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Walter And Pepperoni
11 February 2010, 19:01
SaeedWalter And Pepperoni
Walter has a sweet tooth, and as walked into our kitchen, he saw my wife and daughter preparing some cookies. He then noticed that the mixxing ball had something in it, so he proceeded to eat it.
Pepperoni, one of our parrots, decided to hitch a ride on his shoulder.
Pepperoni is very clever. She can say about a 100 words.
11 February 2010, 22:02
Use Enough GunWhat words does she say about Walter?
11 February 2010, 22:24
L. David KeithProbably "Walter wanna cracker?"
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12 February 2010, 00:39
collectorI find it amusing that Walter came armed to your house packing his leatherman as his side arm
12 February 2010, 02:44
Michael RobinsonSaeed, the last time I played around with a parrot like yours, he nearly bit a chunk out of my finger.
I hope for the sake of Walter's ears that yours is a lot tamer!
Mike
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12 February 2010, 09:14
CanuckGreat pics!!
Saeed, how does a parrott end up with a name like Pepperoni?
Cheers,
Chris
12 February 2010, 10:14
JBoutfishnSaeed, you have left out the most important thing concerning this post! What kind of cookies?
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12 February 2010, 10:14
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by Canuck:
Great pics!!
Saeed, how does a parrott end up with a name like Pepperoni?
Cheers,
Chris
We have another one called Salami too.
12 February 2010, 11:01
Kamo GariStupid bird. Anyone can see that Walter doesn't have enough hair to make a decent nest out of...
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12 February 2010, 13:46
zhabatell the truth Saeed, the bird is instructing Walter if it knows 100 words
12 February 2010, 17:32
ddrhookgood to see Walter has a friend. BUT does the bird Fart on command???
or dress like king ogaboga??
14 February 2010, 06:10
Canuckquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by Canuck:
Great pics!!
Saeed, how does a parrott end up with a name like Pepperoni?
Cheers,
Chris
We have another one called Salami too.
LOL.
We raised a pig named "Pork Chop" once.
Not nearly as original as a parrot named Pepperoni though.
14 February 2010, 08:10
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by ddrhook:
good to see Walter has a friend. BUT does the bird Fart on command???
or dress like king ogaboga??
Actually, this bird is very clever. Sometimes we think too clever by half!
Pepperoni likes me to chew nuts for him as he sits on my shoulder, and he eats them straight from my mouth. He does it like chicks do by knocking on their parents beak in tne nest.
He also likes to drink Coke.
The funny part is we know what he wants, because he tells us in his own language.
He makes clicking noise - like breaking a pisacho from its shell, when he wants nuts.
And he burbs when he wants a coke!
Pe3pperoni and Salami live in a big cage on our veranda by the kitchen. And we normally have our meals in the kitchen. We leave the door open to the veranda, and both birds carry on a continuous conversation they have us and our guests in fits of laughter.
It really is much better than any dinner music I have heard at the best restaurants.
Last night we had friends from Sweden here for dinner. And of course Pepperoni and Salami did their bits to entertain everyone.
We got Pepperoni out of his cage, and he sat on the table next to me. After I gave him some nuts, he looked at me and made a very loud burb!
Our guests burst out laughing, as I went and got Pepsi to share with him.
As I turn the lights out at night, he says "night night, sleep well! Daddy loves you!"
Another trick they have is they have memorised the different rings of different phones people use. And they make those sounds so well, whoever's phone the sound is, they pull it out to find it wasn't ringing.
14 February 2010, 09:56
Mike_DettorreThat's a riot...
I like the blue tile and the gray counter top with blonde cabinets
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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
14 February 2010, 18:31
RIPObviously, the parrots are smarter and better trained than Walter.
Burping instead of farting at the table is more socially acceptable, even an honor to the host, in some lands.
