The Three Garridebs: The Parrot at the Printers

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Three Garridebs
Title: The Parrot at the Printers (The Return of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: PG
O/N: Bad language again this week

I rather liked the rhythm of “What the hell is an artesian well?” but my constant repetition of the phrase did not receive the appreciation I felt it deserved.  No sooner did I hear the comment of “For goodness sake will someone shut that bloody parrot up!” than I found that once again there was a blanket over my cage.

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

(I've just realised why it's O/N instead of A/N... ^^" Frankles quick on the uptake as always.) I wondered what you'd go for this time. I really like the rhythm of "What the hell is an artesian well?", er, as well. I'm going to try and work it into conversation... ^^

All very amusing ^_^ (What the hell is an artesian well..?)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Just be careful that you don't get covered with a blanket.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*muffled squawk*

[debriswoman]

Both excellent and bizarre:-)

Not a Norwegian Blue, by any chance?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Nope, this is not an ex-parrot, although I think one or two of those working at the printers wish it was ;)

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely can see why the parrot might like the musicality of the phrase, and everyone else might be tortured. ;)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Hearing it once or twice was okay, but when the parrot had said it ten times in as many minutes there were a number of printers who wished the parrot at the bottom of said well.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Poor Polly,
it is a delightful phrase!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

That's what the parrot thought and was most upset that anyone should think otherwise.