danmcq Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok - Everyone fess up..... You Know Your Into Parrots If: your home contains 8 cages, 10 playstands, 6 swings, and a bed. - you are zoned as a rainforest wildlife sanctuary by your city. - all your neighbors move away, and you live in an apartment. - you consider collard greens, dandelion greens, parsnips, mustard green, and escarole to be common vegetables. - you go through the store checkout with 18 different fruits and veggies (none of which you plan to eat). the person behind you at the checkout asks how you prepare the collard greens you're holding and you say that you haven't the slightest idea. - you have to explain to the lawncare company that you like dandelions in your yard. - you see absolutely nothing wrong with having every piece of furniture in your living room topped with cages while your lamp is on the floor, and you use a lapdesk because the desk itself holds your parrot toy box. - redecorating the house means finding a way to squeeze in another bird cage. - your garage contains extra cages, playstands, toys, but no car. - you've ever answered the phone with a parrot on your head. - you tell people on the phone, "I can't talk now; I've got a parrot on my head." - people overhearing your parrot discussions think you're talking about your date. - you drive around on recycling day looking for the biggest piles of newspaper to steal and feel guilty when people look out their windows and pity you. - you want world peace, to save the environment, a cure for aids and a better way to clean bird poo. - you have vases full of feathers instead of flowers. - you have 3 tv's and none of them are for you to use. - your cd collection contains opera, clasical, and speech lessons, none of which you listen to. - you havent owned an alarm clock in 10 years, but never get up late. - when your at Home Depot your busy dreaming about building new play areas. - you have no carpet in your house, anywhere. - you shower in the guest bathroom, because the master bath is too full of perches. - your friends come over for dinner and offer to make a salad, to which you reply "none of those vegetables are for humans!" - you havent taken a vacation in 10 years, and like it that way. - every room in your home is equipped with U.V. lighting. - your walls are lined with plexiglass, your celings are lined with plexiglass, and your floors are covered in plastic runners, and they are all still stained. - you have replaced your vaccum at least twice a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 OMG I can relate to a couple of the above:S ah well maybe more than a couple:unsure: Carolyn & Mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedyn Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 When speaking of my parrot Rigel in public, around strangers, I've learned to never say the phrase, "He and I were in the shower". B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 :blush: Yes most of the above apply here as well! Dont forget - on returning home you talk to the parrots before the children - you continually have bird poop on your clothes and don't notice - your tops have no zips or buttons anymore - at a restaurant you automaticaly put aside the mangetout and the brocolli before realising you're not home - you visit the baby food aisle in the supermarket when your youngest child is 10 - you examine toys to see if they would be suitable for a parrot - your mobile phone has buttons missing and beak marks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nims Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 - visit the baby aisle when you have NO CHILDREN. - spend time inspecting their poop daily - all your furniture has bite marks - your home is never free of feathers/dander great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 - you tend to absentmindedly make clicking and smooching noises and random whistles while you are otherwise occupied at work - you are often seen wearing only one earring, because you forgot to put the other one back in on the side where the parrot hangs out on your shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 - and right, Jim: I have learned not to say "When I was in the shower with Max this morning....":blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaxtersMom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 {Feel-good-0002006E} Too busy laughing. Oh it's sad but true isn't it???{Nature-0002009B} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 oh yeah I can relate. How your friend don;t call anymore because they can never hear you anyway with the noise the birds are making because they want to get you off the phone. Or your non bird friend are always wondering why you don't want to come out anymore because you don't want to leave your birds at home alone, and when you do go out all you can think about is getting back home to your birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 LOL - These are all GreYt!! We will soon have a very HUGE list of this. :-) - You return home and your wife/husband/companion says "You didn't go out in public with that poop running down your back, did You??" AWWWK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 When a friend visits with her todler and you accidentley call the baby charlie (parrots called charlie). when the head of the fruit and veg dept at the supermarket puts stuff away for your birds<br><br>Post edited by: she, at: 2008/09/30 21:53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 `When you strap your parrot's traveler carrier in the child's seat instead of your 2-year. or ~When you have two children seats--- one for the 2 year-old and one for your parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanibird Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Omigoodness! It sounds just like our house!!! Feathers, toys, perches, playstands and lots of joyful noise!!! Laninbird :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 - when you tell visitors at night to be quiet because the bird is sleeping... - when you spend more money on new bird toys, food, playstands etc than on clothing or food for yourself. - when you simply must log onto the grey forum to share the latest bird related exploits at your house and its the middle of the night. - when your boyfriend hears you talking in the other room and no longer yells out "what?? I can't hear you!" because he already knows you are talking to your other "significant" bird other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzzique Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 They are all so true!! {Feel-good-0002006E} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 They are arent they:laugh: Great idea Dan! - you spend 30 minutes preparing your parrots dinner and you serve the hubby a frozen microwavable dinner (I'm definitely guilty of this one:whistle: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Oh Siobhan, I've done that one too....our poor men, if only they had wings and feathers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Or if only our men ate raw chopped veggies and soaked pulses:laugh: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Yes, I can relate to the majority of these! How about creatively rooting through your junk drawer in search of new stuff for the bird to play with so he doesn't get bored? :silly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Tycos_mom wrote: Or your non bird friend are always wondering why you don't want to come out anymore because you don't want to leave your birds at home alone, and when you do go out all you can think about is getting back home to your birds. That's a big one for me!! Same with working...can't wait to come home and be with my little grey turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzenjen Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 My gosh, I can't stop laughing! I can relate to way too many of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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