Today’s underused words :-
Popinjay – a parrot
Picaroon –a scoundrel
Pardie – irreverent or careless use of a sacred name
Peradventure – perhaps, possibly
Joan led a quiet life. She lost her husband a while back and really missed his company.
She thought about getting a pet, but she wasn’t really a cat or dog person. Then one of her friends suggested she get a popinjay. Not only would it keep her company, but they’d also be able to talk to each other!
She found a beauty at the pet store. Bongo, it was called! Apparently, it already knew the odd sentence or two. Just what she wanted.
She carried Bongo home in his cage, placed it on the sideboard and removed the cloth cover.
‘Hello gorgeous – fancy a good time?’ he said!
Joan was shocked! She was going to have a serious chat with him.
One of Joan’s friends from the Women’s Institute popped round a few days later.
‘Hello gorgeous – fancy a good time?’ shrieked the picaroon much to Joan’s embarrassment.
She mentioned the problem to her priest who had an articulate parrot called Angel. Angel just said prayers. A meeting was suggested; peradventure his bird would have a positive influence over hers. She just hoped Bongo wouldn’t pardie in front of them!
When Joan arrived at the priest’s house, Angel, his pious popinjay was deep in prayer. True to form Bongo shrieked ‘Hello gorgeous – fancy a good time?’
She chuckled so the priest walked over to her cage and asked ‘What’s so amusing?’
Angel looked to the heavens and said ‘My prayers have just been answered’!
Monday’s Words
Quidnunc, Quoth and Quean
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This is so funny.
Pleased you like it Sadje, thank you.
You’re welcome 😉
Heeheehee! Fun story, you worked the words in very well.
Thanks Mimi!
Thanks for the laugh!
My pleasure Denise!
hahaha Too cute! Thank you so much. With everything goin’ on it’s good just to give a good ol’ fashion belly laugh. hehehe – My husband thought I was losing it. Have a good night my friend. hahaha I too have joined the a to z fun times. I chose old movies if you’re interested. Stay healthy. Stay Safe. STAY HOME!
I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. I thought this was good time to go down the comedy route! I’ll certainly pop over to yours and see what you are getting up to!
I got a good cackle out of that one.
I hoped you might! Thanks Jade.
Ha ha ha ha…this is hilarious..ROFL..made my day
Wow, you really did enjoy it! Cheers…
Yes, I absolutely enjoyed
Haha… Never be too sure of your damsel!
Very true Sonia!
I laughed out loud. 😀
The Multicolored Diary
Great! Thanks so much.
Oh I love this one! Pretty use of the old words, and fun story 😉 Well, I had to check before on the English dictionary what means scoundrel!
P is for Pojagi
Thank you. Perhaps I should also include a sub-glossary!
It’s so kind of you Keith! But I guess we are not a lot here non-English speakers 😉
Aww! sweet love story. Wonder who they’d end up with… the priest or Joan?
Knew ‘popinjay.’ Like the sound of picaroon—rhymes with macaroon:)
I’d like them to fly off into the sunset but I doubt that’ll happen! I’m suddenly craving a macaroon!
Wonderful ! What a delightful tale that was ….
Oh, thank you so much!
Short and super funny! I would have loved to see the expressions on the face of the Priest.
He may just have blasphemed! Cheers Anagha.
hahahaha I love Popinjay..Angel is truly an angel;-)
Well, she does have wings!
Hahaha! That’s good one.
Goes on to prove that prayers do get answered 😀
Absolutely, perhaps I should pray for a bird!
I actually like the sound of popinjay more than parrot xD
P is for Paranoia
https://thedreamgirlwrites.wordpress.com/2020/04/18/paranoia/
So do I!
Ah! Their plan backfired!
It did indeed. Not sure what they’ll do now!
Oh, that was a delightful story! Thanks for that!
My pleasure! Thanks for dropping by.
Ha ha! Maybe Bongo can stop trying his line on everyone now that he’s found Angel, and the problem is solved!
Black and White (Words and Pictures)
A match made in bird-land! Cheers Anne
Too good. This truly made me laugh. Sometimes the best laid plans backfire on us!
I’m really pleased, thanks Suzy.
Haha… This is super cute!
Thanks Srivalli!
I got three this time! Haha, the priest must be really regretting his decision now. I loved the twist. Great story, Keith. 🙂
Great set up. Funny last line. Oh, those birds!
Almost human! Thanks Stu.
ROTFLOL – great story, thank you for the smile. Picaroon is a word I am going to have to remember. Isn’t popinjay slang for a vain person too?
Tasha 💖
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Now you come to mention it, you could well be right. Thanks for dropping by once again Tasha.