Odd Ducks, Common Loons

October 27, 2025

Birds: a look at the animals that stir our sense of beauty, wonder, and freedom. And gave us pillows.

“Well, here we go, another exciting evening at the neighbors’, with all of us sitting around going, ‘Hello, my name is so-and-so. … What’s your name? … I wanna cracker. … Hello, my name is so-and-so.’”
“Donald … trade you a thorax and six legs for two of your body segments.”
“Now you’ve got him, Vinnie!”
“Hey! It’s Frank and Cindy! … Haven’t seen you folks for a while!”
“Oh, it’s just Hank’s little cross to bear—he’s allergic to down and that’s that.”
“Sure. The place you’re lookin’ for is straight over them hills. ’Course, that’s as the crow flies, not as the chicken walks. Ha ha ha ha!”
(musical notes) … Hey boid! … Shaddup! … … Hey boid! … Shaddup! …

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