A man buys a parrot. He takes it home.
Turns out the parrot was formally owed by a sailor, and is as loud and foul mounthed as they come. Any attempt to approach or calm the parrot down ends in a stream of terrible swearing and abusive language.
Finally the owner snaps - he grabs the bird, shoves it in the freezer, and slams the door. There is instant silence....and the owner, worried he has harmed the bird, opens the freezer door.
The parrot quietly steps onto his hand and says: "Dear Sir - I am deeply sorry for any offence I may have caused, and I promise forthwith to mend my foolish ways. I am indeed now a Reformed Parrot, and you will hear no foul language from me from this day forth."
The owner is amazed. He is about to ask why this sudden sea change, when the parrot adds, sotto voce: "May I ask what the chicken did to offend you?"
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