Posted on 10/28/2004 6:57:34 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Fearing a parrot named Marshmallow could identify them, three thieves returned to the scene of the crime to silence the bird -- only to be caught by police.
After making off with a booty of DVD players, computers, radios, TVs and other electronic gear, one of the suspects realized a parrot in the home had heard him using the nickname ''J.J.'' and was repeating it.
''They were afraid the bird would 'stool' on them,'' police Maj. Billy Garrett said. ''They actually believed he could identify them.''
They decided to go back for the bird, loading it into the getaway car as police arrived on the scene. The chase ended in just a few blocks, with the men crashing their car.
The foot-tall parrot, with light green feathers, flew away when his cage broke open in the crash. It hasn't been seen since.
Victim Felicia Cobbs said her kids still hope to find the missing pet.
Police charged Mark Martin, 18, Dallas Davis, 25, and Jarrin Hicks, 21, with aggravated burglary and evading arrest.
LOL!
Thieves GET THE BIRD while trying to Get The Bird!
"Police charged Mark Martin, 18, Dallas Davis, 25, and Jarrin Hicks, 21, with aggravated burglary and evading arrest"
Is that their ages or IQ's?
Now you know why felons aren't allowed to vote.
Little high for their IQs don't you agree?
"O.K. who's got the bird?"
"..I thought you had the bird.."
".......damn......."
ROFLOL -> Please submit this to the Darwin Awards committee, it should get at least honorable mention. Oddly Enough
That quote about sums it all up.
LOL!
Hey, the Michael Palin character (the shopkeeper) is a bit like Kerry, no? Say any ridiculous thing to try to close the deal!
I went to see the Monty Python stage show in NYC in 1976. Got most of their autographs (not Gilliam, but the other 5). Cleese was really friendly; the others not so much. But I doubt they were interested in spending time with a pimply teenage boy! Wish I still had that playbill. But the memory is enough . . .
It was their ages. Their IQs are down around their shoe-size.
The Parrot is in the government witness protection program and has been "relocated".
Back in high school a buddy's parents would take weekend trips, leaving him at home with the stern warning "NO PARTIES".
Of course they were the best high school parties ever. He would get busted by his mom on the following Monday morning when the Cockatiel on the patio would start its morning chatter with Sh_t!, Damnit, and other profanities.
Cockatiel=Cockatoo
Only in Memphis.
Maybe someone here is fearless enought to tell the joke about the parrot that had no legs.
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