There are loads of rules for us birders .... really important ones like "don't forget your binoculars" and " don't wear a bright red hat" and " don't tread on quails" ... you know the sort of thing. We've all been there. But there's loads of much more elusive ones .... and here's one to get us started.. You spot a bird way, way up in the sky. It looks good. It could be something interesting. You look away for a second to pick up your bins off the seat. And guess what ... the blasted thing's completely bloody vanished. And there we have our new rule .. DON'T LOOK AWAY. As you all no doubt know, there's a whole "thing" about using place-names to describe phenomena there is no word for.... like that one I've just told you about. There's a book full of them .. " The Meaning of Liff." So...... "The uncanny ability of birds to vanish even if you look away for a millisecond." .... It's called " Far Rockaway" Yes, it's a real place. There's rules for guitar players too .... for example, tuning up your guitar is vital. Even more vital is actually singing in tune. Not quite so vital, but important, is having a decent backing vocalist. Let's see how not obeying those simple rules can be, er, excruciating ...shall we... go on, you know you want to .... after all, 4 people liked it !
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