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Foul-mouthed British parrot banished by embarrassed keepers
Yahoo! News ^ | AFP

Posted on 07/26/2005 2:55:48 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry

LONDON (AFP) - A foul-mouthed parrot previously owned by a lorry driver has been banished from public areas in a British animal sanctuary after repeatedly embarrassing his keepers, they said.

Barney, a five-year-old Macaw, is now kept indoors at Warwickshire Animal Sanctuary in Nuneaton, central England, when outsiders visit after abusing dignitaries with swearword-littered insults.

"He's told a lady mayoress to f..(expletive) off and he told a lady vicar: 'And you can f... off as well'," sanctuary worker Stacey Clark said.

Nor did the forces of law and order escape, she added.

"Two policemen came to have a look at the centre. He told them: 'And you can f... off you two wankers'."

Clark said sanctuary workers believed Barney either picked up the phrases from television or was taught them by his previous owner, a lorry driver who emigrated to Spain.

"He does say 'Hello, big boy' and 'Thank you' when you give him a biscuit," she added.

"But it's mainly naughty words and always to the wrong people. We're trying to teach him not to swear. Macaws are very intelligent birds."


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To: Dan from Michigan
We should ALL get parrots and macaws, teach 'em dirty words:

"Democrats suck!"

"Muzzle-ems bite their f*rts!"

"DU is full of $#!%"

etc.
21 posted on 07/29/2005 11:16:18 PM PDT by decal ("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
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To: decal
Only problem is that I'd have to hide the bird when mom or Grandma visits...

SQUAAAAAAAAK "$#^#$ gungrabbers Carl Lenin"

22 posted on 07/29/2005 11:18:39 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan (Member - NRA, SAF, MGO, SAFR)
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To: feinswinesuksass
My brother comes over and when I am not in the room I hear him saying to my parrot...."gay sex".

If the bird picks that up I may need another parrot.

the rat!!!

lol

23 posted on 07/29/2005 11:22:56 PM PDT by glasseye
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