Animals: Today, after months of teaching my parrot to speak, he finally...

By weep weep weep - 12/03/2012 03:04 - United States

Today, after months of teaching my parrot to speak, he finally demonstrated his abilities. I accidentally set off my smoke detector, and he's been wailing like a dying banshee ever since. FML

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By MacGrouber - 17/03/2011 00:12 - United States

Today, my bird learned to mimic my fire alarm. It proved it to me at 3 am. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/04/2019 00:00

Today, my bird learned how to mimic the fire alarm after my dad has been testing them for the last few months. He now enjoys sounding like a fire alarm anytime I turn the lights off with the other bird joining in. They live in my room. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/06/2013 20:07 - United States

Today, I returned home from a month long trip overseas to find that my bird sitter has trained my parrot to whisper, "You're going to die" in a sinister voice. FML

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By sweetie808 - 28/01/2016 08:39 - United States - Kailua Kona

Today, around 12 a.m., my pet parrot said a sentence I've never heard him say before. Usually this would be exciting, but considering he said, 'I killed the bird', and that one of my two love birds mysteriously died a few days ago, it's safe to say I'm now terrified. FML

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Enjoy the sirens

By Anonymous - 17/03/2023 04:00

Today, my parrot learned how to imitate my baby's crying. Now, every time the baby cries, the parrot joins in, and it sounds like a chorus of screaming. FML

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By margretlle - 26/04/2009 04:07 - United States

Today, I was walking in the kitchen with my parrot on my shoulder and my dog running around. Something freaked out my bird and she bit my ear and started flapping her wings in my face. Surprised, I took a step back, tripped over my dog, fell, hit my head on the stove, and got knocked unconscious. FML

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Freedom!

By Anonymous - 27/08/2024 20:00 - United States

Today, I was showing off my new pet bird to my friends over video chat. I opened the cage to demonstrate how friendly he was. Instead of perching on my finger like usual, he flew out the window. I spent the next hour chasing him around the neighborhood in my pajamas. FML

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Yummy

By EwwwwYuck - 03/08/2020 02:02

Today, I set my parrot in the bathroom while I cleaned his cage, thinking he would be safe there. He was in fact safe, but not so the used maxi pad he chewed up. FML

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By WhoNose - 06/11/2016 23:52

Today, the smoke detector in my bedroom malfunctioned and started going off while my cat was asleep on my shoulder. He panicked and deeply lacerated my nose with his claw as he ran off. Blood got everywhere, and to add insult to injury the unit has no removable battery and wouldn't turn off. FML

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Toxic wasteland

By Cinderella - This FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff

Today, my house was so dusty that when I started to clean it, the smoke detector went off. FML

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Monday 12 March 2012 5:35

Just make sure you never have sex around him.

haZzbin 0

Monday 12 March 2012 5:32

Could come in handy… if your house were to catch on fire and the alarm somehow didn't sense it

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Linkerdoodles 15

Monday 12 March 2012 14:18

I like OP's name :D

skyeyez9 24

Monday 12 March 2012 15:34

My friend's african Grey parrot imitates the sound of the neighbor's emphysema cough. Other interesting sounds he does: kitchen cabinet squeaks open, jackhammer noise (there was construction outSide of their apartment one summer), various lines from The Golden Girls show....something about St Olaf's.

skyeyez9 24

Monday 12 March 2012 15:40

For the longest time his bird would talk nonstop, but if you go into the living room Where the bird was, he would instantly stop talking and just stare at you. Then start back up when you leave the room.

geod69 8

Monday 12 March 2012 16:06

Wel at least you'll get that A now

shovelface1990 4

Monday 12 March 2012 18:09

I hate parrots.

hateevryone 14

Monday 12 March 2012 21:39

damn parrot

Hiphuray4peas 27

Monday 12 March 2012 22:20

Mine does that too. Particularly when he wants fresh water. Gotta love 'em, birds.... very likely (unless you use behavior modification techniques) your bird will continue to squawk like that until he no longer finds it rewarding, or he isn't able to squawk anymore.

sweetliferg 3

Tuesday 13 March 2012 1:04

Sounds like there are 2 FMLs here... 1 you can't cook 2 your parrot.

badactor009 0

Tuesday 13 March 2012 2:09

Parrots don't just learn words and other human sounds.Those damn things will imitate any noise they hear over and over. Had one that used to growl exactly like our dishwasher!