On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Steve Brust wrote: @> Yes and no. There is a sort-of head-bobbing thing parrots do, but it @> isn't laughter. It's more like the dry heaves--that is, threatening @> regurgitation. It means, "I love you." If the parrot actually throws @> up on you, that means, "I really, *really* love you." @> @> I have rarely felt sillier then when I got all choked up because my bird @> threw up on me. Hmm. Interesting. What does it mean when they crap on you?