I'm glad Language Log caught that "deathlessly moronic" line. I imagine the parrot doesn't actually use the 100 common words like, say, definite and indefinite articles, pronouns, verbs...

Good lord that was a stupid assertion.

ETA: I mean, imagine! You only have to learn 100 words in English and you can read it pretty well!

The "project" site linked somewhere in there is pretty amusing, too

Aimee is part of an emerging group of conceptually based artists interested in exploring our human relationship with Nature in work dealing with animals, biology, environmental concerns, and quantum aspects of consciousness.

She's also well versed in Newspeak!

You would think that someone qualified to be a journalist would be able to understand the concept of grammar.

I ran across the link on Digg, which has a pretty low BS threshold or something.

Here's the Digg page: [link]

This comment cracked me up:

And finally - what's with the thousands of parrot articles posted by [user] iCEFX? Is this digg.com, news for parrots or something? Thought this site was about technology, not parrots, even if they are psychic.

Another great comment, sadly lacking in sarcasm:

I actually didn't believe this story until I saw that it came from the BBC.

Any NYCistas work near Lincoln Center? David Blaine is getting into his aquarium sphere right now, apparently. I so dearly want someone to break it out of whatever stand its on and roll it down the street...

Is that where he gets Drowned Alive? That phrase is a dumb one.

Yeah, he's going to spend a week in there with food/water/air tubes, and then he's going to have the tubes removed so he can set the world record for underwater breath-holding.

David Blaine is getting into his aquarium sphere right now, apparently. I so dearly want someone to break it out of whatever stand its on and roll it down the street...

Why is Blaine doing something any hamster can do? He's really not that impressive.

I find this HI-larious. Especially because, Episcopalians???

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in downtown Durham, NC, announces an outdoor Hip Hop Mass

Yo, Word to the Virgin Mother!

Hi folks! I'm avoiding grading RIGHT NOW!

Weekend was fun. Saw Robin. Didn't see her for long enough. Ah well.

Oh, and since I'm a skipper, someone might have already answered this one, but I didn't see it:

What does DO stand for in doctors? I am seeing it after names instead of MD.

Doctor of Osteopathy. DOs can prescribe medicines, etc, just like MDs, but they treat patients under a very different paradigm. Their training includes a more holisitic approach and training in physical manipulation (not unlike a chiropractor).