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Dopey caption

from [John Layton] [Permanent Link][Original]
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Subject: Dopey caption
From: "John Layton" <>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:22:46 +1100
The Canberra Times took a few hits about their King Parrot caption on page 1 of Saturday's edition.
 
Here's what I fired at them:
 
The king parrot - a reasonably common Canberra species - appears to have undergone astonishing metamorphosis during the past couple of centuries. Judging from the photo of a painting by First Fleet artist George Raper (CT, November 5, p.1), the bird once bore a striking resemblance to a species of red-tailed black-cockatoo.
 
I'm excited! Is this an example of intelligent design at work, or merely an unintelligent caption?
 
John .
 
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