pining for the fjords

Used to describe a dead person or animal as a way of convincing somebody that the corpse is not, in fact, dead.

First used by Michael Palin in reference to a dead Norweigan Blue parrot in the famous Monty Python Sketch.

"...And when I bought it not half an hour ago, you assured me that its lack of movement was due to it being tired and shagged out after a long squawk."
"It's probably pining for the fjords."
"Pining for the fjords, what kind of talk is that?"

pining for the fjords by Gravyboy June 13, 2004

pining for the fiords 

a phrase used as a last ditch attempt to avoid blame for killing something. First used by Monty Python in the infamous "dead parrot" sketch.

#1: "I'm here to get my dog"

#2: "Here you go"

#1: "Holy crap it's dead"

#2: "No it's not, it's just pining for the Fiords"

pining for the fiords by Co-stanza August 17, 2010