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

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