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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Greyson
>I have a parrot story. An antique shop I used to frequent featured Poncho,
>a rather large parrot who spent his time in a large cage near the check-out
>counter. One day I was in the shop cruising around looking for old fountain
>pens. My search pattern took me past Poncho a number of times. Each time I
>approached, he would look at me, clear his throat in the parrot manner, and
>say, "Cracker?" Very much with the question mark. And I would say "Sorry,"
>and go on. The last time I passed him, he repeated his request for a
>cracker. I stopped, leaned toward him and said, "Poncho, I've told you ten
>times already I don't have a cracker." He just looked at me, cocked his
>head to the side, and said, "Cookie?"
>
> I nearly wet my pants.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:58 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> You make a good point, Moose. We had a long-haired black that came to us
>> as
>> a stray kitten, and owned us for about 18 yrs. But, as I understand
>> about
>> parrots, you have to include him in your will, because he will very
>> likely
>> outlive you. And, as my barber reminds his customers, don't use
>> profanity
>> around the bird, because he will likely repeat it at the most
>> inappropriate
>> time. Maybe smart is not the right word, but clever seems to fit.
>
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