I’m a worker’s comp attorney. Blackbeard gave his men significantly more for a lost limb or eye than our present system. Throwing out your back whilst hoisting booty was not, however, compensable.
Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue…What’s,uh…What’s wrong with it?
Mr. Praline: I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it, my lad. ’E’s dead, that’s what’s wrong with it!
Owner: No, no, ’e’s uh,…he’s resting.
Mr. Praline: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I’m looking at one right now.
Owner: No no he’s not dead, he’s, he’s restin’! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn’it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Mr. Praline: The plumage don’t enter into it. It’s stone dead.
Owner: Nononono, no, no! ’E’s resting!
Mr. Praline: All right then, if he’s restin’, I’ll wake him up! (shouting at the cage) ‘Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I’ve got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you show…
(owner hits the cage)
Owner: There, he moved!
Mr. Praline: No, he didn’t, that was you hitting the cage!
Owner: I never!!
Mr. Praline: Yes, you did!
Owner: I never, never did anything…
Mr. Praline: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) ‘ELLO POLLY!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o’clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
Mr. Praline: Now that’s what I call a dead parrot.
Owner: No, no…..No, ’e’s stunned!
Mr. Praline: STUNNED?!?
Owner: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin’ up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.
Mr. Praline: Um…now look…now look, mate, I’ve definitely ‘ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not ’alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein’ tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
Owner: Well, he’s…he’s, ah…probably pining for the fjords.
Mr. Praline: PININ’ for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got ’im home?
Owner: The Norwegian Blue prefers keepin’ on it’s back! Remarkable bird, id’nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
Much fun in the commentsl, and learning too! But I still don’t understand today’s strip! Is he saying that parrots weren’t forward thinking for being with pirates? That doesn’t make sense! Please help my poor brain.
I’ll come back after more coffee…maybe that’s it. My brain must be dead….or maybe it’s just resting….
Anathema Premium Member over 5 years ago
Parrots may live long but pirates didn’t. Arrrgh Matey.
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Did you know pirates were often employed by countries to rob their opponents?
LadyPeterW over 5 years ago
Mercenaries on the sea!
JudyAz over 5 years ago
Shouldn’t this comic be coming out on September 19?
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 5 years ago
If parrots live so long, why is it that every time I buy one it’s dead?
dennisodoyle over 5 years ago
This one went right over my head.
rlaker22j over 5 years ago
Now let’s all say Arrrrrrr
Al Nala over 5 years ago
I saw an 80+ woman with tattoos. It’s NOT a good look on wrinkled and sagging skin.
Seed_drill over 5 years ago
I’m a worker’s comp attorney. Blackbeard gave his men significantly more for a lost limb or eye than our present system. Throwing out your back whilst hoisting booty was not, however, compensable.
coffeemugman over 5 years ago
Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue…What’s,uh…What’s wrong with it?
Mr. Praline: I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it, my lad. ’E’s dead, that’s what’s wrong with it!
Owner: No, no, ’e’s uh,…he’s resting.
Mr. Praline: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I’m looking at one right now.
Owner: No no he’s not dead, he’s, he’s restin’! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn’it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Mr. Praline: The plumage don’t enter into it. It’s stone dead.
Owner: Nononono, no, no! ’E’s resting!
Mr. Praline: All right then, if he’s restin’, I’ll wake him up! (shouting at the cage) ‘Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I’ve got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you show…
(owner hits the cage)
Owner: There, he moved!
Mr. Praline: No, he didn’t, that was you hitting the cage!
Owner: I never!!
Mr. Praline: Yes, you did!
Owner: I never, never did anything…
Mr. Praline: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) ‘ELLO POLLY!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o’clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
Mr. Praline: Now that’s what I call a dead parrot.
Owner: No, no…..No, ’e’s stunned!
Mr. Praline: STUNNED?!?
Owner: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin’ up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.
Mr. Praline: Um…now look…now look, mate, I’ve definitely ‘ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not ’alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein’ tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
Owner: Well, he’s…he’s, ah…probably pining for the fjords.
Mr. Praline: PININ’ for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got ’im home?
Owner: The Norwegian Blue prefers keepin’ on it’s back! Remarkable bird, id’nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
ChukLitl Premium Member over 5 years ago
Some say the ear-ring was to pay for a funeral, but burial at sea is cheap, use it for the wake.
shirins Premium Member over 5 years ago
Much fun in the commentsl, and learning too! But I still don’t understand today’s strip! Is he saying that parrots weren’t forward thinking for being with pirates? That doesn’t make sense! Please help my poor brain.
I’ll come back after more coffee…maybe that’s it. My brain must be dead….or maybe it’s just resting….
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
PostsFrazz15 hrs ·
The real question is whether the parrots fade, blur and droop as the pirates get older.
CalLadyQED over 5 years ago
That’s not forward thinking, she means long-term.