Parrot
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Bob received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully grown, with a very bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive; those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude. Bob tried to change the bird's attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music...anything he could think of. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird, and the bird got madder and more rude. Finally, in a moment of desperation, Bob put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird swearing, squawking, kicking and screaming and then, suddenly, there was absolute quiet. Bob was frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto Bob's extended arm and said, "I'm sorry that I offended you with my language and my actions, and I ask your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behavior". Bob was astounded at the changes in the bird's attitude and was about to ask what had changed him, when the parrot continued, "May I ask what the Chicken did?"
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Bob received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully grown, with a very bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive; those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude. Bob tried to change the bird's attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music...anything he could think of. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird, and the bird got madder and more rude. Finally, in a moment of desperation, Bob put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird swearing, squawking, kicking and screaming and then, suddenly, there was absolute quiet. Bob was frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto Bob's extended arm and said, "I'm sorry that I offended you with my language and my actions, and I ask your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behavior". Bob was astounded at the changes in the bird's attitude and was about to ask what had changed him, when the parrot continued, "May I ask what the Chicken did?"
October 2011[^] September 2009[^] May 2007[^] November 2002[^] Thanks for adding another date to the list of appearances. Look forward to the next around 2016/2017. :rolleyes:
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October 2011[^] September 2009[^] May 2007[^] November 2002[^] Thanks for adding another date to the list of appearances. Look forward to the next around 2016/2017. :rolleyes:
Ironic, when you consider a Parrot's reputation for repetition.
PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]
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Ironic, when you consider a Parrot's reputation for repetition.
PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]
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Don't get me started, I'd have to cut you in slices to keep you in the freezer.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.
You also need a bigger freezer.
PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]
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You also need a bigger freezer.
PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]
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October 2011[^] September 2009[^] May 2007[^] November 2002[^] Thanks for adding another date to the list of appearances. Look forward to the next around 2016/2017. :rolleyes:
This is a little known fact, but I believe I popularized the JOTD acronym on CP (many years ago). I may not have been the first to use it, but I institutionalized it into the Lounge culture. Sadly no one else has credited me so far - bastards! :)
Regards, Nish
Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview
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This is a little known fact, but I believe I popularized the JOTD acronym on CP (many years ago). I may not have been the first to use it, but I institutionalized it into the Lounge culture. Sadly no one else has credited me so far - bastards! :)
Regards, Nish
Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview
I thought it's Johnny. :doh:
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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October 2011[^] September 2009[^] May 2007[^] November 2002[^] Thanks for adding another date to the list of appearances. Look forward to the next around 2016/2017. :rolleyes:
What's really scary is how much time we spend noting that it's a repost... did you have this saved? ;P
Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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What's really scary is how much time we spend noting that it's a repost... did you have this saved? ;P
Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759