Posted on 06/19/2006 2:15:23 PM PDT by Alouette
Cohen family, who lives near town's rocket alert system's speakers, says its pet parrot constantly screams 'Red Dawn'
Cookie the parrot, who belongs to the Cohen family in Sderot, has apparently undergone a trauma as a result of the ongoing rocket barrage the town has been subjected to in the last months.
The proximity of the Cohen's house to the town's rocket alert system's loudspeakers, which go off whenever a Qassam is launched at the area and sound the words "Red Dawn," seems to have affected the parrot badly.
"Once he used to curse and talk like a parrot, but now all he screams all the time is 'Red Dawn'," owner Yaakov Cohen, who has had Cookie for two years, complained.
While Cookie may have learned something new, the Cohens themselves, who recently had a little baby girl, suffer greatly from the loud noise coming from the speakers day and night.
"We asked for the speakers to be removed because this is impossible. Our children are too scared to listen to it," Cohen said.
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Thanks for posting this, Alouette. I read the article wondering what the big deal was.
I mean, come on, there are plenty of things to worry about in Sderot that are much more important than a traumatized parrot.
However, well into the story I came to the realization that you now owe me a keyboard and how will I get the coffee off my computer monitor?!
ROFLOL!!
Red Dawn!
Red Dawn at morning, sailor take warning...
Just too good not to share.
Well, to be honest... That parrot is a far, far, FAR better animal than any Palestinian.
So...
How DARE those vile Palestinians attempt to harm one pretty little feather on the innocent, little birdie's head.
:-)
The Israeli issued this story to the media hoping to get some sympathy from the BBC.
Reminds me of a joke. Unfortunately it is too dirty to tell.
While Clinton was President he owned a talking parrot. One day, Clinton's Secret Service detail accidentally killed the Presidential parrot. They desperately sought a replacement and finally found a talking parrot in a local pet shop. The owner of the shop warned them that the parrot's last owner had run a house of ill repute, but the agents bought the bird anyway. After the bird was taken to the White House, Chelsea walked by his cage. The parrot looked at Chelsea and said "Awkkk, too young." Then Hillary walked by his cage, and the parrot said "Awkkk, too old." The agents were discussing how best to get rid of the parrot when Clinton himself walked by the cage. The parrot looked at him and said "Awkkk, hello Bill."
Cookie should run for PM
LOL....
Years ago we were in Chicago at an antique shop, the owner had a beautiful parrot, expensive, was pulling out all his feathers. He got the parrot from some rich folks downtown who went through a very nasty divorce. The parrot would go on for an hour repeating the things he heard his two owners say to each other when they were fighting, cussing etc., it was unbelievable to hear, he would change his voice and do both the man and wife talking to each other... this guy had to medicate the bird to calm him down when he started up, he would get so frenzied and frantic.
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The siren screams Red Dawn, in English?
I feel for the tot as there hearing (inner ear underdeveloped) is acute and probably startles the baby.
I think I would rather have the pet yell Red Dawn than cursing.
I knew a family who watched Pat Robertson and the bird would Yell Praise the Lord!..
Jeepers. Thanks for the ping!
I was going to mention something about pining for the fjords. Oh well........
At first I thought it was from the movie. The should teach it to yell "Wolverines!"
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