Interlude: a nonfiction gchat conversation.
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10:01 PM Deven: so, think you could keep pace in a back-and-forth with birds?
me: it might be too hard for me to swallow
10:02 PM Deven: that one almost made me crow
10:03 PM me: there’s no thrush to get too serious here
Deven: well, you know what they say: titmouse for tat
10:04 PM me: owl bear that in mind
Deven: it is a cardinal rule of social interaction
me: i’ve got social skills to sparrow
10:08 PM Deven: you could probably hawk some to passers-by
10:09 PM me: that might get a little too emu-tional
10:10 PM Deven: why? are they feeling blue jay?
10:11 PM me: talking with too many people wrenders me a little crazy sometimes
10:13 PM Deven: ah, the limelight. can’t handle being a starling?
10:14 PM me: you know me… i’m kind of a stay-at-home gull
Deven: sorry if i came across as mockingbird
me: that’s okay, i still dove you
10:18 PM Deven: good for everyone to have an eastern meadowlark every once in a while
10:21 PM me: yes, it’s nice to get out of condors into fresh air
10:22 PM Deven: we should check out this new pool-hall; it’s generated quite a buzzard
10:23 PM me: where did you heron tell of this?
10:25 PM Deven: friend from class; he always cranes his neck when he speaks
10:26 PM me: we should play, then, though you are not nearly as good at pool as ibis
10:27 PM Deven: i admit that if we did play, i would soon r-egret it
10:29 PM me: don’t feel compelican to play if you don’t want to
10:31 PM Deven: well, who knows? maybe i will one day unthrone you as the kingfisher of the pool hall
10:32 PM me: is it in the modern vulture and media building?
10:34 PM Deven: no, the guys there are not hirsute enough; you’re looking for a harrier group
10:36 PM me: they might be a bit hirsute… i’ll duck in there and see
Deven: careful. they will try and goose you.
10:37 PM me: it won’t take long — just enough to take a peacock
Deven: so long as you are not looking for a place to rooster
10:38 PM me: haha, not kite
10:40 PM Deven: well, at least this way, we won’t have to osprey for your life and limbs
10:41 PM me: if i get in trouble though, i expect you to rant and raven to the deans
10:42 PM Deven: oh, i’ll certainly have a partridge to play in the aftermath
10:43 PM me: you’re serious? you’re not just pigeon around?
10:46 PM Deven: no, i am eagle to get involved on your behalf
10:47 PM me: macawesome!
10:48 PM Deven: stop parroting me!
10:50 PM me: sorry to imparakeet your style, man
10:51 PM Deven: all is forgiven. did you scissor-tailed flycatch the latest post on my blog?
10:52 PM me: no but i’ll flamingo there soon
10:56 PM Deven: great. hopefully you can tell other black-capped chickadees about it!
10:58 PM me: that’s what i’m penguin to do!
11:01 PM Deven: i fear that i am might quail before your onslaught
11:06 PM me: that’s a bit of an ostrich, i should think
11:07 PM Deven: sorry for the typos. i might have gone cuckoo there
11:10 PM me: ok i think i might have to hit the roadrunner… got homework to do
You two are amazing. I would have ran out of things to say after the first animal!
Speaking of being clever with words, did you see the life-changing news? Scrabble rules have been changed to accept proper nouns. I’ll be in the fetal position re-evaluating my life for about 2 days.
so impressed…that went for over an hour