I got this from 2 people (including Uncle Ron) today, so I'm taking it as a message that I should share it with you all.
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious, and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, reading poetry - anything he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. In total desperation, John grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard.
Fearing that he really had hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched hand and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my obnoxious behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. He was about to ask the parrot what had caused this dramatic change when the bird spoke up and asked very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
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2 comments:
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! VERY FUNNY! :-D Reminds me of the neighbor we used to have who had a Macaw. I was sitting outside, one day, when the bird's HUGE cage was wheeled outside and the sliding glass door shut and then *my* peace and quiet was over! I realized that the neighbor had done that so *she* could have some peace and quiet! And...this bird knew quite a few "words," as well...his favorite being [guess why]: "Shut up!" :-/
TC, LOL!!!
Nice picture of the bird by the way.
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