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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
The Parrot
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> > 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 language.
>
> >
> > 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.
>
In frustration, John threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in
the freezer section of the refrigerator. 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 opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly
stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said in a soft voice: "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. I apologize and
hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
>
> >
> > 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
reversal in his demeanor, the bird continued, "Oh, and may I ask, please,
what did the turkey do?"
> >
> > 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 language.
>
> >
> > 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.
>
In frustration, John threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in
the freezer section of the refrigerator. 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 opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly
stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said in a soft voice: "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. I apologize and
hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
>
> >
> > 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
reversal in his demeanor, the bird continued, "Oh, and may I ask, please,
what did the turkey do?"










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