Giving Them the Bird
Okay, today’s weekend kickoff story comes to us from Brazil.
In this country, drug dealers often have dogs as a deterrent to police raids. Not in Brazil. A parrot almost foiled a police raid on some drug dealers.
When the green-and-white bird spotted officers Tuesday at its owners’ Teresina home, the parrot squawked “Mama, Police!” in Portuguese, according to the local outlet Oliberal.com.
Despite the bird’s efforts to tip off the owners, a man and woman were arrested, the outlet reports. Drugs, including crack and marijuana, were also found at the property as well as large amounts of money.
Police have reason to believe the parrot was trained to report police in the area. The bird, who reportedly has no name, hasn’t been saying much since he was taken into custody. He’s been transferred to a zoo since there’s no law about singing like a canary in Brazil.
Thanks to Jaime for the heads up.
Never say anything in front of a parrot or a toddler that you wouldn’t wish to hear repeated loud and constant. That parrot deserves a name – Rudy G.
Here’s some more fun with animals for cat lovers: https://www.wonkette.com/scientists-say-that-cats-know-their-names-let-me-repeat-that-cats-know-their-names-and-this-is-how-planet-of-the-cats-begins
1at first I thought this was in reference to these thuglican judges essentially giving the 1st amendment the bird but this was much better.
https://thinkprogress.org/gop-judges-bizarre-case-black-lives-matter-deray-mckesson-c5f05ea377ca/
Some times things are meant to be literal.
2i.e.Freud Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Sometimes a bird is just a bird.
Where can I get one of them parrots?
3that bird wasn’t much of a watch dog. The national language in Brazil is Portuguese. Now, if bye had said the same thing in French . . .
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