Singlestack Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 As I was sitting at my PC this morning, I heard in the living room the sound of a gun come out of a holster and then the distinct sound of a hammer drop. I was home alone so all of the alarm bells went off in my head. I got up and peeked into the living room to find no one was there except my African Grey Parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 *laugh* that is awesome! According to my music teachers of old .. the amount of time spent practicing is always between pathetic and not enough =) Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 He has been doing it all morning. I can even hear the safety go off and the recocking of the hammer. The hammer drop sounds so real its erie... He's got the timing down too. I'm glad I have not been using the timer in the living room. I'm not complaining here. This is WAY better than screaming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 John, That is killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I know it's true because the nature shows ran a piece about the wild birds that now make the exact sound of a 35 mm camera clicking followed by the whirr of the motor winding the film. Absolutely eerie to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 Come-on!! Are you serious? No way?!?!?!!!? ...?...!..?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 My ex-girlfriend had a Blue-front Amazon. She and her parents were eating pizza one day. The bird is hanging off the edge of the cage, trying to get as close to the table as possible...in a nice little begging voice, the bird says, "...Is it good". The African Greys are supposed to be the most prolific mimics/talkers. Pretty cool that John's picked up the dry-fire. I am happy for him that it didn't pick up on the BEEEEEP! Before anyone runs out and buys a parrot though...imagine having a two-year-old kid for the next fifty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midvalleyshooter Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 This is funny because we have an african grey to. She also mimics all the various clicking and clacking of dryfiring. A few years ago I had taught the bird to wolf whistle. So one day while I working in the yard, my very pregnant wife comes out to "supervise". At this moment a female neighbor is walking by wearing "bike" shorts. The bird whistles through the open screen door the instant the neighbor is right in front of me. my wife and I smile, thinking "OH cute bird". Then I look to see the neighbor walking stiffly away with her nose in the air. To this day the neighbor thinks I am a perv. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted April 19, 2002 Author Share Posted April 19, 2002 Quote: from TDean on 11:11 pm on April 18, 2002 Come-on!! Are you serious? No way?!?!?!!!? ...?...!..?.. WAY! lol African Greys are extremely intelligent. Too smart for thier own good. Flex said: "Before anyone runs out and buys a parrot though...imagine having a two-year-old kid for the next fifty years." Truer words were never said! The purchase of a Parrot is a lifelong commitmant. I will have to will mine to someone. I have 6 birds and they all talk except for one. The Grey is the best by far. He comes up with something new about once a week. We have to be careful how we talk in my house..... About 2 weeks ago, we had a couple over for some cards. The Grey was really interested in what we were doing and stretching out as far as he could from his cage and watching. The couple was laughing at him and I turned to see what he was doing. As our eyes met he said: Whatch y'all doin? We all had a good laugh on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 John, just for kicks you should take him to the range sometime. Shooter ready? roc.... Stand By! B-BAM, B-BAM , B-BAM.......... in a couple of weeks he could be doing a sub five El Prez complete with turn and reload. Reminds me of a joke about a parrot with no legs....hehehe. But I ain't going to tell it. :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted April 20, 2002 Author Share Posted April 20, 2002 LMAO @ BD I just had a visual of a Parrot with ear protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake32 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 thats some funny stuff. never heard of anything like it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 John, just for kicks you should take him to the range sometime. Shooter ready? roc.... Stand By! B-BAM, B-BAM , B-BAM.......... in a couple of weeks he could be doing a sub five El Prez complete with turn and reload. Reminds me of a joke about a parrot with no legs....hehehe. But I ain't going to tell it. :0 Only problem is it would be, " ready?", "Standby", "BEEEEEP", BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM, reload, BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM. Then in 3-5 seconds it would start all over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 This thread is useless without audio files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 That is pretty funny stuff !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle O Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) Thats the coolest thing I've heard in awhile. -edit: read in a while. Edited October 16, 2010 by Kyle O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Guy Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 My mother in law had an African Grey, and it talked up a storm and was mean as a snake. A mean snake, at that. After she passed away (emphysema, don't smoke, kids) the bird (which figured prominently in her will) was bequeathed to my sister in law. For the first week or so after she got him, he didn't speak at all, which I guess is common when their circumstances change radically. About a week into having him, she calls my wife, her sister, completely terrified and out of her mind with horror; turns out the bird had started coughing and clearing its throat, then groaning, in a precise and perfect imitation of my (now deceased) mother in law. My sister went over, and came back nearly shaking with fright. She said it was a near to a ghost as anyone could imagine.... I'd be glad of the dry-firing!! Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 It would be cool if you could get him to R/O you for dryfire drills. Shooter ready? Stand by---BEEP! You'll have to worry if he starts DQ'ing you though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyburg Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Try and video him sometime and post it. That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 He has been doing it all morning. I can even hear the safety go off and the recocking of the hammer. The hammer drop sounds so real its erie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkjeepxj Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 We definitly need video of this!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Try and video him sometime and post it. That would be cool. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Try and video him sometime and post it. That would be cool. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Thanks for the laugh! That was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMV Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Too funny. My German Shep follows me everywhere...If we are in the basement and I start strapping on my rig, he drops his head and slowly walks upstairs because he knows I wont let him stay down there while I am dryfiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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