When your bird makes "that sound" in front of company and you want to die

[Dedawen]

(this is a bit "grown up" humor so if it offends anyone I apologize up front)

 

I bet every one of you has a similar story (please share!):

 

A while ago I was dating a guy from Venezuela who, while not really "ignoring" Pooka rather took him for granted. He was the only friend who would come to my home and not greet Pooka as an individual in the room.

 

Anyway one night we were sitting together on the sofa & Pooka was on his gym not far away minding his own business when suddenly he decided to "vocalize", to put it mildly. He started to do a series of deep moans followed by a long satisfied sounding "sigh". I have no idea where this came from, and in this I am 100% serious, but it sounded VERY improper.

 

I could not take my eyes off the TV. Refused to. I felt my friend slowly swivel his head towards me and felt his eyes boring into the side of my face, but I knew if I made eye contact I would totally lose all my remaining composure. "Daniel...." he said, "...please tell me, what the hell was that?" All I could do was chew my lower lip until the urge to bust out laughing subsided. When I finally was able to answer him, we both almost hit the floor laughing (of course, Pooka laughed along with us). I can only say thank God that he only made this sound a couple of times before he moved on to bigger and better!

[Mistyparrot]

Do you think he was trying to drop a hint?

 

Steve n Misty

[BaileysPapa]

Is Pooka a rehomed bird? Often we do not know what rehomed birds know or have learned. I rescued a very old Double Headed Amazon many years ago. I had him about a week, and only heard him say a few things. A friend and I were sitting in another room from "George", and all of a sudden, we hear, "Help! Help! Let me outta here!" We knew, of course that it was George, and both of us burst out laughing. In the following weeks, I came to know that George cursed like a drunken sailor, and often made some very rude farting sounds, with laughter afterwards. I also had a rehomed Scarlet Macaw that made sexual innuendos to women. I had to remove him from the room when I had women friends over. And, lastly, I had a beautiful Hahn's Macaw that loved to make fart sounds when children were present, to hear, and join in with, their laughter. Needless to say, he was not involved with my educational work. Except as an example of what NOT to teach your bird.

[Dedawen]

No I've had Pooka since he was a youngling. I can only guess that he got it from TV, he picks things up quickly. My roommate likes to watch cartoons (who doesn't?) but I strictly forbade him to watch "Ed Edd n Eddy" anywhere within Pooka's hearing because the opening theme is an extremely annoying whistle.

[katana600]

You have to think quick on your feet when you have a parrot. If Pooka makes that sound again, be prepared and say in a huff "Well, that's the last time I hire THAT bird sitter when I go away". Hahaha. Miss Gilbert has a checkered past and she will make sounds of bodily functions. Every time she makes one, I say my husband's name in a chastizing, disdainful tone hoping she will pick that up and blame him. LOL.

[Dedawen]

You have to think quick on your feet when you have a parrot. If Pooka makes that sound again, be prepared and say in a huff "Well, that's the last time I hire THAT bird sitter when I go away". Hahaha. Miss Gilbert has a checkered past and she will make sounds of bodily functions. Every time she makes one, I say my husband's name in a chastizing, disdainful tone hoping she will pick that up and blame him. LOL.

 

LOL! Yeah Pooka's newest (within the past couple months) thing is to belch.

[KarahEve]

You have to think quick on your feet when you have a parrot. If Pooka makes that sound again, be prepared and say in a huff "Well, that's the last time I hire THAT bird sitter when I go away". Hahaha. Miss Gilbert has a checkered past and she will make sounds of bodily functions. Every time she makes one, I say my husband's name in a chastizing, disdainful tone hoping she will pick that up and blame him. LOL.

 

Ok... so I'm not the only one that thinks this way! I adopted Bailey about a month ago and she came into this house "birping" and "farting" up a storm! It didnt take me long to follow her bodily function noises with a chastising "excuse you!" which she's already picking up on. Cant wait for it to get just a little more clear and have company over. Heck, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? Not terribly happy about the fact that she makes those noises, but at least it'll be a good laugh for company in due time

[danmcq]

All I can say is LOL..Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Thanks for all the belly laughs reading this thread! Fortunately Dayo does not have any sounds, noises or words/phrases that are embarrassing. He does give a raspberry sound when he asks someone for a piece of their food when they are visiting and they ignore him.

[Cosmos_Friend]

Some peoples parrots make farting noises, some make other bodily noises, Cosmo curses like a drunken sailor! Just this afternoon, we were listening to the news as they reported the latest on the government shut down. I muttered, "How stupid is this", Cosmo exclaimed, "F***in' Sh*t!".

 

~Rick

[Wingy]

I had a 12 year old amazon that came into my home. He was mostly a closet talker. One morning I heard very loud and very clear bedroom noises complete with a squeaky bed spring coming from the dining room. Thank goodness he mainly vocalized when he thought no one was home. I would have had a difficult time explaining that to young children. I was told he knew several curse words but I only heard him use the F bomb once. He told the little birds to shut the f up. I ran to the bathroom so the Amazon wouldn't hear me laughing.

[danmcq]

LOL Rick! Cosmo took the words right out of my mouth. Thanks for sharing this.

[Cosmos_Friend]

LOL Rick! Cosmo took the words right out of my mouth. Thanks for sharing this.

 

Out of the beaks of Greys!

 

~Rick

[JeffNOK]

I took a vow of celibacy when I got my CAG Gracie just to avoid such embarrassment . If she comes up with it on her own like your grey did, I guess I will renounce that vow since it won't matter anymore. So far Gracie is decidedly G-rated.

[katana600]

Ya'll make me cringe to think of what Miss Gilbert is holding close to her fluffy little chest. I know she is just waiting the perfect opportunity to come out with something unsavory. She is still biding her time, watching, taking in every nuance of weakness in her 'captors'. Deary me, I do hope I stay in her good graces. Oh, who am I kidding, I have yet to get INTO her good graces. It could be worse. Now you all have me on edge wondering what will come next.

[GC180]

This is an AWESOME thread! Thanks for the laughs guys.

[Lupine]

Oh, dear. Maybe we SHOULD wait to move to the country before getting our Grey. The couple across the street, well, the're loud as pornstars, and just about as...active.

 

As for the potty mouth, well, unless I get a deaf bird, or I'm struck dumb, that's just a foregone conclusion.

[murfchck]

My only talker is Cotay really, the others say hello and the normal stuff but nothing out of line except for Bubba one time being scared by a fly by of Gabby where he ducked and followed her with his eyes saying F#@@@@@@k as she flew over, dragging that word out until she was past him. Cotays funniest thing is that she will make a fart noise and follow it by saying " I has gas". She has only been with us a little over a month and whoever had her really has a good sence of humor because when i take her her breakfast in the morning i have been greated by " Oh waiter" a few times, can not wait to hear more as she gets more at ease, I think. lol

[chezron]

You guys are cracking me up! Brutus has so far--knock on wood-- avoided bodily function noises, although he does furniture squeaks, and he doesn't swear.

I guess I don't really either, but I am thankful for no burps or fart noises. I would be really embarrassed if he did make those noises in the presence of others.