Subject: The Captain's Parrot
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Jun 11 2000 - 14:12:12 EDT
"Lost Parrot"
There once was a lady who was very concerned
about her missing parrot. Not knowing what to do,
she called 911. "You gotta help me find my parrot!"
The operator patiently replied, "We can't help you
with that, ma'am. This number only deals with
emergencies."
But the lady persisted, and then the operator
told her not to be concerned, that the parrot
should fly back in a few days.
Then, out of desperation, the lady begged, "But
you don't understand! The only thing he says is,
"Here, kitty, kitty!!!"
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"The Captain's Parrot"
A magician was working on a cruise ship in the
Caribbean. The audience would be different
each week, so the magician allowed himself to
do the same tricks over and over again.
There was only one problem: The captain's
parrot saw the shows every week and began to
understand what the magician does in every trick.
Once he understood that, he started shouting in
the middle of the show: "Look, it's not the same hat!
Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table! Hey,
why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?" The
magician was furious but couldn't do anything.
It was the captain's parrot after all.
One day the ship had an accident and sunk. The
magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the
middle of the ocean, with the parrot, of course.
They stared at each other with hate, but did not
utter a word.
This went on for a day, and another, and another.
After a week of floating, the parrot finally said:
"OK. I give up. What did you do with the boat?"
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