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title: "I just love autumn in New York - watching the birds change color and … — David Letterman Quote #52 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "I just love autumn in New York - watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. — a quote by David Letterman."
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> # I just love autumn in New York - watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.

[David Letterman](https://quotesby.net/David-Letterman)\#52

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The speaker expresses a love for autumn in New York but describes it with a humorous biological inaccuracy regarding birds.In plain termsHe likes fall in the city but mixes up how trees and birds behave.What can you take from it?Seasonal appreciation often involves playful exaggeration or errors.

### Where it applies

- casual conversation
- travel talk
- humor

### Putting it to work

- describing seasons
- making light jokes

### Questions to consider

- Does accuracy matter in jokes?
- What defines a favorite season?

### Another view

The factual error about birds changes the color undermines the sentiment.

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