What is wrong with us?

[Lynjupiter]

This was in my email and I had to share.
Lynda

Subject: What is the matter with you bird people?
>
> This is something you can send to all your
> non-parrot owning friends
> to help them understand you a little better.
>
> WHAT IS the matter with you parrot people?
> Because, let's face it, parrot people are weird.
> Now don't deny it
> or send me indignant notes about how normal you are
> - you're not
> fooling anyone. Think about it: When a normal person
> brings a pet
> such as a dog or a cat or a goldfish into their
> homes, they continue
> to lead normal lives. They socialize with other
> normal people, they
> continue to listen to the same types of music, read
> the same types
> of books, and eat the same types of foods as
> before. You, my parrot-
> afflicted friend, do not.
> So how odd are you? Let's make a list!
> • You are a scholar of psittacinism. You scour
> the Internet and
> bookstores for research material on parrots. You
> join discussion
> groups and share in agonizing detail each tiny
> movement of your
> parrot with other parrot owners, who then share a
> more-than-unusual
> interest in everyone else's parrot's poop. In fact,
> poop now
> occupies so much of your thought and free time that
> you have lost
> interest in politics, career, and IRA earnings.
> • You have begun avoiding normal people, because
> your parrot seems
> to have taken a dislike to normal people. This
> includes your spouse.
> When he (or she) walks into the same room as you
> and your bird,
> there is obvious resentment at the intrusion.
> However, you are
> trying to stop reacting this way.
> • You eat parrot food. That is, you have taken
> to eating the
> special healthy people food you fix for your
> parrot. It's so much
> easier than separately preparing the usual junk for
> yourself. This
> is, in general, a good thing. (Just remember to
> avoid the birdie
> bread you made with Harrison's.)
> • You have rearranged your furniture to
> accommodate your bird and
> future birds. If you are severely afflicted, you
> have bought a new
> house especially designed for parrotly needs,
> including vaulted
> ceilings, screened-in porches and rooms with drains
> in the floor.
> • You buy only healthy and interesting pet toys
> that cost the
> equivalent of two months' salary and can be
> destroyed by a beak in
> five minutes. You ask store clerks questions such
> as, "Is the dye on
> this wooden block human grade?" and "What types of
> chemicals were
> used to treat this suede strip?" and "Where can I
> find your organic,
> preservative-free unshelled imported almonds?"
> • You make your own bird toys. Sometimes you do
> this even when you
> can find bird toys you like. "My toys are cheaper to
> make, or more
> interesting," you tell yourself. And then you set up
> an Internet
> store or auction site to sell your toys. You use
> your other talents
> For the Good of Parrots. You make quilted cage
> covers, human
> clothing protectors, jewelry designed to be worn by
> humans and
> chewed on by parrots, paintings of parrots, key
> chains engraved with
> the parrot's name.
> Parrots are the dominant species on earth and they
> are simply using
> us to perpetuate their race and eventually take
> over. If you doubt
> that, just remember that it's the dominant creature
> who gets other
> creatures to take care of it. Think about all you
> do for your bird,
> the hours spent cleaning his cage, cleaning the
> floor, cleaning the
> food and water dishes, cleaning the bird toys,
> cooking food,
> cleaning the walls of said food, bandaging your skin
> from the latest
> nip. Then think about how you sit down exhausted and
> feel grateful
> and honored to look upon his pampered plumage and
> big dark eyes.
> This is not normal. You'll never see a dog person
> made misty by the
> beauty of their pet slowly lifting its leg.
> I say it's high time we parrot people reclaim our
> lives and save the
> human race from certain demise. Be strong - it won't
> be easy or done
> quickly, but by acting together we can thrive as a
> species again.
> I'll be right there with you, just as soon as I
> finish sewing this
> bird cosey and taking the pellet casserole out of
> the oven.
>

[Tiki]

Lynda, I am sure there aren't any of those weird parrot people around here! We are all perfectly normal!

And BTW, that is not a quaker necklace in my profile pic. OK, gotta get back to EBay to find more toys for my babies!

[Casa Amazona]

Where would a person get such odd ideas? I've never met anyone with such an affliction. It must be simply terrible to live that way.

... If anyone know where I can find organic, preservative-free, unshelled imported almonds please send me a PM. That's the only kind served at Casa Amazona.

[kathleen]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, you guys are funny.

[David S]

And so what's not normal about all of that???????

[volvobirds]

I have it on good authority that we are perfectly normal here. Jasper and Peaches told me so.

[Alika]

Oh, dear.

We are a bunch of weirdos, aren't we? I think I just realized why nobody comes to visit anymore ;)

[The Outlaw]

Excuse me, what's wrong with THEM

[Jer]

Originally Posted by Alika

Oh, dear.

We are a bunch of weirdos, aren't we? I think I just realized why nobody comes to visit anymore ;)

Agreed Alika,
I never have company anymore either, and my house use to be the neighborhood bbq spot.........

[Regina U.]

What is wrong with us?????


Regina