My biggest Budgie about Cage

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Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

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Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Mandryka

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 24, 2017, 03:42:18 AM
Short for budgerigar.

And is this American slang?

My biggest budgerigar about Cage? What's that? 
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

Karl Henning

Well, budgies are typically kept in cages. I think that's all there is to it, really.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Mandryka

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Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 24, 2017, 10:00:57 AM
Well, budgies are typically kept in cages. I think that's all there is to it, really.

Oh.

When I looked it up on google I came across the weird US expression budgie smuggler.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

JCBuckley

Quote from: Mandryka on March 24, 2017, 10:11:52 AM
Oh.

When I looked it up on google I came across the weird US expression budgie smuggler.

On which subject, I recommend this fine ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st2271WNIYE

Karl Henning

Well, the US is a big place, so the fact that I've never heard that expression is no refutation.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

kishnevi

Well, Urban Dictionary says it's an Australian expression.  So perhaps it has yet to make its way to New England.

Around here (Florida) one used to hear about men wearing swimsuits Brazilian style, or even worse, Quebec style.  Which is to say, men wearing such swimsuits who had no business wearing them--of which the snowbirds from Quebec were at one time frequently guilty.

Fortunately, swimsuit styles have lengthened over the years, so the offense has passed out of style.

ComposerOfAvantGarde

Skinny dipping feels much nicer tbh

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