以下は友人から頂いた収穫感謝祭用のジョークです。 エンジョイ！！
BAD Parrot
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary.
Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.
For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed.
Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out
onto John's outstretched arm and said:
"I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions.
I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend
to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude.
As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior,
the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
編集長の簡単な省略訳
言う事を聞かない悪いオウムに手を焼いた飼い主が、そのオウムを収穫感謝祭用の七面鳥が入っている冷蔵庫に入れたら突然おとなしくなった。死んでしまったかと慌てた飼い主がオウムを冷蔵庫から出すと、すっかり大人しくなったオウム曰く、、「（羽をむしられて丸焼きにされた）七面鳥は何をしたの？」
収穫感謝祭用、おめでとう！！
BAD Parrot
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary.
Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.
For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed.
Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out
onto John's outstretched arm and said:
"I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions.
I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend
to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude.
As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior,
the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
編集長の簡単な省略訳
言う事を聞かない悪いオウムに手を焼いた飼い主が、そのオウムを収穫感謝祭用の七面鳥が入っている冷蔵庫に入れたら突然おとなしくなった。死んでしまったかと慌てた飼い主がオウムを冷蔵庫から出すと、すっかり大人しくなったオウム曰く、、「（羽をむしられて丸焼きにされた）七面鳥は何をしたの？」
収穫感謝祭用、おめでとう！！