What did the parrot say to the.....
What did the parrot say to the.....
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Mrs Fish

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Wednesday 27th July 2005
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[quote=ananova][b]What the parrot said to the vicar... [/b]

A parrot has been put in isolation and made to listen to Radio 4 after swearing repeatedly at distinguished visitors.

Barney, a five-year-old Macaw, turned the air blue when a civic party toured the Warwickshire Animal Sanctuary, Nuneaton.

He told the mayor to: "F*** off," before turning to a woman vicar and saying: "You can f*** off too", reports the Guardian.

Sanctuary owner, Geoff Grewcock, said: "To their credit they didn't take offence and laughed it off - and luckily so did two policemen who were told: "And you can f*** off, you w***ers."

The parrot is thought to have learnt its repertoire from its former owner - a retired truck driver - who emigrated to Spain three years ago, and by watching late night TV.

Mr Grewcock is now attempting a cultural reversal by keeping Barney alone in a special cage listening to Radio 4.

"It isn't really working yet but he is a very funny parrot, with a lot of character, and he does say thank you whenever you give him a treat."
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:rofl: excellent, I want one :D

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Gutted. Thought this was going to be an Um Bongo thread...

nubbin

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307 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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It would make the perfect pet for our surgery waiting room - better than a fish tank any day!!

diddyman

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270 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Ah, but has anyone noticed the rather unfortunate surname of the owner of the sanctuary....

Mrs Fish

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Wednesday 27th July 2005
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diddyman said:
Ah, but has anyone noticed the rather unfortunate surname of the owner of the sanctuary....


Hahaha I hadn't

UKBob

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294 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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diddyman said:
Ah, but has anyone noticed the rather unfortunate surname of the owner of the sanctuary....

[pirate]Arrrrrgh, well spotted matie![/pirate]

JonRB

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301 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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I thought this was going to be the old joke of the swearing parrot who was put in the fridge as punishment and then, finally, the freezer at which point he turned to a frozen chicken and said " me, what the did you ing well say?!"

tinman0

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269 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show...
"Look, look, it's not the same hat!" "Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table!" "Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?" The magician was furious but couldn't do anything; it was, after all, the captain's parrot.
One day the ship had an accident and sank at sea. The magician found himself on a large piece of wood in the middle of the ocean with the parrot, of course. The two of them stared at each other with hate, but didn't utter a word. This went on for a day, and another, and another.
After about a week the parrot said, "OK, I give up. Where's the boat?"