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[Facts] Re: Polly
by
Mike C
1/12/2015, 2:15 PM
in reply to
a message by Buneary
This article
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55350/why-do-we-call-parrots-polly
attributes it to the character of Lady
Pol
(the parrot) in
Ben
Jonson's play Volpone.
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Polly
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Buneary
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1/10/2015, 7:04 AM
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Anneza, nsi
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1/13/2015, 1:38 AM
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astronomicon
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1/15/2015, 1:58 PM
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Anneza, nsi
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1/18/2015, 11:09 AM
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Sabertooth
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1/14/2015, 1:33 PM
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Re: Polly
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Mike C
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1/12/2015, 2:15 PM
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Sabertooth
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1/10/2015, 12:38 PM