Lee
31-12-05, 04:14 PM
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 'fridge. 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 had hurt the parrot, John quickly
opened the door to the 'fridge. 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 unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the difference in his attitude and
as he was about to ask what had made such a dramatic
change when the bird continued......" May I
ask what the Turkey did?"
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 'fridge. 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 had hurt the parrot, John quickly
opened the door to the 'fridge. 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 unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the difference in his attitude and
as he was about to ask what had made such a dramatic
change when the bird continued......" May I
ask what the Turkey did?"