parrot?" and fires off his gun, missing the parrot. This is a  reference to the infamous Parrot Sketch from Cleeses  _"Monty Pythons Flying Circus" (1969)_ (qv). Also during the  sketch, Cleese says to Capt. Link Hogthrob, "Of course Im a pirate!  What did you think I was? A management consultant?" In real life,  Cleese has his own company that produces management consulting  films.