Taken by surprise?

[mrs.chappie]

I had two cockatiels for several years. They were inseparable. You'd never even see them on separate perches .... I kid you not.

When Cheeky went belly-up a few weeks ago (bless him, but he was a good age) I said to my hubby, 'I bet it won't be long before Charlie pines away and dies'. The thought of that upset me somewhat, I can tell ya.

Well, Charlie is now doing somersaults on his perch and whistling all day non-stop. Prior to the demise of Cheeky, he was a very quiet bird. Hardly a chirp from him.

This has come as a big surprise. I've had many birds before, as I used to take in rescued birds. Quite often, on the loss of their companion, they'd stop eating and just fade away (well, not literally fade away, but you know what I mean).

So ...... have you had a surprise lately?

[mccfluff]

my brother called me last night and i havn't spoken to him for months

[sqad617]

Yes ....surprised that it is in CB and Animals and Nature

REPORTED.

[mrs.chappie]

It's not in A & N, ya silly bu88er.

(Or at least, if it is, I aint put it there).

[:o)

[rinkins]

Yes, a nice guy paid me some lovely compliments last night LOL

sqad, you do seem to be a little grumpy today, did the snooker not go well?

[Bbbananas]

I was a bit thrown on this initially, because I mis-read it as "two cocktails". I was trying to imagine a Pina Colada & a Brandy Alexander sat side by side on a perch....

anyway. My assumption is that Charlie & Cheeky were not so pally-wally after all. I suspect Cheeky was a bit of a secret bully - pinching & mocking Charlie when you were not around. I think he had 'something' on him - say some embarrassing secret he had discovered about Charlie, and was threatening to divulge it if Charlie didn't toe the line.

That's my theory anyway.

[ummmm]

He's grumpy everyday...aren't you sqad hun xxx ??

[sqad617]

Won 3-0.....but played cr@p.

[mrs.chappie]

Hey sal, I would've thought that too. Except that at night they used to sleep one underneath the other's wing, if you know what I mean. And they were regularly seen preening each other. And sometimes even err ........ ooerrr, better not.

[:o)

(sqad - you forgotten to take your happy pills today?)

LOL LOL.

[mrs.chappie]

Hey sal, your post reminds me of an advertisement I saw in our local rag.

You can now write your own ad and submit it for print. Well, somebody was selling a pair of cockatiels, but had misspelt (have I got that spelling right?) cockatiels, and put cocktails.

So they were advertising two cocktails for sale in a cage.

(Well, it looked funny in the paper).

[Bbbananas]

Two homosexual c0cks? How unusual.....

[sqad617]

salla.....two hetero-sexual c0cks would be even MORE unusual.

[mrs.chappie]

Hey sal, there was no chance of either of 'em copping off with a nice young lady cockatiel, so who knows what that prospect might do to yer?

[:o)

[China Doll]

Yes, my team actually turned up on time to clinic. Apparently the tea shop was closed.

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks to all for replies. I'm not dishing out any stars, 'cos it's too time-consuming and makes me fingers ache.

(Oh no .... hope sqad's grumpiness is not rubbing off on me).

[:o)

[Bbbananas]

Sqad's perked up this afternoon. Literally.
He's leching on about big mammaries and porn mags and sitting in his boxers sunning his bits....