It’s Friday, and we must all decide what seats we’ll take. I have a week’s respite before I travel to South Carolina to go some talks, but the lagniappe is Southern noms and a chance to visit with Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo, the only single animal in the history of the world demonstrated to dance to a beat (see also here). Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili is blackmailing people into giving her fusses!
A: You often sit on this corner of the desk.
Hili: Yes, because when people walk past they can pat me, and if they don’t I can bat them with my paw.
In Polish:
Ja: Często siadasz na tym rogu biurka…
Hili: Tak, bo jak ktoś przechodzi to może mnie pogłaskać, a jak tego nie robi, to ja go mogę pacnąć łapą.
Say hello to snowball, say we love him. 🙂
Hilo is cute!!
Hilo? Are you referring to the city on Hawaii?
“…the only single animal in the history of the world demonstrated to dance to a beat…”
Have to disagree with that. Dressage horses are routinely trained to, and perform to, music, and they clearly follow the beat of the music. L
Yeah, but they are trained to do so, Snowball came up with it on it’s own after watching his human dancing.
They are trained in the steps, but most horses have an innate sense of rhythm, which, I don’t think is something you can teach. L
Funny, our cat does the same thing…
South Carolina…..okay
I believe that would be extortion, not blackmail. Always been a pet peeve of mine. 🙂
You’ll have to get a video of you and Snowball waltzing!
b&
oh so true…..
Awww. “Pat or bat” is one of Winston’s favorite games, too!
RE South Carolina trip: Where and when will you be appearing/speaking?