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A British zoo has had to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who keepers say were encouraging each other to swear
By The Associated Press September 30, 2020, 11:17 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article
LONDON -- A British zoo has had to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who keepers say were encouraging each other to swear.
Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie joined Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre's colony of 200 gray parrots in August, and soon revealed a penchant for blue language.
"We are quite used to parrots swearing, but we've never had five at the same time," said the zoo's chief executive, Steve Nichols. "Most parrots clam up outside, but for some reason these five relish it."
Nichols said no visitors had complained about the parrots, and most found the situation funny.
"When a parrot tells tells you to 'f-— off' it amuses people very highly," he said Tuesday. "It's brought a big smile to a really hard year."
Nichols said the parrots have been separated to save children's ears. They were moved to different areas of the park so they don't "set each other off," he said.
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Everyone needs a bit of comic relief today....... I hope nobody runs afoul of anything as they go about things!
I heard this story on the radio while I was working in my shop. It truly lifted my heart, lol. At NV I was Pat @#%@# so I approve.
African Greys are the best.
What.... served with biscuits and gravy?
Lol .... a friend had one named bogie. You might guess he is a golfer. Couple of the birds best lines: "that was a six not a four jackass" and "grip it and rip it" That bird was funny as hell.
Nah, like everything else ..... like chicken
Priceless....!
Imagine the language of a parrot that had been attached to a Marine squad, or on a ship with a bunch of Boatswains mates? Just think about something related to "The Old Man"!
A young punk gets on the cross-town bus. He's got spiked, multi-colored hair that's green, purple, and orange. His clothes are a tattered mix of leather rags. His legs are bare and he's wearing worn-out shoes. His entire face and body are riddled with pierced jewelry and his earrings are big, bright feathers.
He sits down in the only vacant seat that's directly across from an old man who glares at him for the next ten miles. Finally, the punk gets self-conscious and barks at the old man, "What are you looking at you old fart... didn't you ever do anything wild when you were young?" Without missing a beat, the old man replies, "Yeah, back when I was young and in the Navy, I got really drunk one night in Singapore and screwed a parrot.... I thought maybe you were my son.''
I was on the phone with a friend of mine that has an African Grey and all of a sudden, I heard what I thought was the smoke alarm... it was his bird. That bird can mimic so many things... I would be annoyed with that in my house. They're cool... if they're someone else's.
A parrot swallows a Viagra tablet. His owner, disgusted, puts him in the freezer to cool off. Later when he opens the freezer, he finds the parrot sweating. "How come you are sweating?" he asks. The parrot replies, "Do you know how hard it is to open the legs of a frozen chicken?"
LOL, love it those fowls be foul is great comic relief.
I probably don't want to hear their response if someone offered them a cracker.
You should read some of the comments on the link..... Some say they learned their linguistic skills in the House of Commons.
Ok...I'll stay away from the Gray Parrot exhibit from now on.....
Sheesh...you tell one person to fuck off and the friggin parrots gotta ruin it for everybody
A woman gets a parrot. The parrot starts squawking, "I'm a whore! I'm a whore!"
Distraught, the woman talks to her pastor. The pastor says, "I just happen to have two very devout parrots that spend all day praying. Let me put your parrot in with them for a few days, and I'm sure it will be a good influence."
The woman brings the parrot over, and the pastor puts it in the cage with his devout birds.
Again, the woman's parrot goes, "I'm a whore! I'm a whore!"
One of the pastor's parrots turns to the other and says, "Thank God, Charlie! Our prayers have been answered!"
If you don't stop,I swear I'll start posting my drinking songs again. I'll begin with all of the old ones from NV.
I liked those. They were funny
.......Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor.....!
I triple dog dare you Adam...... You might want to consider, that I'm one of the few they let off the boat!
I normally wait for St. Pat's day - but for you I could make an exception.
You may fire when ready Gridley!
I figure we can all use a laugh today..... There is no derailing this seed unless it get serious.
Oh, Goody! I like the silly stuff!
An oldie but favorite.
I Once Knew a Girl
A Drinking Song By Adam_Selene
I once knew a girl with red hair long and free
with eyes that were blue as the deep
Oh I loved that wee lass and I know she loved me
cause she'd call out my name in her sleep.
Ohh.....
Dear Thomas, dear Richard, dear Harold she'd call,
Dear Aengus, dear Carney, dear Hue
Dear Finn, Quinn, and Reilly and Peter and Paul
I'll love you as long as I do.
I once knew a girl with her hair black as night
dark eyes that could make my heart leap
Oh I loved that wee lass and I know she loved me
cause she'd call out my name in her sleep.
Ohhhh.....
Dear Thomas, dear Richard, dear Harold she'd call,
Dear Aengus, dear Carney, dear Hue
Dear Finn, Quinn, and Reilly and Peter and Paul
I'll love you as long as I do.
I once knew a girl whose hair shimmered like gold
whose green eyes could make a man weep
Oh I loved that wee lass and I know she loved me
cause she'd call out my name in her sleep.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
Dear Thomas, dear Richard, dear Harold she'd call,
Dear Aengus, dear Carney, dear Hue
Dear Finn, Quinn, and Reilly and Peter and Paul
I'll love you as long as I do.
[Slowly]
Dear Finn, Quinn, and Reilly and Peter and Paullllll
I'll - love - you - as - long - as - I – doooooooooooo!
[Cheers etc] But wait – there’s more!
Let's drink to the sheelaghs we've lost ner to see
again while we walk on this earth
We've lost them to men who are better than we - sooo
we’re left not with love but a dearth
Ahhhh – Darcy and Ailbe, fair Brigid and Claire
dear Roisin and Sheelagh and Eistir
and then sweet Noreen though it only is fair….
To mention her mother and sister.
Ohhhhhhh …..
My stuff is never silly - it grabs at the heart and reduces grown men jello.
The question nobody is asking....where did they learn such language?
I'd say their linguistic adventure started at the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland. Everyone I met there said the exact same thing!
Most likely from a lot of visitors who thought it would be fun to teach them such garbage.
From English football, of course...
This is pretty funny:
Such eloquence.....!
They do Shakespeare proud...
Yea verily baby...!
Hey, listen up. My name is Lite Foot and I live on Red Lake Rez in MN. So, you think that swearing parrots is a big deal huh?
They have become famous because they can swear, big deal. Let' see if they can get their feathered asses of the perch and do this.
Ha, just as I thought they can't shake a tailfeather. Let me know when you get some birds with talent.
They do look like they would make a tasty snack, though.
Too cute!