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Jaco1007 wrote: :laugh: I can understand what you are saying. My grey has got so skilled at flying, she can fly down the hall, do a 180 turn, fly up the stairs and into the office to find me. But then again she could be sitting on top of her cage 10ft away and I ask her to fly to me and she just sits there looking at me:unsure: It would be nice if she would fly to me when I ask her to, and not when I dont. But thats an ideal world, she has her own little mind, and I suppose I am kind of flattered that she goes to such effort to be with me:blush:

Talented Dog A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: "HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer." A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined. Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. The manager said "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type." The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog "the sign says you have to be good with a computer." The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program that worked flawlessly the first time. By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I *still* can't give you the job." The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said "yes, but the sign *also* says that you have to be bilingual." The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, "Meow!"

Welcome Wastrox and Cheerio. Thats a great name, did you name him? And of course the question everybody is wondering... does he LIKE Cheerio's??

Why thank you Mr McQ.... Did you hear that folks??? I'm an Officer (takes a bow!):cheer: :lol: :woohoo:

I think that if you really want a Grey then you should wait until the time is right and then get one. Any parrot has reasonably long life expectancy, so they are going to be around for many many years. Also parrots need interaction every day, not all NEED as much as a grey, but they all WANT as much. And really all birds are noisy, there is no such thing as a quiet bird. Greys are actually quieter than most, as they tend to talk rather than scream. If I were you I would wait... I waited years for the time to be right for my grey, and I am so glad I did!

Awww they are gorgeous!!! They are still so little... they still look like babies... you lucky lucky thing! {Characters-000200D2}

Hi Andrew, I have wanted an African Grey for many many years, and I was lucky enough to get my first grey on Halloween 2006. A couple of months after I got her, I first found a video of Tui on Youtube. I wondered whether I would ever have a relationship like that with my grey, whether she would ever talk like Tui did, and whether I could have conversations with her like you did with Tui. Your videos motivated me to work with Liath all day every day (I hadnt found this forum then), and now she is the funniest little bird I could ever hope to own. Many of her expressions she learned from Tui, as she Loves to sit on my desk and watch her. I really hope that you find Tui, whoever has her, cant possibly mistake her accent, and has to know who she is. Perhaps they will see the error of their ways and return her to you.

Dear Sir, I respectfully request your permission to join your exclusive Bite Me Club, as I believe I have sufficient experience to meet your entry requirements. The perpetrator of said bite, was in fact my youngest grey Oisin, who decided earlier today, to refuse to re-enter his cage when required. My mother arrived to visit the domicile of the abuser unexpectedly, while both he, and his elder sister Liath were dining on some fruit. The incident took place when Oisin decided to dine on a fresh meat salad comprising of my left index finger as a suitable alternative to the fresh fruit salad. The onlookers, my mother, father, 3 children and husband found the incident highly amusing, damaging what was left of my pride along with my index finger. Anticipating a favourable reply, Yours sincerely, Siobhan

On the surface they are all very interesting, unfortunately the detail we have to go in to sometimes seems pointless. I am studying the brain in psychology at the moment, and honestly, I am not going to be a brain surgeon any time soon, so why do I need to know so much about it. Imagine the situation.... Mrs Murphy comes in to complain about her marriage to Paddy... and I say, well I think the problem lies in the basal ganglia, located in the telecepahalon rather than the inferior colliculi in the tegmentum :laugh: Now if I inject some [11C]Raclopride I can run a Positron Emission Tomography to be sure.:laugh: :silly:

3rd place?? Well done son...er mom... er... anyway well done I have done lots in the past 3 years. I spent 20 years working in computers and hated it so I am working on an honours degree in psychology, which I finish next year, I have just gotten a diploma in Counselling and I am now doing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma. Oh and I got a Cert in social science as well, whatever THAT is?? :laugh: :laugh: :unsure:

pixiexoxo wrote: Thank goodness you told your parents not to let him out of the cage... sounds like he might be planning the Great Escape

Is that price per gallon? If so we are paying twice that.... roughly converted its $9.18 a gallon:pinch:

Hi Joselyn, welcome to the grey forum. You will have lots of fun here... and will learn lots too (in that order):laugh:

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That was a very disturbing link. Its nice to know they are releasing the greys, but to see them all in boxes like that was awful. But this kind of stuff still happens, and its worth watching just to be sure that we never ever consider a wild caught grey. The poor poor birds. Removing the feathers surgically seems like an excellent idea. It should make them grow back in much faster. Keep us posted!

I wear my hair to cover my ears. It always makes my hair dresser laugh when I say, cut it short but leave my ears covered. The inevitable question is always... why, do you not like your ears? The answer, I do, but so does my parrot :laugh:

Wow, Biggles looks so much like Oisin its scary. I know to the outsider all greys look alike, but really, that looks so like my baby :ohmy: Dont worry about Biggles, he'll be absolutely fine. You should probably also warn your parents not to stuff him with too many treats and definitely no chocolate etc. If they are anything like my parents they will want to spoil him rotten.

I will admire me when I am finished Its just hellish when I have a deadline and I havent put the work in. Oh well, its gone in now... On to the next assignment... each time I say I will be more organised and do the work in advance, and each time I am panicking on the last day

What did you graduate in? Are you using your degree? I still have a year left

I am just wondering is anyone else studying at the moment? I have just finished a nightmare assignment with about 30 minutes to spare (deadline was midnight) and I am wondering is it worth it. I am almost 40 years old, 3 kids in school and I have spent the day with my face stuck in text books:( Are there any other loonies like me on the forum?

I don't need books.... I ask you guys, and you read the books for me

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That is a brilliant story. My only problem is that I cant "Teach" Liath anything. She learns what she likes the sound of. I cant see how I could make our phone number sound exciting enough to catch her attention:laugh:

Absolutely brilliant... pure genius... I want inr piss too :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Deciding what you are going to spend the money on before you quit really does help. I did that and got my laser eye surgery... then I kept saving and got Oisin I dont put the money aside any more, but since my hubbie still smokes I do treat myself every now and then without feeling guilty:P