>The 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 doing 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 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!
>
>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 doing 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 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!
