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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67990806
Jan 23, 2024 7:31 AM
sirbinlid
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67990806
fmrandom
So the parrots found a way not to be on display :-)
xstickman
I was at a place that had parrots (a gardens thing) a while back and I somehow completely forgot that they could speak, so when one said hello to me it absolutely fucked me up
BuckinCrazy
Idiots, they'll now have ALL parrots swearing. Plus tell Grandma it's the future
temotodochi
Why is this even an issue? Seriously? Swearing birds? So fucking what? Does someone really take that personally? WTF?
SeaJaySail
They'll teach the other parrots to swear, seen it happen before.
TZO2k15
Yeah, it's pretty short-sighted to ASSume that the parrots would replace their swearing, no, it's more likely that they'll teach their new words to the flock, as well as lean new words from the flock…
stingingnettlegurlL7
Parrots live to be 100 years old. I think they should simply lean into this and ask that visitors sign a waver that they will not encourage the parrots learning more swear words.
porcubot
Build new aviary. Build adults-only bar in the aviary. Fill aviary with swearing parrots. Rake in profits.
I want to enjoy a nice porter while a hundred African Greys tell me to go fuck myself
JTechnopotheosis
Alternative plan: acknowledge that cultural taboos around arbitrary mouth noises are dumb, and stop accomidating people who react to them.
RawSugarPackage
Give us the Swearing Parrot bar! Adults will enjoy this fully :)
oldguyexlurker
Just to be clear... the behavior which the humans found objectionable was TAUGHT to the parrots by humans. It's not the parrots who should be isolated, punished, or have their behavior modified as a result. If you don't want parrots to imitate humans swearing, enforce a hefty fine for swearing in their presence. On the other hand... who gives a fuck?
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Honestly I'm more interested in visiting parrots who swears and throws slurs than regular parrots.
graehall
Honestly, let them swear, and let that become a reason people visit and fund the place and fund the care & research of animals
Tyrann01
My friend's grandmother has an African Gray. Speaks a bit of English, but mostly Gujarati....and so does the parrot.
taez555
DClaub88
This would be an attraction so I would leave them be.
VindictiveBathToaster
Just make an 18+ beer garden and put the swearing parrots in there. People would pay to eat a nice meal while being told to fuck of by a flock of birds.
boozz
I find it fascinating that I learn most of my English swearwords from US series & movies, originating from a country where they put signs up to warn for swearing parrots.
GuyGordon
"Dilute" Is that like 'Liquidating'?
onepieceofgumleft
KaJuN
Fuckin round corners
psmith00
it depends on how the audience reacts. the parrots are looking for attention and will use whatever sounds will cause people to engage with them. you want to stop the swearing you have to get the people to not react or turn away when it happens. the parrots will learn that swearing doesn't get them what they want. but, dang, swearing parrots are just too cute, though, aren't they?
NekoKamiGuru
African Grey have a good chance of actually understanding most of the words they use and can actually parse simple sentences to communicate.
TyrannusEquus
They will b9t stop swearing, this is the attraction now. I have one and her vocabulary memory is very long
unluckyandbored
It's not gonna work. Now you're gonna have an entire flock of swearing birds.
Violaquin
BrigidtheMechLady
What a fuckin' legend
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Need to start playing recordings of other words and sounds when closed to visitors.
Chawzilla
I don't know how to feel about this. I kinda really, super duper wanna go to the aviary where all the parrots constantly tell me to go fuck myself.
unluckyandbored
I wanna hang out with the swear birds.
OliverOtter
A lot of it is imagination. We had a cockatoo who had to be removed from her exhibit and be housed in the back area, due to complaints she was telling people, "Fuck you!" She was saying, "Love you!" She likely didn't know what either phrase meant. "Love you!" was just a sound she'd picked up from a former owner or zoo guest or something.
KaJuN
Like a Call of Duty lobby with birds.
PutItInNeutral
Parrots shouldn't be shamed for swearing. They should be celebrated!
CrisprCAS
100 Swearing Parrots would be a great name for an acapella group
flavivsaetivs
The 100 Gecs Ska Cover Band
stayingalive4life
Have them sing sea shanties.
FallenJester
There was a metal or hardcore band called Hatebeak that was fronted by a cockatoo. Wonder if they need any more vocals?
bophodese
Or the end of a really, really, really long version of the 12 days of Christmas
RoutemasterFlash
In my head they're like a cross between A Flock Of Seagulls and 1,000 Homo DJ's.
SeaJaySail
Just wrote the song, you get half the royalties.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
I've got the choreography
RummageSaleBubbler
@BotDrawA A cappella group called the "100 Swearing Parrots"
BotDrawA
@RummageSaleBubbler Here's your drawing of a "A cappella group called the "100 Swearing Parrots""
BotDrawA
@RummageSaleBubbler Here's your (experimental extra) drawing of a "A cappella group called the "100 Swearing Parrots", eating a loco moco"
tesseract4d2
Nah, a Grunge Punk Pirate Shanty group. Akin to The Dreadnoughts
Grudgebearingmidget
"100 Cocky copycats" boom. I'll have my resume as your band's PR rep in the hour.