Day 147: Crust Control

Shannon CuttsMarch 22, 2015August 3, 2019Pearl the Cockatielcockatiel, cockatiel care, parrot, pet cockatiel, Shannon Cutts

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Living in an interspecies flock can offer rare glimpses of insight into who outranks whom.

For instance, the large featherless beings outrank the small featherless beings, the large four-wheeled metal beings (the ones that sit in the garage at night and on weekends), and all furred, shelled, and finned beings.

In the same way, feathered beings clearly outrank all featherless beings, everything and everyone else, and ….. crust.

Well, well, well. What do we have here?

You look crunchy and delicious. Are you?

You don't know? We'll see about that! — You don’t know? We’ll see about that!

Look. It's an easy question. If I were you I'd answer "yes" - sounds better on a resume. — Look. It’s an easy question. If I were you I’d answer “yes” – sounds better on a resume.

Okay, fine, wait a minute and I'll taste-test and tell you. — Okay, fine, wait a minute and I’ll taste-test and tell you.

You have definite crunch, and a robust "toasted" flavor - that's a good thing. — You have definite crunch, and a pleasingly robust “toasted” flavor – that’s a good thing.

Plus you are light and portable - a good "to go" snack. — Plus you are light and portable – a good “to go” snack.

So overall I'd say you are crunchy and delicious, except for your obvious self-esteem issues.... — But look, man to man, you can’t go around saying “I don’t know” when asked about yourself. So go work on your self-esteem and then come back tomorrow and we’ll try it again.

Author: Shannon Cutts
Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

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Cockatiel, redfoot tortoise and box turtle mama. Author, writer, pet & people blogger. View more posts

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