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.
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?"
"It's probably pining for the fjords."
"Pining for the fjords, what kind of talk is that?"
by Gravyboy June 13, 2004