Joke - Like an Old Salt...

This is the second posting of this joke. I try not to post jokes twice, but this is one
of my favorites and its original posting was a long time ago. My dad has a second
stent operation today. I will let you all know how he fares. Thanks for your
prayers. Val =)


Like An Old Salt

There's this fella with a parrot. And this parrot swears like an old salt, I mean he's a pistol. He
can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. Trouble is, the guy who owns
him is a quiet, conservative type, and the bird's foul mouth is driving him nuts.

One day, it just gets to be too much and the guy grabs the bird by the throat, shakes him
really hard, and yells, "QUIT IT!" But this just makes the bird mad and he swears more
than ever.

Then the guy gets angry and says, "OK for you," and locks the bird in a kitchen cabinet. This
really aggravates the bird and he claws and scratches, and when the guy finally lets him out,
the bird cuts loose with a stream of vulgarities that would make a sailor blush.

At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer. For the first few
seconds there is a terrible din. The bird kicks and claws and thrashes. Then it suddenly gets
very quiet.

At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt. After a couple
of minutes of silence, he's so worried that he opens up the freezer door.

The bird meekly climbs onto the man's outstretched arm and says, "Awfully sorry about the
trouble I gave you. I'll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on."

The man is astounded and amazed at the transformation that has come over the parrot.
Then the parrot says, "By the way, what did the CHICKEN DO?"