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Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:37
PM
Subject: RE: $$$ or Kitty Talk
Oh my, I have a pet that talks to me all the time, Max, my
African Grey parrot. Let's see, if I try to sleep in on the weekend
she starts the day by hollering up to me from downstairs "HELLLL-LLLOWW-OHH"
over and over. I book on down to the kitchen, and start getting the
kittys fed while Max hollers "want some apple" over and over.
She recently started requesting that it be green apple! I finish
the cats, start slicing the apple, tell Max it's almost ready, and
she says (in her best snooty diva voice) "Want some grape". I
add grapes to the bowl, run it in to her, and she greets me with "Want
some banana". I put the bowl in her cage, run back to the kitchen, get
some banana, run back in and she flings the banana to the floor to join the
uneaten apples and grapes lying there. (Meanwhile, the cats are quietly
and gratefully gulping down their wet food). Max now asks "Whe!
re's Gary?" for the first of about 100 times a day. Gary is my
husband. Max hates Gary. If Gary speaks to me while I'm
holding Max she mumbles "ass****" under her breath. If he speaks nicely
directly to her she says it outloud. Poor guy, he's paid a large
portion of her vet bills. When they finish eating the kittens
begin coming into the front room with Max and I. As each one enters she
says "Who's that?" and meows when I answer. Sometimes, just for kicks,
she says "Come heeeeaaaarrrr" in her sweetest little girl voice and lowers her
head like she just wants a head scritch. If they get too close
the beak flashes out and she trys to nail them. When
they stopped falling for this, she began ripping pieces of newspaper from
the bottom of her cage and dropping them, fluttering, to the floor
to tempt the poor little kitties back into striking range. Smart bird.!
If I lock her back up so I can relax my vigilance a bit an d maybe
read the paper, Max is not pleased and yells "NIGHT-NIGHT". If
I fail to let her back out, she starts cussing me out with creative
combinations of real swearwords she learned from her previous
owner. So in answer to your question, I would take the money.
Lord help me if the cats could talk too!!!
Beth
PS. I really do adore Max, I am remodeling a spare
bedroom that will be a birdsafe room where she can play
and cuddle with me free of the kitty worry. I try to talk a
lot of people out of getting a large parrot as a pet, they are
louder, more demanding, and more destructive than most sane people can
tolerate. At the same time, I am profoundly grateful for her trust and
devotion to me, she has pulled me through some very dark
times. I hope to spend the rest of my life with her. The poor
dear tries really hard to fit in, she should be living a life of freedom,
flying in a rainforest, and instead has to live by our rules in
confinement. If it makes her feel like cussing a bit, I
understand...
Hi all. Hope everyone's "babies" are doing great! I was in Philly
visiting my Dad in Hospital..He might come home on Weds!!:) There was a lady
doing surveys and the one question was kinda interesting. It was would you
rather have $100,000 or your cat ( or pet) have the ability to talk to you in
English ( your language) for one week. Your cat could have a conversation with
you. It made me smile because I'll always say to Crackers..Oh Daddy what cha
thinking about. Tell mommy what you are doing. What would you guys do?
Kayte
