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Show Bloomin' Parrot Was Passing Its Lesson On Bert had spent hours trying to teach his parrot to say "Hello, Uncle," ready for the visit of hij wealthy relative. Uncle came the parrot was dumb. Bert seized the bird by ths throat. "Say 'Hello, Uncle,' or I'll wring your bloomin' neck," ht roared. And when silence continued ha twisted the bird's neck and threw li into the fowl pen. Queer squawks drew him to ths fowl pen next morning. On tha ground were three dead hens. Tha parrot had a fourth by the neck, shaking him and shouting: "Say, 'Hello, Uncle,' or I'll wring your bloomin' neck." |