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- inactive, on 05/22/2008, -2/+205Even a PARROT knows better than to talk to the cops!
- MrBabyMan, on 05/22/2008, -5/+147P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
- inactive, on 05/22/2008, -4/+112If only we could train our kids this well. Too many young kids don't know their address and phone number.
- lpxxfaintxx2, on 05/22/2008, -0/+102"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored me."
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Cop - 0 - inactive, on 05/22/2008, -2/+65How the bird said, "Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," I will never understand.
- ZeroOrDie, on 05/22/2008, -0/+59Parrots are awesome.
- jamesotis, on 05/22/2008, -3/+57And its already been shown that an African Gray like Yosuke knew exactly what he was saying.
- jaybol, on 05/22/2008, -1/+55this is better than a drunk man can do when lost
- lhbaker, on 05/22/2008, -5/+53They were waterboarding the parrot. It would have said anything.
- venuspcs, on 05/22/2008, -1/+30I used to have two African Greys in an atrium right out side my bedroom windows. I would often leave the TV on in the Florida room and let them watch tv......baaaaaaaaad mistake I tell ya.........every night them ***** would cuss each other out all damn night long.....it was hilarious at first, but then it became a real pain in the ass.....and I mean they where good at it too.....made perfect sense and it didn't matter who said what the other would respond exactly accordingly. There was also a Peach Malucan (can't remember how to spell it) that was in the atrium with them.....he would sit and listen and about every half our tell them both to "SHUT THE ***** UP".....absolutely priceless.
- elizabethb221, on 05/22/2008, -0/+28I had an African Gray when I was little.
He would reenact my sister and her phone conversations. "beep beep beep beep beep beep beep...hello? Hey! How's it goin'?..." and so forth.
He would also say my dog's name like we would when we were calling her in from outside.
It was amazing. - MikeFallopian, on 05/22/2008, -2/+28Snitches don't get no crackers.
- fearofsociety, on 05/22/2008, -1/+25Nice. Give that bird a cracker.
- punkcat, on 05/22/2008, -5/+29why are you asking kids for their numbers? perv
- EmperorBeld, on 05/22/2008, -0/+22I'd love to see a Japanese speaking parrot.
- identitymatrix, on 05/22/2008, -0/+19maybe your parrot doesn't like saying acronyms.
- scyther, on 05/22/2008, -4/+22Dugg simply for the Finding Nemo allusion. Brilliance, man. Brilliance.
- Ikulus, on 05/22/2008, -0/+15It's just sounds. The bird repeats the sounds taught by its master.
I'm sure you could do the same with enough crackers. - inactive, on 05/22/2008, -0/+14Who is your daddy and what does he do?
- sovereign3, on 05/22/2008, -2/+16I'm going to assume the bird was speaking in Japanese. A quick note about the language; there are no verb inflections based on the subject of the sentence. Therefore, "I am Yosuke Nakamura" could be expressed the same way as "He is Yosuke Nakamura."
I mention this because I'm sure the bird isn't self-aware enough to know how to refer to itself. It was probably taught how to say something to the equivalent of "[Someone] is Yosuke Nakamura." Not to diminish the talent of this bird, but just a linguistic characteristic that should be mentioned. - WoollyMittens, on 05/22/2008, -0/+13Your kids catch cops on roofs?
- ellealle, on 05/22/2008, -0/+13How is saying 'Yosuke Nakamura' more difficult than saying "i'm a pretty boy" or "Polly want a cracker"? Why would Japanese be harder for a bird than English?
- ronaldmonster, on 05/22/2008, -0/+13I can't even get my parrot to say hello, wtf!
- 76Cents, on 05/22/2008, -3/+13the police tried to catch the parrot riding dirty.... but the parrot knew its constitutional rights
- alexlinebrink, on 05/22/2008, -0/+10I don't know about you, but I always tell kids not to talk to cops.
Especially if they catch 'em on someone else's roof. - Kallstar, on 05/22/2008, -0/+10That parrots certainly not going to fall for the old good cop bad cop routine.
- ItsMyWii, on 05/22/2008, -0/+9I just pictured that happening...it was so wrong on so many levels.
- alexlinebrink, on 05/22/2008, -0/+9Kudos to the vet --- I'm not so sure I'd be confident enough to tell anyone if I thought a bird told me it's name and address.
- wontstoptalking, on 05/22/2008, -0/+8Octogenarians FTW!
- mal1964, on 05/22/2008, -0/+8An African Gray has a larger vocabulary than i do.
- Todamont, on 05/22/2008, -0/+7My mccaw quacks like a duck when he's happy, I think he's having an identity crisis.
- jutendouji, on 05/22/2008, -4/+11Dugg for the very same reason. You win, sir.
- Exbzurq, on 05/22/2008, -0/+6I wish I had a parrot
- solidus636, on 05/22/2008, -0/+6Well, most kids.
- LZeppelinJ0, on 05/22/2008, -0/+6This could be used as a perfect opportunity to hold a Parrot hostage for a pretty penny.
- alexlinebrink, on 05/22/2008, -0/+6Haha, too bad this bird didn't take after your Malucan with the cops :)
- bstew22, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5what did you let them watch!? ...or yet, at least it wasn't porno. can you imagine that?
wife: "honey...the neighbors are at it again, that's 5 times this WEEK, how come we aren't like that?"
husband: "it's just the birds darling, juust the biirds"
wife: "you ALWAYS say that!" - WoollyMittens, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5The image in your head can't have been worse than seeing a duck upside down?
- DeskFlyer, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5Here's one that can say hi in 20 different languages, including Japanese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZo7mc-WFQE
- Nerys, on 05/22/2008, -1/+6I was thinking exactly the same thing. Smart bird. (not trusting the cops) :-) hehe
- KableKiB, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5I wish I had a parrot
- inactive, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5At least he didn't sing to the cops. I hate stoolies.
- Syric, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4If the parrot just said "Yosuke Nakamura da", it could be either. "Da" (or "desu") is the verb "to be", which doesn't conjugate, so it could mean "(I) am" or "(he) is" depending on the context.
- WoollyMittens, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4Parrots are delicious.
- Dilz, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4Japanese has few diphthongs, so it should be easier (or less confusing) for bird to learn than our (assuming SAE as L1) mutt language with some of the wackiest vowels around. However, a bird might excel at identifying and producing vowels, dunno, I'm not a bird and I don't know any well enough to ask them. Mr. Nakamura, care to elaborate on the subject?
Consonants on the other hand, hmm... - charlietuna, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4NYC cops would say "***** it, that's the ASPCA's job" and leave the parrot on the street.
- omenmedia, on 05/22/2008, -1/+5My God that novel sucked... usually I like Crichton's work, but Next was absolute trash. Convulted, too many characters, boring plot lines, cliched, and in some parts, even though sci-fi, just a bit too "unbelievable". Plus he put in a minor character who was a child rapist with the same name as a journalist who criticised him previously. Now that's just low.
- alexlinebrink, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4"while police searched for clues"?
Cracker trails, perhaps? - HotBaconSauce, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4I wish you guys had parrots.
- sockpuppets, on 05/22/2008, -5/+9I remember telling a taxi driver I was staying at the hilton hyatt once. Boy, those were strong drinks.
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