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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 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 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,
>when the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
>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 hands, 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,
>when the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
