[AT] Thanks all who have made my turkey a pleasure here is one you to laugh at.

[DAVIESW739 at aol.com]

Subject: Parrot With An Attitude

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 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 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, the bird 
continued, "May I ask what  the turkey did?"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING




Walt  Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460