This cannot be real - a parrot that communicates in English. According to the BBC, N’kisi the parrot has a vocabulary of 950 words, uses grammar correctly and has a sense of humour.
From the article:
When he first met Dr Jane Goodall, the renowned chimpanzee expert, after seeing her in a picture with apes, N’kisi said: “Got a chimp?”
He appears to fancy himself as a humourist. When another parrot hung upside down from its perch, he commented: “You got to put this bird on the camera.”
This raises a lot of questions. How many parrots are there like N’kisi? Are they plotting against us? Do they have blogs? How would you tell if a blog was written by a parrot?
A couple of questions for those of you who have blogs:
- Are you a parrot?
- Are you in league with parrots?
Nominate blogs that are likely to be written by parrots by leaving a comment.
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May 2, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Robert Hruzek
This cannot be real - a parrot that communicates in English. According to the BBC, N’kisi the parrot has a vocabulary of 950 words, uses grammar correctly and has a sense of humour.
From the article:
When he first met Dr Jane Goodall, the renowned chimpanzee expert, after seeing her in a picture with apes, N’kisi said: “Got a chimp?”
He appears to fancy himself as a humourist. When another parrot hung upside down from its perch, he commented: “You got to put this bird on the camera.”
This raises a lot of questions. How many parrots are there like N’kisi? Are they plotting against us? Do they have blogs? How would you tell if a blog was written by a parrot?
A couple of questions for those of you who have blogs:
Are you a parrot?
Are you in league with parrots?
Nominate blogs that are likely to be written by parrots by leaving a comment.
(No, I am NOT a parrot! I am a Macaw! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-!)
May 3, 2007 at 3:50 am
grampa
I’m a parrot, trained by Stalin, beloved of Trotsky and I will all of you pay.
May 3, 2007 at 3:51 am
grampa
That’s I will MAKE all of you pay.
You try typing with wings, b*tch.
May 3, 2007 at 4:45 am
Markk
*** SQUAAAWWWK ***
May 3, 2007 at 5:09 am
Markk
Robert: Are you a Macaw, or are you from Macau? Or are you a Macaw from Macau?
Grampa, try typing with your beak instead.
May 3, 2007 at 10:24 am
themolk
The whole thing makes me itchy under my tailfeathers.
May 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
Markk
*** AAARK AAARRK ***
May 3, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Robert Hruzek
I’m a REAL Macaw. From Macao. No relation to Lauren Bacall. Who lived at the mall. Y’all.