Parrots

Aug 17, 2010 11:36

It's kind of neat that there are "talking" birds in the world. Some species can mimic any sound they hear... so why is it that everybody who gets a parrot teaches it the same damn phrases ( Read more... )

personal comedy challenge, parrots

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stevetassie August 17 2010, 15:50:53 UTC
Here are some more awesome things to teach your parrot:

There's a man in the closet!
Help, I've been turned into a parrot!
I find it very unsettling when you eat turkey.
I'm gonna fuck you up, monkeyboy!

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littlehoudini August 17 2010, 17:01:36 UTC
I think you'd want to teach it punchlines, that it could deliver on cue.

BTW, some parrots can actually talk (as opposed to "talk") in that they learn to choose the correct response to a situation, and even assemble simple sentences from words. Here's an excellent article:

http://www.123compute.net/dreaming/knocking/alex.html

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stevetassie August 17 2010, 17:07:43 UTC
If I'm going to have a parrot comedy partner, I'm sure as hell not giving it the punchlines!

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