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Spokesbird

THE EAR - The Freeman
September 13, 2015 | 10:00am

PARROT. The mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador had received many "undesirable questions" from reporters at press conferences that he appointed a parrot as his official spokesman or bird.

NONSENSE. "Some people only talk nonsense to me," he said. "So the parrot will answer them back in the same way. I need to use my time for work." (Note: This Ear item was lifted from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.)

 

 

ANSWER

APPOINTED

BATHROOM READER

GUAYAQUIL

NBSP

NONSENSE

PARROT

QUOT

STRONG

THIS EAR

UNCLE JOHN
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