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Idontdanceever t1_j24iz56 wrote

So I know this is a joke, but there are actually lots of wild canaries on the canary isles.

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Common_Gain_2156 t1_j251r67 wrote

Also prolly couple of virgings on the Virgin Islands

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Yuu_Got_Job t1_j2576ic wrote

Not for long

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12altoids34 t1_j258hpk wrote

Not since I got back. Now they're just the just " the islands"

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Aldrakev t1_j25e48f wrote

yeah there were canaries till i left too now they too are just “the islands”. completely unrelated but i had a wonderful thanksgiving

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Munzo69 t1_j26xdsk wrote

One of my favourite Tom Waits lines from his song ‘Heartattack & Vine’ is

‘ I bet she’s still a virgin but it’s only twenty five to nine’.

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therealdannyking t1_j258xwc wrote

Another fun fact - the birds were named after the island, which is named after the Spanish Latin for "dog."

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