Dear Diary:
While at Newark Airport recently, sitting at the gate awaiting departure for Chicago, my brother, sister-in-law and I were sitting near a woman with a pet carrier, from which loud, sort of weird squeaking noises arose every now and then. We couldn't figure out what was in there! A cat? A rodent of some sort?
Boarding began, and as we were seated, the woman came down the aisle with the pet carrier. I had to ask what was in the carrier.
“A bird,†she replied, adding, “He doesn't like to fly.â€
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