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“Yes.”
“What?”
“He gasped ‘Don’t they have any food down at that
store?’”
COSTLY PARROT A Policeman Testifies in
Court
One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bid
on an exotic parrot. He really wanted this bird, so he got
caught up in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept
getting outbid, so he bid higher and higher and higher.
Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won Q: “Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene?”
the bid. The fine bird was finally his! As he was paying A: “No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching
for the parrot, he said to the Auctioneer, “I sure hope this the description of the offender, running several blocks away.”
parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, Q: “Officer -- who provided this description?”
only to find out that he can’t talk!” A: “The officer who responded to the scene.”
“Don’t worry,” said the Auctioneer, “He can talk. Who do Q: “A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called
you think kept bidding against you?” offender.
Do you trust your fellow officers?”
SMART PARROT A: “Yes, sir. With my life.”
Q: “With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you
A guy goes to a pet shop to buy a parrot. There he have a room where you change your clothes in preparation
sees a parrot with a red string tied to its left leg and a for your daily duties?”
green string tied to it’s right leg. He asks the owner the A: “Yes sir, we do!”
significance of the strings. Q: “And do you have a locker in the room?”
“Well, this is a highly trained parrot. If you pull the red A: “Yes sir, I do.”
string he speaks French; if you pull the green string he Q: “And do you have a lock on your locker?”
speaks German,” replies the shop keeper. A: “Yes sir.”
“And what happens if I pull both the strings?” our curious
shopper inquires.
“I fall off my perch you fool!!” screeches the parrot.
Q: “Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers
with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a
room you share with these same officers?”
A: “You see, sir -- we share the building with the court
complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk
through that room.”
The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was
called.
The officer on the stand has been nominated for this year’s
“Best Comeback” Line -- I think he’ll win
