pikachu Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Dooohhh yeah...the whole, 'I think you love that bird more than me' thing. It's a fine line....careful...caaaarefulll. I've heard that from the spouse before. : roll eyes : You know you live with an African Grey when you hear "Mom!" and respond, "I'm in the kitchen, Honey..." After several times you realize that your daughter has been at work for hours and the bird has picked up her exact tone and voice. The kids were just joking about teaching the bird that last night... "Mom!" "Mom!" "Mom!" "What?!" Just to drive me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 OH YEAH!!!!! With just hubby & I around 24/7 I hear about once a week.... You cook more for the bird than me. Wish I got as many massages as he does. You pay more attention to him than me. AHEM............... I'm soooooooooooooo guilty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyJr Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You know you live with a grey whene, He or she is the first one you say Hi to whene you come in the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusCAG Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You know you have a Grey when you start talking like one!!! I was out with my hubby at a restaurant and I ate something that made me suddenly very thirsty. Because of the other dishes on the table, I had to reach across for my drink on my husband's side. He looked at me and asked something like, "What do you want?" All I could get out was, "Thirsty-making! Thirsty-making!" The look he gave me was so odd ("Do you mean you want some water?"), and after me spouting out some other strangely short phrases at other times recently, we've come to the conclusion that I've started speaking like Marcus often does. Oh, yes, he has his golden moments of perfect articulation that leave us slack-jawed, but most of the time his comments are short and sweet and just a little bit goofy--and apparently I'm now taking lessons from him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanlung Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Dooohhh yeah...the whole, 'I think you love that bird more than me' thing. It's a fine line....careful...caaaarefulll. Ha ha ha ha! Worse when she got chomped on by both Tink and Riam and not me being the whipping girl for any of my misdeeds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Or.... When you are the luckiest person in the world to have an African Grey as a friend. I concur Elvenking, i love having Aristotle in my life! We are so very blessed indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 When you're afraid to do something, 'cause it might make the bird mad. When guests keep looking up, trying to figure out who that is in the next room. When you buy groceries at Wal-Mart, but shop for the bird at the expensive health food store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) ...you pop a new Christmas CD in & hear whistling phrases that no human musician has ever even dreamed. In some very appropriate places, too. It is so sad that he's such a camera-phobe. He practically had me in tears while he was accompanying Bing Crosby. David Bowie's got absolutely nothin on my boy Phenix!! Edited December 20, 2011 by birdhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Birdhouse I hope you get him used to the camera because I would LOVE to see him doing Bing Crosby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Phenix loves to show off how well he whistles & was just having the best time. It was pure joy! He reworked the accompaniment to "Marshmallow World". Not anything like the original melody but still strangely musical. The crazy thing was, most of what he made up actually seemed like it fit where he put it! I don't think I'll ever forget it, even if I didn't get a video. But what a shame. It was a brilliant performance! Edited December 20, 2011 by birdhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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