Friday, January 22, 2010

A THOUSAND WORDS ON WHY I LOVE LORIKEETS

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  1. Just in case you're wondering if anyone got the title, I did.

    And it's a great picture, Joe.

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  2. Thanks, Brad. What do you mean, got the title? I typed out a thousand words, and that's what came up on the blog. I thought it was a typo.

    And I hate that picture. Makes me look like a little blue marshmallow. I'm not that soft. And I had just over-trimmed my moustache, so it's not at its normal epic Super Mario proportions.

    But I do love Lorikeets. One of my favorite birds (hilarious in a fun way, not the sarcastic way like a Raven).

    The Cleveland Zoo has a Lorikeet exhibit that sells nectar for $.50 you can feed them. They always just flock to me. And they nibble-whisper in your ear.

    You can also feed sharks and rays. I don't have a picture, other than the mental picture of Little Joe punching a ray cause it sucked his hand into its mouth along with the shrimp. It didn't hurt, but I almost peed my pants when one did the same thing to me. Felt like a vacuum cleaner pulling your hand into a bowl of pudding.

    So there you go. Another thousand words on the subject.

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  3. We have "Lorikeet Landing" at the Louisville Zoo, and I have a couple of similar pictures of me and Hunter being surrounded.

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  4. I got the title, too. And I *heart* that picture. :)

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  5. That's an awesome picture. What adorable birds.

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