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
>>ruder. 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 arms 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 continued, "May I ask what the turkey 
did?"