Dead Easy

Monty Python Wins Another Popularity Contest

"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" from Monty Python has been named the top alternative funeral song. The song got a fifth of the vote and beat off competition from The Jam's "Going Underground" and The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place".

FOOTNOTE: Way to go.

Parrot Fashion

No Oscar, But He's Pollywood’s Leading Man

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

So there I was, on a hot afternoon in Perth a few days ago, looking for a polygon - but I had to make do with a "polly gone" instead. The brilliant hues of this macaw’s plumage caught my attention, so I had to get a shot of him, just to capture the great colours.

Fans of the peerless TV comedy troupe Monty Python would remember the famous Dead Parrot Sketch, but there were no such worries here. This bloke wasn’t dead. He wasn’t stuffed. He hadn’t even been to a taxidermist.

He’s simply a toy parrot. Yup, flip a switch and he’ll greet you with a marvellously authentic voice. So, yes, you can get really close to him – and he’ll never get his (or your) feathers ruffled.

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