Rhode Island city drops fine for allegedly foul-mouthed cockatoo

[douglas9]

(Reuters) - A Rhode Island city has dropped its case against a woman who was fined $15 for violating a noise ordinance after her pet cockatoo allegedly swore at her ex-husband's girlfriend, who lived with him next door, a lawyer said on Wednesday.

Warwick Municipal Court fined Lynne Taylor in September following a series of complaints from the neighbor over noise from the parrot and other offenses, said Taylor's lawyer, Stephen Peltier.

The bird allegedly used salty language to refer to the neighbor, but Peltier said the bird was merely saying "knock it off," and that the noise ordinance was unconstitutional because it was highly subjective and intended for cases of dog-barking.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/us-usa-odd-cursingbird-idUSBRE92Q0SM20130327?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

[OriginalGeek]

1. My son and DIL just got a parrot

from friends that moved overseas and couldn't take the bird with them.

It says "What's up doc?" but the first couple days they had it they could have sworn it was saying "What the fuck?"

which is infinitely funnier to me so whenever I go over there I encourage the latter.

[Downwinder]

3. Grays have a sense of humor and like to tease.

[In_The_Wind]

2. .Pookie forgot how to talk.

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