The Parrot and the Chicken, The Frog and the Figurine
Here is your smile for the day .....

David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least rude. David tried hard to change the bird's attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, anything he could think of to try andset a good example...

Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird got worse. He shook the bird and the bird got more angry and more rude.

Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer.For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking, and screaming - then suddenly there was quiet.

David was frightened that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's extended arm and said: "I'm sorry that I might have offended you with my language and action and I ask your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behavior."

David was astonished at the bird's change in attitude and was about to ask what had made such a dramatic change when the parrot continued:

May I ask what the chicken did?"

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This frog was really down on his luck. All he had left in the world was this little ceramic figurine his mother had willed him when she croaked. He decided he'd go to the bank and get a loan so he could improve his lot in life. He wrapped up the figurine and hopped on down to the local bank. When he got to the bank, the bank receptionist directed him to a loan officer by the name of Mr Paddywack. Mr Paddywack took one look at the frog and knew his day was ruined. "Ok, he said, what can I do for you?" "Well, I'd like a small loan," the frog said, "so I can get back on my feet." "We don't usually lend money to frogs," Paddywack said. "Do you have anything in the way of collateral?" The frog held up the figurine and said, "Well, I have this." Paddywack rolled his eyes and said, "I'm going to have to ask my manager." He went to find the manager, and told him, "You're not going to believe this. There's this frog out here, who wants money. He has this figurine for collateral. Have you ever heard of something so dumb?" The manager scowled at him and said, "For God's sake, it's a knickknack, Paddywack. Give the frog a loan!"