11/20/20 Grif.Net - Foul Fowl
Robert Griffin
A fellow had a parrot, and the parrot not only talked, it could cuss like a sailor. The trouble is that the owner was a quiet, religious man, and this bird's foul mouth was driving him crazy.
One day, it got to be too much, so he grabbed the bird by the throat, shook it really hard, and yelled, "Quit it!" But this just made the bird mad, and he cussed more than ever.
So next the fellow tried locking bird in a kitchen cabinet. This really aggravated the parrot who then clawed and scratched until he was let out, again followed by a stream of invectives to make a sailor blush.
At that point, the owner was so upset that he threw bird into the freezer. For the first few seconds, there was a terrible din, but then everything suddenly went very quiet.
At first the fellow waited, but then thought that the bird may be hurt. So after a couple of minutes of silence, he opened the chest lid and looked in.
The bird calmly climbed out on the man's outstretched arm and said, "Awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you. I'll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on."
The man was astounded, unable to grasp the transformation that has come over the foul-mouthed bird.
Then the parrot asked, "By the way, what did the chicken do?"
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"