Between Dalton-in-Furness and Barrow there's a big garage ...well, there was .... all things must change you know. Anyway, the main attraction of this garage was a "tame" crow that spent a lot of its time actually in the office. Everybody knew it as " Corky the Crow" ..it was very personable and talkative. Plus, loads of people, me included, would often drop in to see if Corky was "in" and then they'd often buy a Mars Bar or an ice cream or whatever and all sides would be happy. What was especially good about Corky was .... he only "knew" one word. Plus a repertoire of croaks/squeaks/squawks etc. Of course. And that one word was a rather sarcastic-sounding "NO !" It was most effective .... especially when clients had actual business to do ...you would get things like ... Is my car ready yet ? NO !! You've had it for a week now !! NO! Will it be OK if my wife collects it tomorrow morning ? NO ! Can we pay by cheque ........... NO !!! NO !!!! NO !!!!! Good Morning NO ! Have you got a moment ? NO !! It was especially good when someone called on the phone .... if they didn't know about Corky it could all get a bit silly ..... Where's my car ? NO ! What do you mean , No ? Is it ready ?? NO ! NO !! Have you even got started yet ? NO !!!!! Look, forget the whole thing ... I'll just ( NO!!) come and (NO!!!) get it NO !!! This all provided great entertainment for the " customers", most of whom had probably popped in for entertainment purposes only. But Corky was at his best when interrupting ...... "Is my car NO ! still not NO!! ready ... NO!!!! because I did say NO!! I was going to need it NO!!!! by tomorrow NO ! morning at the latest NO !" He also had a good line in " odd croaks" which would often " go on" underneath many a conversation as a sort of running commentary ... Well, is still coming in under £200 then, which is what you said would be the top ................. no .... no ....NO !.... grrrrrrr cruuurrrrrrrr urch urch urch gach price when we talked on Wednesday ? That's what you said then... so ... no .... NO !! .... no.... grrrrrrr cruuurrrrrrrr urch urch urch gach gach .... Yes, it was all great fun for us " passers by" .... And .. talking "crows" are ubiquitous .... here's one ... .. and here's another ..... mind you, I think " NO" is much more entertaining ... .... This is an unusual one .... but it's very convincing ... Here's a bigger version ... rather cantankerous too .... Plenty more for you to find .... but I still think Corky was the best ..... but, of course, he is no more. And I don't know of any others round here ..... So ... here's a lovely and unusual bit of music ... it's the " Jupiter Jones" singer performing in English .... and it's a Counting Crows song ... "Round Here" It does rather show up our English monolingual speakers ... and it is also interesting seeing the age distribution of German audiences too. ... and with this video, you can sing along .. it's a lovely song ....
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