Quote from Niles in To Kill a Talking Bird
Niles: Oh, Carol, that dress is absolutely smashing. Carol: Why, thank you. Baby: Carol's a lush. Carol: Did the bird just say something? Wella: It sounded like it said- Baby: Carol's a lush. Alfred: Where would a bird learn a phrase like that? Niles: Birds today. You just don't know where they pick these things up.