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F*** Thr Nazis, Says Churchill's Parrot

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  1. Otto

    Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    A piece of the lighter side of WWII history:

    Jan 19 2004
    EXCLUSIVE
    By Bill Borrows

    She was at Winston Churchill's side during Britain's darkest hour. And now Charlie the parrot is 104 years old...and still cursing the Nazis...

    Read the full article here.

    [ 20. January 2004, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Otto ]
     
    Otto, Jan 20, 2004
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  2. BratwurstDimSum

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    Class!

    My inlaws (who are greek) hae a cockatoo who can not only curse in greek but can can trick the wife into thinking her husband is asking her to "cook some beans" for him [​IMG] :D
     
    BratwurstDimSum, Jan 21, 2004
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  3. Kai-Petri

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    Great story, Otto!

    It is interesting what all kinds of things turn up every now and then. A swearing WW2 parrot!

    ;)
     
    Kai-Petri, Jan 21, 2004
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  4. Ancient Fire

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    Very cool Otto, I also saw something about on AOL.
     
    Ancient Fire, Jan 27, 2004
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  5. Mahross

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    LOL - Wish hitler could have seen it. Being insulted by a bird. No i would have paid to that.
     
    Mahross, Jun 29, 2004
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  6. TheRedBaron

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    Interestingly enough the first recorded case of 'Shell-Shock' was a parrot on a French ship at Trafalgar. After the battle he would only ever say 'Boom'...
     
    TheRedBaron, Jun 29, 2004
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  7. Greenjacket

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    Aww.
     
    Greenjacket, Jul 9, 2004
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  8. Onthefield

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    Now that is something I could never understand...
    A bird going into shock ;)
     
    Onthefield, Jul 15, 2004
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  9. Onthefield

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    A bird going into shock... Bizarre!! :D
     
    Onthefield, Jul 15, 2004
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