Hi everyone.
There is a chance this story might be apocryphal:
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
ruder. 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
open 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 continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Ed & Sue
Just getting ready to go to the swap meet and
then the Cruisers Thanksgiving Smorgasboard in Vero Beach, FL
Ed Kelly (& Sue Kelly)
USSV Angel Louise - a Catalac catamaran
Our Skype Phone (202) 657-6357
Email: EdKelly ("at" symbol) netins.net
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