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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 01:02 PM
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Bird Brains (SciAm)
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=bird-brains-parrots-smarter">Are Parrots Smarter than a Human Two-Year Old?

The problem was that he just did not want to comply. He began to turn his back to us, throw the objects on the floor, or give us all the wrong answers and repeat the wrong answers so that, statistically, we knew he was avoiding the correct response.

:rofl:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 01:04 PM
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1. Did they test
Norwegian Blues?
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Richard D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 01:06 PM
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2. LOL!
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 01:24 PM
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4. Beautiful plumage!
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 01:18 PM
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3. as a parrot owner, I can attest that they are fairly intelligent and can be total assholes
Just like 2 year olds.

:D
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 03:07 PM
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5. If that's so,
The Repugnicants can run one of them for the House of Representatives. After all, Michelle Bachman won her race.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-08 03:36 PM
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6. I think the average parrot is too smart for the Republican party
although it would be a step up for them for their PR to replace the weasels and skunks they have now.
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