My daughter found herself in possession of a Macaw. We kept it for one year.
The only positive from my end of the experience is a I did not go to a mental institution, although I came close.
lol
I am amazed that no one has brought up Churchills parrot, the one which swore at Nazis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3410893.stm