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John and the Parrot
Hypatia Started conversation Nov 24, 2010
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?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
John and the Parrot
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 24, 2010
Happy thanksgicing, Hypatia.
Enjoy the holiday. 
John and the Parrot
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 24, 2010
morning
John and the Parrot
Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Nov 24, 2010
John and the Parrot
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Nov 25, 2010
Happy Thanks Giving, y'all! 
John and the Parrot
Rev Nick Posted Nov 26, 2010
Probably spake ... "rah-rah-whooo..." to the wrong football team.
John and the Parrot
Baron Grim Posted Nov 26, 2010
http://buttersafe.com/2010/11/25/the-door/
Deep hurting.
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John and the Parrot
- 1: Hypatia (Nov 24, 2010)
- 2: aka Bel - A87832164 (Nov 24, 2010)
- 3: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Nov 24, 2010)
- 4: Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) (Nov 24, 2010)
- 5: Rev Nick (Nov 24, 2010)
- 6: Santragenius V (Nov 25, 2010)
- 7: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Nov 25, 2010)
- 8: Spaceechik, Typomancer (Nov 26, 2010)
- 9: Hypatia (Nov 26, 2010)
- 10: Rev Nick (Nov 26, 2010)
- 11: Baron Grim (Nov 26, 2010)
- 12: Rev Nick (Nov 27, 2010)
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