Word: parroted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have replaced the slow Ho Chi Minh Trail as a supply route, down which ammunition and replacements flow from the North. Since U.S. bombing in Indochina ended last year, the crack North Vietnamese army (NVA) 5th Division has been able to return to its traditional base area in the Parrot's Beak inside Cambodia. There it poses a constant threat to Tay Ninh...
Psittacosis, or parrot fever, produces chills, fever, nausea and occasional pulmonary disorders; if untreated, 20% of its victims will die. Not surprisingly, it most often strikes people who keep or handle parrots or other pet birds. But psittacosis may not be the only ailment that bird owners can acquire from their feathered friends. A pair of English researchers report in The Lancet that the same organism that causes parrot fever may also bring on a form of heart dis ease. Doctors have long been looking for causes other than rheumatic fever for disease of the heart valves; it is only...
...exempt from Barnes' curse on the powerful; everyone at the court, from the Queen's talking parrot on up, plays his or her part in the general corruption; from the torturer devoted to his craft to the amiable, worldly Archbishop; and back down to the scatalogical court washerwoman, who sniffs out royal secrets from the royal laundry--a sort of seventeenth century A. J. Weberman...
...wide variety of drinks and desserts makes the Parrot a good place for a mid-afternoon or late-night snack--but be prepared to spend at least 75 cents on weekend nights when there's a minimum...
Located in the basement under the Blue Parrot at 123 Mt. Auburn St., the Ha'Penny features both domestic and imported beers on tap, Heineken light at 95 cents is reasonably priced and recommended. Two brands of domestic can be had for 70 cents. Other drinks start at $1.25, which is about average for the Square...