"for 77 years the valley quail has misrepresented california, making us look lazy, easily distracted, and desperate for worms. now, more than ever, we need a state bird we can believe in. not a bird that takes dust baths, but one that helps drivers make hands-free calls. now, more than ever, we need parrot. a new bird, for a new beginning."
hahahaha. i almost ran someone over driving to work this morning because i was distracted by these wildpostings. v. funny, but i think the parrot would be a horrible state bird. top 5 reasons why:
- they are not actually very smart, they just copy what you say. we would just have birds flying around that say kah-li-FOR-ni-ya and i'll be baaaack and stuff like that.
- lots of plumage = lots of feathers. the cost of having to clean up all those damn feathers would be better spent elsewhere, like, say, fixing all the damn potholes in LA?
- a state bird that makes you think of pirates and saying ARRRRRGG, matey, is not good for california.
- their first and fourth toes point backwards. that is not useful at all.
- in a contest between state birds, the parrot would be more likely to be the color commentator than the winner of anything.
i propose that our state bird be something large and predatory. like, how about engineering something like ... a flying-panther-shark! also, on a side note - there are 7 states that have the cardinal as their state bird, and 6 states that are home to the western meadowlark. you would think that everyone would want a state bird that no one else had. i'm just saying.
2) pilates proformer
4) clavinova digital grand piano
