I love that nursery rhyme. It's fun and one of the few purely Australian rhymes out there.
What a shame it's a victim of the evolving English language and now to be politically correct some say 'how FUN your life must be'. Let's just remember that the word 'gay' to describe happiness, merriment and fun has been around a lot longer than to describe someone's sexual orientation.
What makes me think of this nursery rhyme is my neighbourhood's gay kookaburra. I live less than 10 kilometres from the Perth CBD in a medium density urban area. There is no natural bushland immediately around me, yet I'm blessed every day to hear Kookie's (that's my name for the bird) happy chortle.
I even think after a year of singledom, Kookie's found a buddy because I swear I can hear two distinct laughs now.
And it's not just Kookie. For some strange reason we have lots of native birds in the area. If it wasn't for the two fat cats down at number 6 I would do more to attract them to my home. I'm just afraid I'll create a native 'all you can eat' for Fat Cat 1 & 2.
I've only ever seen Kookie once. He was sitting on the fence opposite my kitchen window. Hopefully Kookie will come visit again soon. Until then - Laugh Kookaburra laugh. Kookaburra how gay your life must be!
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