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| A little old lady went into a pet shop and saw a lovely-looking parrot. "I would like to buy that handsome bird, please," she said to the owner. "Oh you don't want 1______," the man replied. "He uses some pretty terrible 2______. Why don't you get a puppy or a cat?" "I want that parrot!" the woman insisted, and proceeded to put her money 3______ the counter. The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale. When the woman returned home, she started playing with her new friend. She was petting him and poking at his feathers when all of a sudden he 4______ (start) swearing a blue streak. The woman was so shocked 5______ she grabbed the parrot and stuck him in the refrigerator. When she took the shivering bird out 6______ (late), she warned him that every time he used bad language he'd be put back 7______ it was cold. The parrot's behavior was pretty good for 8______ couple of days, but then one morning while the cat was putting her paw through his cage, he got 9______ (real) mad and started cursing again. This time the woman grabbed the 10______ and stuck him in the freezer. As he sat there shivering and looking around, he saw a frozen turkey right next to him. "Egad!" squawked the parrot. "What did you say?" |