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[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

They are back:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67990806

"The original five parrots, named Billy, Tyson, Eric, Jade and Elsie, spent three months in isolation as a result of their antics before they were put back on display. They have since become the park's star attraction, according to Mr Nichols.

A disclaimer notice was installed at the enclosure warning those of "a sensitive nature" about the birds' colourful language. "

[-] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 90 points 2 days ago

Mine occasionally does a swearword role call. To be fair he came to me with this vocabulary and I don't have kids so I let him get it out of his system. What's really funny is that he'll mix and match words to make up something completely new. I have to make sure he doesn't see or hear me laughing at it to ensure he isn't getting the reaction he wants. First rule of parrots is that if it gets a reaction it's game on.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 days ago

What is the funniest, cutest or weirdest words or phrases that he has picked up from you

[-] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 22 points 2 days ago

Oh there are plenty but recently he declared my husband to be a "Bert-hole." He knows how to say and use the word "asshole" but in this case he replaced "ass" with his own name. They both love to irritate each other.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The bird is thinking that your husband doesn't deserve being called an asshole and called him a cloacahole instead. Just didn't know the word "cloaca".

[-] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe it’s mispronouncing the word ‘butt’.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 74 points 2 days ago

I immediately thought of these two.

Statler & Waldorf

[-] Marduk73@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago
[-] robocall@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

I knew someone that had parrots. If the humans around them swear, it is easy for the birds to learn swear words because swear words are often used with animated emotion, and in short, loud phrases. Sadly, birds that learn swear words lose a lot of their resale value, or are deemed undesirable by perspective buyers.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

When I was a kid, our neighbor had parrots.

They learned the cry of my baby sister

When their door/window to their room was open, they imitated it so well, that my mom went to the bedroom of my sister to check on her, just to find her sleeping in her bed

This happened a couple times until my mom figured out it was the parrots

[-] bricklove@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago

I feel like the whole point of a talking pet is teaching it to swear at you

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 days ago

That would be their top attraction! I would make a side trip to get roasted by parrots.

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Save the gas! I can do it right here you fucking disheveled fucktart!

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

It ... isn't the same

Unless you are a bird called Tylor Durdon

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Bwaaaaaawk...I tried

Poly want a cracker?

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 days ago

It'd be like Triumph the insult dog. They could have segregated the exhibit so that if you're a pearl clutching parent you can avoid it but this could have been a great way to raise money.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago

Based on the couple of parrots I've met IRL, the birds would also be having a fantastic time hanging out with four of their buddies and cussing out humans.

Lose/lose all around.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Learn to swear at people while in captivity. Teach friend. Learn to enjoy it with friend.

Get removed.

I bet they swore up a storm while they were being removed. Probably less laughing.

[-] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Or victory.

[-] Marduk73@sh.itjust.works 59 points 2 days ago

Yeah I rarely go to the zoo. That would make me go more.

[-] NastyNative@mander.xyz 17 points 2 days ago

4 real I wanna get roasted!

[-] OpenStars@discuss.online 18 points 2 days ago

Okay you nasty thot (how am I doing so far?):-P

[-] NastyNative@mander.xyz 11 points 2 days ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah you like that you little retard, want me to beat you some more?

[-] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Since people seem not to have gotten the reference, this is the original

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I got the reference but thought the modification unnecessary.

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago

I remember a local zoo that had a sign saying "If the parrots swear at you it's (usually) not meant personally.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Statler and Waldorf, still together after all these years.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago

The same park is probably also debating how they can attract more visitors to their location

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

Not being in Lincolnshire would probably be the best bet.

[-] AuroraZzz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Just send them to a zoo where people speak a different language. Problem solved!

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Continuing the age old tradition of learning foreign languages by starting with swears and insults

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

A place where people don't understand English swear words... good luck!

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This made me wish that someone made an attraction like the Tiki Room at Disney Land, but with real birds, singing flowers, and magic totems instead of animatronics.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Isn't that what we do? Dumb fuck zookeepers lol

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

I mean they are African, I believe they can say that word...

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Swears not slurs, fuckface

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 0 points 2 days ago

Jokes are jokes. Your mother was a terrible teacher, swearing includes slurs, you know words that offend some people.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

My mother is literally an award-winning English teacher; you're just not funny.

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago

Your mother was award-winning at a lot of things. The awards she received were behind the dumpster at the Chuckie cheeses.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Ok that was funnier.

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