punikahakaiferret - I guess I just wanna live in my Polyanna bubble...I like Punaweb for the information and occasional light banter... Apologies for birdwalking...
While some take to political arguments like ducks to water, and others let it slide like water off a duck's back, birds of a feather do flock together when there is a cat among the pigeons and it makes sense to watch like a hawk for canaries in the coal mine, especially with some feathering their own nests, instead of burying heads in the sand like ostriches so we can get our ducks in a row lest we hasten democracy's swan song.
(PS thanks for introducing to me the term birdwalking as a euphemism - never seen it outside the context of actual birding. Sent me on a wild goose chase for the relevant history and etymology, but did net some related idioms on the way - can you tell? ;)
While some take to political arguments like ducks to water, and others let it slide like water off a duck's back, birds of a feather do flock together when there is a cat among the pigeons and it makes sense to watch like a hawk for canaries in the coal mine, especially with some feathering their own nests, instead of burying heads in the sand like ostriches so we can get our ducks in a row lest we hasten democracy's swan song.
(PS thanks for introducing to me the term birdwalking as a euphemism - never seen it outside the context of actual birding. Sent me on a wild goose chase for the relevant history and etymology, but did net some related idioms on the way - can you tell? ;)