# Help me name my African Grey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 11, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786 "2004-03-11T22:45:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786/21 "2004-03-13T01:09:06Z")

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Earl.

(Get it? Earl Grey? Heh…) 😕

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**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786/22 "2004-03-13T01:23:17Z")

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> [@Unintentionally Blank](#):
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> My parents spent six weeks with us while we learned to cope with the newborn twins, it was pretty funny when, after they’d left, you’d hear:
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> “sann-DRA!”
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> followed by
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> “WHATJOHN?”

My mom kept my parrot once when I went on vacation. I came home to a parrot who would sing out “Archergal, where ARE you???” in my mom’s voice.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786/23 "2004-03-13T05:07:39Z")

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How about “Poupon”? That would work for those moments when the birdie is riding upon your shoulder, etc. Hee hee! I have a parrot of my own, FWIW 😃

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**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786/24 "2004-03-13T16:20:10Z")

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Johnny “West Nile” Fever  
TheBlueandThe  
Graymall  
Zane  
Lady Jane

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-african-grey/233786/25 "2004-03-13T19:14:31Z")

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One of the guys from work suggested Macha, which he claims means “Spot” in italian.

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