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From: gp@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Parrot Paranoia--Sorry to disappoint you, but we're bored...
Message-ID: <495@picuxa.UUCP>
Date: 1 Mar 88 14:18:44 GMT
References: <1988Feb25.145536.3854@utzoo.uucp> <4369@aw.sei.cmu.edu>
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Keywords: parrots
Summary: WHAT!!!

In article <4369@aw.sei.cmu.edu>, ceb@sei.cmu.edu (Carolyn Bissell) writes:
> time and energy in establishing our friendship and communication.  When
> he says 'hi there' or 'water' or 'scratch' or 'window' or 'pretty good, 
> huh?' he knows exactly what he means and uses the words accordingly.

	< Followed by miscellaneous ramblings of how her bird emotes >

Is this for real?  Can it be that parrots can not only speak like humans
but ALSO _UNDERSTAND_ WHAT THEY ARE SAYING!!!  Maybe we can send a parrot
to the moon, not as a test animal, but as an astronaut!  Hell, maybe he can
run for President!!


Greg Pasquariello
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