"Of course I love you-I'm programmed to love you. I'm a goddam lovebird."
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bird, birds, lovebird, lovebirds, couple, couples, relationships, biological imperative, biological imperatives, biological mandate, biological mandates, aves, parrot, parrots, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, biological programming, biologically programmed, mates for life, mating for live, true to your name, love, loving, lovers, lover, romance, romantic, romantics, unromantic, husband and wife, husbands and wives"Don't repeat this."
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parrot, parrots, parroting, repeat, repeats, repeating, repetition, repetitions, copy, copies, copying, silence, secret, secrets, meeting, meetings, board meeting, board meetings, boardroom, boardrooms, executive, executives, leak, leaks, leaking, secret, secrets, keep secrets, keeping secrets, spill the beans, spilling the beans, talk, talks, talking, bird, birds, trustworthy, untrustworthy"Yes, he does speak, but only on condition of anonymity."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, bird, birds, bird owner, bird owners, parrot, parrots, parrot owner, parrot owners, pet store, pet stores, pet shop, pet shops, salesman, salesmen, clerk, clerks, speak, speaking, talk, talking, anonymous, anonymity, condition of anonymity, unnamed, unnamed source, unnamed sources, anonymous source, anonymous sources, mask, masks, hidden identity, hidden identities, secret identity, secret identities, media, press, journalism, journalist, journalists, reporter, reporters, reporting, source, sources, source of information, sources of information"Polly want to abandon speaking of herself in the third person."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, linguistic, linguistics, language, speech, speak, speaking, parrot, parrots, third person, 3rd, 3rd person, pov, point of view, polly wants aReading Over your Shoulder
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parrot, parrots, pet parrot, pet parrots, newspaper, newspapers, reading the newspaper, reading over your shoulder, glasses, spectacles, long sighted, farsightedness, far sighted, farsighted, long sightedness, couple, couples, husband and wife, husbands and wives, marriages, long term relationship, long term relationship, long-term relationships, imitate, imitating, imitation"Polly wants a flu shot."
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flu, flu shot, flu shots, vaccine, vaccines, vaccination, vaccinations, parrot, parrots, parroting, talk, talks, talking, flu vaccine, flu vaccines, avian flu, virus, viruses, protect, protects, protecting, protection, protections, preventative medicine, preventative, medication, medications, outbreak, outbreaks, pandemic, pandemics, epidemic, epidemics, flu season"I put the bird to bed - let's party."
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married life, married couple, love life, love-life, party, parties, husband, husbands, wife, wives, bird, birds, birdcage, birdcages, bird cage, bird cages, bird-cage, bird-cages, parrot, parrots, budgie, budgies, bedtime, bedtimes, bedtime ritual, bedtime rituals, parenthood, parenting, parent, parents"You came up in therapy today."
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parrot, parrots, pet parrot, pet parrots, imitation, imitating, copying, bad relationship, bad relationships, difficult relationship, difficult relationships, therapy, therapists, therapist, counselor, counselors, counseling, counsellor, counsellors, counselling, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, shrink, shrinks, bad news"Roger, I think it's time we had a little talk about the birds and the bees."
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manager, managers, management, firing, fired, fire, fires, lay off, lay-offs, laid off, birds and the bees, birds and bees, animal, animals, saying, sayings, cliche, cliches, phrase, phrases, literal, literality, literally, bird, birds, bee, bees, heron, herons, owl, owls, parrot, parrots, desk, desk job, desk jobs, desk jockey, desk jockeys, cubicle, cubicles, personalisation, personalised, personalized, personalization, toy, toys, decoration, decorate, decorated, decorations, ornament, ornaments, warning, warnings, boss, talking to, getting a talking to, parental, paternal"That's not my political opinion. That's just stuff I hear on the radio."
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opinion, opinions, parrot, parrots, parroting, repeat, repeats, repeating, thought, thoughts, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, radio, radios, talk show, talk shows, opinion show, opinion shows, news, common man, common person, ordinary person, ordinary people, politics, political landscape, original thought, original thoughts, originality, unoriginal"Seven, eight, nine, ten..."
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bird, birds, birdcage, birdcages, bird cage, bird cages, prison, prisons, jail, jails, imprisoned, imprison, prisoner, prisoners, jail cell, jail cells, parrot, parrots, pet bird, pet birds, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, work-out, work out, pull-up, pull-ups, passing time, cage, caged, cages". . . yes, sir, folks . . . and furthermore, folks . . . for real quality, folks . . . yes, sir, folks . . ."
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parrot, parrots, bird, birds, animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, talking bird, talking birds, copying, repeating, mimicking, tv, tvs, television, televisions, ad, ads, advertising, advertise, advertisements, advertisement, commercial, commercials, sales, sales person, salesman, salesmen, marketing, repeat, mimic"Who here likes impressions?"
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animal, talking animals, talking animal, stand up, stand up comedy, comedy, comedian, comedians, parrot, parrots, impressions, impression, impersonate, impersonates, impersonation, impersonations, parroting, parroted, parrotted, parrotting, polly, polly wanna cracker, cracker, polly want a cracker, anthro, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize, stage, stage show, show, shows, comedy show, comedy bar, play on words, word play, word-play, pun, punny"For God's sake! Let the man have his simple pleasures."
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lazy, laziness, relaxing, relaxation, tv, televison, tvs, televisions, screens, screen addict, screen addiction, screen addict, gender issues, overbearing, demanding, parrot, parrots, psittaciformes, parakeet, paraquet, mimic, mimicking, mimicry, repeat, repetition, argue, arguement, arguements, simple pleasure, simple pleasures, couch potato, couch potatoes, marriages, marital dispute, spousal dispute, spousal disputes, domestic, domestic argument, domestic arguments, husband and wife, domestic task, domestic tasks, domestic chore, domestic chores, cohabitation, cohabit, co-habitation, co-habit, living together"But I want a career, a family, and a cracker"
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relationship, relationships, couple, couples, parrot, parrots, wish, wishes, desire, desires, hope, hopes, dream, dreams, ambition, ambitions, career, family, polly want a cracker, stereotype, stereotypes, couple, couples, gender stereotype, gender stereotyping, goal, goals, life goal, life goals"Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock."
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age, pets, birds, talking animals, parrot, parrots, parroting, pet bird, pet birds, death's door, countdown, countdowns, grow old, grows old, growing old, get old, gets old getting old, age, ages, aging, mankoff"I think what Polly really want is approval."
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parrot, parrots, polly, talking bird, talking birds, pet, pets, mimic, mimics, mimicking, therapist, therapists, therapy, shrink, shrinks, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychiatry, psychologist, psychologists, psychology, mental health, approval, approvals, disappointment, disappointments, people pleaser, people pleasers, people-pleaser, people-pleasers, people pleasingParrot Perch
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parrot, parrots, pet parrot, pet parrots, pet, pets, perch, perches, birdcage, birdcages, dependant, dependency, domesticated, domestication, forest, forests, endangered, endangered species, green issues, conservation, animal conservation, conservationist, conservationists, bird feed, bird feeder, bird feeders, out of place"You can have this on cheap. He's a little stir-crazy."
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bird, birds, pet bird, pet birds, caged bird, caged birds, parrot, parrots, cockatoo, cockatoos, bargain, bargains, discount, discounts, sale, sales, on sale, crazy bird, going mad, going crazy, stir crazy, stir-crazy, expression, expressions, chronophobia, cage, cages, locked up, imprisoned, imprisonment, animal rightsAt Bubbe's Condo
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bubbe, bubelah, bubala, grandma, grandmas, grandmothers, grandparent, grandparents, term of endearment, terms of endearment, condo, condos, condominium, condominiums, parrot, parrots, parroting, imitate, imitates, imitating, imitation, jewish, jewish family, jewish families, yiddish, cheap, cheapskate, cheapskates, stereotype, stereotypes, stereotypical