An alternative epitaph might have been delivered by Max the macaw. Blazer’s wife had taken the bird after their divorce and returned it to him a year later having taught it some choice phrases. Henceforth, as Blazer took business meetings at Trump Tower, the macaw would squawk: “You’re a dope.”
I like the story of MI6’s attempt to cross a homing pigeon with a parrot so it could report secret messages orally.
This joke was used in WWI and apparently someone believed it. Let us pray that he was not American.
“horizontal in his generosity”
Can someone explain that to me?