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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 crude, 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 hands, grabbed the bird, and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes
the parrot squawked, kicked, and screamed. Then suddenly there was
total silence. Not a peep was heard
for over a minute. Fearing he'd hurt the parrot, John opened the freezer door.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arm 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?" |
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