Good ones, guys!My Mom came up with "For the birds...Good ones, guys!<BR/>My Mom came up with "For the birds" and...oh, shoot. I forgot the other one.<BR/>Julia: Mom and I thought up a few that only birdwatchers would get, maybe: Cute as a baby flicker.<BR/>Of course, me being the eloquent soul that I am, said it as "Blaby Ficker."Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150230316531814582006-06-13T16:25:00.000-04:002006-06-13T16:25:00.000-04:00Geoff didn't come up with "hen-pecked", but I'm su...Geoff didn't come up with "hen-pecked", but I'm sure he wouldn't know anything about that.MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150205245401283582006-06-13T09:27:00.000-04:002006-06-13T09:27:00.000-04:00I'm sure after that last bit of wisdom, my wife's ...I'm sure after that last bit of wisdom, my wife's going to have an even better understanding of how lucky she is to have me around to give her my insight.Geoff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467680256856679559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150205162027664262006-06-13T09:26:00.000-04:002006-06-13T09:26:00.000-04:00Julia's "crow's nest" made me think of the express...Julia's "crow's nest" made me think of the expression,"as far as the crow flies." But that's all I've got. In any case, I'm thinking how lucky birders are to have all of those expressions in the lexicon. If birders were into say, watching and studying, otters, you'd all be out of luck.Geoff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467680256856679559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1150199466961600632006-06-13T07:51:00.000-04:002006-06-13T07:51:00.000-04:00Running around like a chicken with its head cut of...Running around like a chicken with its head cut off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com