>Subject: Parrot
>
>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 freezer.
>
>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 "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 rude and unforgivable
>behavior."
>
>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 change in his behavior,
>the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
>
>HAPPY THANKSGIVING :wav:
>
>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 freezer.
>
>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 "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 rude and unforgivable
>behavior."
>
>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 change in his behavior,
>the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
>
>HAPPY THANKSGIVING :wav:
