“[Arthur] spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wing spans, power+ to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries. Unfortunately, he discovered, once you have learnt birdspeak you quickly come to realize that the air is full of it the whole time, just inane bird chatter. There is no getting away from it.”
- Douglas Adams, “Life, The Universe, And Everything”
The Trashmen – Surfin Bird – Bird is the Word 1963 (REMASTERED …https://www.youtube.com › watchLyricsA-well-a ev’rybody’s heard about the birdB-b-b-bird, b-birdd’s a wordA-well, a bird, bird, bird, bird is a wordA-well, a bird, bird, bird, well-a bird is a word… MoreSource: LyricFind
REMASTERED: a sonic improvement, but just as terribly annoying anyway!
I read somewhere that ornithologists believe that if birds suddenly started talking in ways we could understand…well forget about taking your impressionable young children to the park anymore, as most of their songs are of a territorial or mating nature.
Sugar Bombs 95 about 5 years ago
What kind of bird is that? The comic isn’t treating it like a fantasy creature, but it doesn’t look like any real species I know of.
Averagemoe about 5 years ago
The bird wants to take her on a journey to receive life coaching from a dragonfly.
Antiyonder about 5 years ago
So the bird sounds like Gilbert Godfried?
codycab about 5 years ago
Nothing magical like an animal being all “captain obvious” about itself.
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
Now I’m thinking of the group Trashmen (or Peter Griffin) if y’all know what I mean.
The Reader Premium Member about 5 years ago
Hey kid, you got any early worms?
asrialfeeple about 5 years ago
We, or at the very least, I always thought Phoebe would absorb some magic.
fredd13 about 5 years ago
“Unicorn!”
“Bird!”
Hmmmm.
Tigressy about 5 years ago
…and the neighboring cats attracted by that call will turn into lion-based mythical creatures.
Sphinxes? – Questionable.
Griffins? – Well equipped. They’ll wing it.
Chimera? – Too mixed up.
Trond Sätre Premium Member about 5 years ago
“[Arthur] spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wing spans, power+ to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries. Unfortunately, he discovered, once you have learnt birdspeak you quickly come to realize that the air is full of it the whole time, just inane bird chatter. There is no getting away from it.”
- Douglas Adams, “Life, The Universe, And Everything”
Q4horse about 5 years ago
And I thought bird song was about attracting and defending mates.
Ermine Notyours about 5 years ago
Callback to Dana’s prototype strip Girl.
DDrazen about 5 years ago
C. S. Lewis once wrote that if we could hear animals talk, it would mostly be shop talk. Cows, for instance, would mainly talk about grass.
Tigressy about 5 years ago
“Oh – and don’t use bird seed from now on. It may hatch.”
amaneaux about 5 years ago
According to both Mercedes Lackey and Gary Larson, most animals are just saying “Hey!” all the time.
mistie710 about 5 years ago
Birb?
sjsczurek about 5 years ago
Bu-bu-bu-bu Bird bird bird, bird is the word
You know the rest.
jackiegill Premium Member about 5 years ago
Do birds call themselves birds and cats call themselves cats…….and rabbits…..
Aladar30 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Is this a “False Knees” reference?
Billy Yank about 5 years ago
A lot of bird “speech” is pickup lines or keep out of my space warnings. Not suitable for Phoebe’s tender young ears.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member about 5 years ago
The Trashmen – Surfin Bird – Bird is the Word 1963 (REMASTERED …https://www.youtube.com › watchLyricsA-well-a ev’rybody’s heard about the birdB-b-b-bird, b-birdd’s a wordA-well, a bird, bird, bird, bird is a wordA-well, a bird, bird, bird, well-a bird is a word… MoreSource: LyricFind
REMASTERED: a sonic improvement, but just as terribly annoying anyway!
craigwestlake about 5 years ago
It’s simply a behavior copied by celebrities all across the country…
MaryAlibek about 5 years ago
Sort of like “LiMu Emu and Doug” if you ask me
BenBerlin almost 5 years ago
I read somewhere that ornithologists believe that if birds suddenly started talking in ways we could understand…well forget about taking your impressionable young children to the park anymore, as most of their songs are of a territorial or mating nature.
Kark_The_Red_Canadian_Dragon 3 months ago
Everybody’s heard about the bird! :D