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"The parrots are always drunk."
Translation:Psittaci semper ebrii sunt.
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You just forgot the Danish course where the unicorns use drugs every day, the chicken is Prime Minister, the elephants are eating you, the fish is telling you about the wine, the turtle is very religious, the horse drinks wine, the duck says good morning and the bear drinks beer on the bicycle
I recently learned that Aristotle not only philosophised and tutored Alexander the Great but also observed and wrote about animals. He can (apparently) be considered the father of biology. One of his observations was of a drunk parrot which got cheekier the more it drank. So, this may not be quite as mad as some of Duo's other units.
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Being "Semper ebrius" is the best way to avoid hangover. By the way, does someone know the Latin for "hangover"?
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I dunno about parrots, but we certainly have drunken wood-pigeons (kērēru) flying about. They eat over-ripe (fermenting) karaka berries, and, well...