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Friday Funnies ~ Parrot


Laughing is a good exercise after all those calories at dinner yesterday. Here's a funny story my daughter sent me. She is the only one who really understands my frustration with my very old cockatiel that I've had for 30 years and he drives me nuts with his loud squaking especially when the house is noisy!

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 and anything else 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. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, 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 for over a minute.

Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms 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 rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

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  1. Kim @ Homesteader's HeartNovember 26, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    LOL! I love it!
    Have a super weekend my friend.
    Hugs
    Kim

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  2. AndreaNovember 26, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    You are such a blessing. I thank GOD for bringing you and so many others into my life.
    Hope you have an awesome weekend!
    Hugs,
    andrea

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  3. AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    I love your sense of humor my friend. Your daughter is indeed your girl!!!LOL.
    Blessings,
    Bren

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  4. SophieMaeNovember 26, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    LOL, love it! We used to have cockatiels. One, in particular, was a real pistol. He gave us lots of fun memories. 8-]

    Have a JESUS-filled day!

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  5. Rachel ReneeNovember 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    Hilarious! I've heard this one before, and I can totally relate! I have a bunch of birds, and a few obnoxious ones, too! (Two of them are cockatiels.)

    Love it! :)

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  6. DeborahNovember 26, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    hahahaha funny!
    I guess he changed his attitude quickly!
    Have a great weekend!

    Deborah xoxo

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  7. Just Be RealNovember 28, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Put a smile on my face. Thank you.....

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