lovethatgrey Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 My wise brother has told me that I need to start teaching Emma my email address and to use it every single day for the rest of our lives together so she never forgets it. He is completely shocked that I haven't already taught her how to say it and gave me an unnecessary lecture too emphasize. Do you guys think teaching her this is a good idea? I need to come up with an email address which would be EASY for the *human* to figure out. Any smart idea? .. Aaaarg.. what if she is not interested in learning it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 :cool:Spock here! Yes, by all means, it's only logical. That way when you take Emma for a walk in the Park, she can say "For a good time, email gfiujh@ftry.co" Hahahaha oops..Maggie, outa here!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 How about getemmahome@ (whatever your server is) That should be simple enough for a human to figure out!!!! Great idea!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethatgrey Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) Thanks Luvparrots and Spock!! I've chose one.. but won't post it because I must avoid spam Pretty sure, she can say this and the *human* should have no trouble figuring out how to spell this. Edited June 10, 2010 by lovethatgrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Good idea, I thought about teaching Murphy our phone number when he learns to speak but if we change it or move then it's no good. Email sounds a better option as it should never change if you use something like msn hotmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I have taught Talon my phone number...just in case..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girltron Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Jeez, I never thought of this. Actually Spock's response was the first thing that popped into my mind. Not a bad idea, though! But my vet will microchip birds...is there some reason not to do this? As opposed to letting my pet spout my private information wherever he goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 One thought on this topic. 1. Our Greys are highly intelligent, as you all know. 2. As they age and learn, they associate words with items and actions. 3. Those items and actions have meaning to them when said items or actions are offered or take place and you will hear them vocally say so. 4. With this in mind, an email is not related to anything they know or associate it with. 5. They know what a phone is, they know you answer it when it rings and you talk to another human on the other end. 6. So if you teach your Grey to associate "Hello, My Phone Number is aaa-bbb-cccc" when the phone rings or you play answer it, the grey will connect the two and be much more likely to spit it out if they are lost and in someones home or office. Just my thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mawnee Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 ^ Dead on! I intend to teach Cosmo our phone number. Everytime the phone rings I'm going to say "phone home! ***-****" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 ^ dead on! I intend to teach cosmo our phone number. Everytime the phone rings i'm going to say "phone home! ***-****" i love this !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Perhaps we should all just teach our greys to say "greyforums.net"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 One thought on this topic. 1. Our Greys are highly intelligent, as you all know. 2. As they age and learn, they associate words with items and actions. 3. Those items and actions have meaning to them when said items or actions are offered or take place and you will hear them vocally say so. 4. With this in mind, an email is not related to anything they know or associate it with. 5. They know what a phone is, they know you answer it when it rings and you talk to another human on the other end. 6. So if you teach your Grey to associate "Hello, My Phone Number is aaa-bbb-cccc" when the phone rings or you play answer it, the grey will connect the two and be much more likely to spit it out if they are lost and in someones home or office. Just my thoughts... What you say makes sense & I agree a phone number might possibly be easier for a grey to associate & spit out when needed but my only concern is what if you change your phone number or move house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Great ideas here. If you have in Google Voice or even Vonage, you could use that number forever*. * until the services go extinct (or you stop paying in the case of Vonage). I guess I shouldn't let my guy hear the "867-5309 - Jenny" song from the '80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 What an interesting thread this is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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