[Fwd: Christmas Parrot]

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May be offensive to the easily offended....LOL

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---------------------- Forwarded by Larry Bucklew/FT/EH_USA on 12/11/2000 10:13

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Heubel

12/11/2000 09:46 AM

Steve Tirado/FT/EH_USA@EH_USA, Sherry Nolen/FT/EH_USA@EH_USA, Kim

Eakles/FT/EH_USA@EH_USA, Larry Bucklew/FT/EH_USA@EH_USA

cc:

Subject: Christmas Parrot

One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet

shop looking for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife.

The shop owner suggested a parrot,named Chet, which could

sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the

perfect gift.

" How do I get him to sing? " The young man asked,

excitedly.

" Simply hold a lighted match directly under his feet, "

was the shop owner's reply. The shop owner held a match

under the bird's left foot, and Chet began to sing:

" Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! ... "

The shop owner then held another match under the

parrot's right foot.

Then Chet's tune changed, and the air was filled with:

" Silent Night, Holy Night... "

The young man was so impressed that he paid the shop-

keeper and ran home as quickly as he could with Chet

under his arm.

When the wife saw her gift she was overwhelmed. " How

beautiful! " She exclaimed, " Can he talk? "

" No, " the young man replied, " But he can sing. Let me

show you. " So the young man whipped out his lighter

and placed it under Chet's left foot, asthe shopkeeper

had shown him, and Chet crooned:

" Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!... "

The man then moved the lighter to Chet's right foot,

and out came:

" Silent Night. Holy Night... "

The wife, her face filled with curiosity, then asked,

" What if we hold the lighter between his legs? "

The man did not know. " Let's try it, " he answered,

eager to please his wife.

So they held the lighter between Chet's legs.

Chet twisted his face, cleared his throat, and the

little parrot sang out loudly,

" Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire " .

(You HAD to see that one coming!!!!)