2006-07-05 19:37:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Questions & Answers: Sick as a dogThe modern sick as a parrot recorded from the 1970s—at one time much overused by British sportsmen as the opposite of over the moon—refers to a state of ...
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2006-07-05 19:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by philski333 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that phrase, but I know that Parrots can hide their sickness for a long time as a defence mechanism, so when they are showing signs of sickness, they are really, really sick.
2006-07-06 10:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by jerrri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a guess. if a parrot is sick, it looks like you instantly know it - bent body, swaying, half closed eyes, simply desperate wreck. The English were pioneers of exotic birds keeping (budgies) so they were familiar with this.
btw mine parakeets are doing well, but too many times you find a poor bird in this state at petshops.
2006-07-06 05:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago when Parrotts where transported by sea they got sea sick and the sailors used that expression ever since.
2006-07-12 13:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by rodmod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's from the old Monty Python skit, but I'm not completely sure.
2006-07-06 02:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by SSMedGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bird flew flu?
2006-07-06 02:41:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tim T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋