Where does the term "watch the birdie" come from? Did photographers back then really have these fake birds?

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Where does the term "watch the birdie" come from? Did photographers back then really have these fake birds?

2007-02-21 05:03:16 · 3 answers · asked by Nazdravan 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography

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Yes- bird ornaments

2007-02-21 10:09:54 · answer #1 · answered by Maynard_J_Krebs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

"watch the birdie" came from professional photographers telling that to children back in the day. Yes they really did have those fake birds. How else are you going to get a child to look at that crazy guy under a blanket?

2007-02-22 13:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by ladyeilwynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I have never heard of these birds, but I do eat my bird at Thanksgiving.

2007-02-23 08:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by johnala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋