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.
What is the funniest, cutest or weirdest words or phrases that he has picked up from you
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.
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”.
Yeah I rarely go to the zoo. That would make me go more.
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. "
I immediately thought of these two.
That would be their top attraction! I would make a side trip to get roasted by parrots.
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.