The insulting parrot.
A man buys a parrot, only to have it constantly insult him. He tries everything to make the parrot stop, but nothing works. Frustrated, the man puts the parrot in the freezer. After a few minutes the insults stop. The man thinks he might have killed the parrot, so he opens the freezer and takes the parrot out. The parrot is shivering. It stammers, “S-s-sorry for being r-r-rude. Please f-f-forgive me.” Then, after a moment, the parrot softly asks, “W-w-what exactly d-d-did the turkey do?”Lost Parrot Talks Way Home
Police rescued a parrot from a roof two weeks ago near Tokyo, Japan. The parrot didn’t say much to the law enforcement officers, but it couldn’t stop talking once passed on to a veterinarian.“I’m Mr. Yosuke Nakamura,” the parrot reportedly told the vet. Yosuke also provided his home address down to the street number and sang songs to entertain the hospital staff. Once the address was checked, officials found a Nakamura family indeed lived there.
The Nakamura’s had been teaching their parrot its name and address for two years. It paid off, and the bird was returned home.
Parrot mimics owner's voice to boss around her other pets
A parrot that learned to mimic his owner's voice is using the skill to issue orders to her other pets.
Margaret Sullivan: 'Barney's a really bossy parrot. He even chats back at me and swears when I'm talking sometimes ? he's so cheeky'
Barney, an African Grey Parrot, calls Margaret Sullivan's three dogs – Harry, Tilly and Bluey – by name.
The bird, 10, squawks out orders like "come here" and even offers praise to his favorites such as "good dog".
Mrs Sullivan, 65, who lives in Tredworth, Gloucestershire, with partner Ken Kersey, 62, admitted that Barney has a "very high opinion of himself".
She said: "Barney's a really bossy parrot. He even chats back at me and swears when I'm talking sometimes – he's so cheeky.
"He's always tried to learn how to speak in my voice but he has got better and better at it ever since I bought him.
"Barney's got a really high opinion of himself and he certainly likes to think he's my favourite out of the pets. He's not – but I would never tell him that."
Mr and Mrs Sullivan own three dogs, Alsatian-Collie cross Harry, 12, Cairn terrier Tilly, three, and her son Bluey, eight-months.
Mrs Sullivan, a grandmother-of-seven, bought Barney as a young parrot in 1998 and he has been perfecting her voice and accent ever since.
His favourite games is calling out to a cat named Shadow. He then praises him when he does as he is told and sits on top of Barney's cage.
Mr Sullivan said: "He always says 'come here', 'come on' and 'good dog' to the pets and gives out orders to all the animals in Margaret's voice.
"It's uncanny. He mimics her perfectly and when the dogs come over to the cage as if they are following his orders.
"The animals all think he's Margaret when he speaks. He loves ordering them around and commanding them – it's very surprising. He's not frightened or scared of them at all."
Barney, an African Grey Parrot, calls Margaret Sullivan's three dogs – Harry, Tilly and Bluey – by name.
The bird, 10, squawks out orders like "come here" and even offers praise to his favorites such as "good dog".
Mrs Sullivan, 65, who lives in Tredworth, Gloucestershire, with partner Ken Kersey, 62, admitted that Barney has a "very high opinion of himself".
She said: "Barney's a really bossy parrot. He even chats back at me and swears when I'm talking sometimes – he's so cheeky.
"He's always tried to learn how to speak in my voice but he has got better and better at it ever since I bought him.
"Barney's got a really high opinion of himself and he certainly likes to think he's my favourite out of the pets. He's not – but I would never tell him that."
Mr and Mrs Sullivan own three dogs, Alsatian-Collie cross Harry, 12, Cairn terrier Tilly, three, and her son Bluey, eight-months.
Mrs Sullivan, a grandmother-of-seven, bought Barney as a young parrot in 1998 and he has been perfecting her voice and accent ever since.
His favourite games is calling out to a cat named Shadow. He then praises him when he does as he is told and sits on top of Barney's cage.
Mr Sullivan said: "He always says 'come here', 'come on' and 'good dog' to the pets and gives out orders to all the animals in Margaret's voice.
"It's uncanny. He mimics her perfectly and when the dogs come over to the cage as if they are following his orders.
"The animals all think he's Margaret when he speaks. He loves ordering them around and commanding them – it's very surprising. He's not frightened or scared of them at all."
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