Talking about sick parrots (an expression associated with football [soccer]) reminds me of a couple of weeks ago when I was listening to a BBC radio match report on Saturday afternoon, just after Norwich City had lost at home. The reporter said "Delia Smith must have been sick as a pig in the directors' box just below me" which conjured up a lovely image and made me chuckle.

[For anyone who deosn't know, Delia Smith is a well-known "TV chef" in the UK, and is chairman of Norwich City Football Club]