Hi Everyone,

I have all this time to think about stuff before my little boy comes home.

This may be kind of silly but here it goes. I'd like to have a collection cool, funny phrases that I can teach my bird to say. So if your bird says a phrase that is cool or funny, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!

It's really hard to get a bird to say what you want him to. Actually, its what you DON'T want them to say that they will pick up! Not to mention, many greys are mimicking masters and may never speak a human word.

I've been saying "I love you" to Ollie several times a day for almost 2 years. I say it in whispers, in shouts, in different pitches....do you think she'll say it?? NOPE! Instead she picks up things like "Go Potty!" (her newest phrase). Just want I want her saying in front of company!

I've got 6 greys here - 5 CAG's and one TAG. Of those, only 2 talk...Jodi is the smart one, Abbey the smart-a#$.
Abbey has walked up to the baby greys and asked "Are you a pirate? I'm a pirate! Are you?" AYE! I's a pirate! is what she says most, followed by
"Come 'er you crazy nut!", said while running away from us... This week she started saying "HELLO! You Crazy nut!"
Both Abbey and Jodi scold each other - but Jodi is the master..she waits until Abbey is playing w/ a toy, then starts screaming "ABBEY! NO! NONONONONO! BAD GIRL!"
They both call one of our cats - Goober - on a regular basis, and ask "Where is Goober? Is Goober up? (from the basement) Did you lock Goober up?"

both say "I love you", but mostly Jodi.

My favorite Jodi story... Dh's sister stayed here for 3 weeks in December. She is a *very large* woman. I walked in the kitchen one morning, complaining about the jeans I was wearing...They were a size 2. My SIL looked at and said "They fit that way because your butt is so huge"
The next time SIL walked into the living room, Jodi cocked her head, looked my 250 lb SIL in the eye and said...
"How big are you are?"

ROFL... Gotta love those greys....

Anyway..they've got the AYE! I's a pirate! down, so we are now working on
"yo ho yo ho, life of a pirates for me"...They both sing YO YO YO YO...Abbey sings that then says "you crazy nut!" Jodi sings it and says "how big are you are?"

We can't figure out why she adds the "are" at the end...must be a grey thing...

Jodi has picked up "F*&^ it" from me, though she mumbles it like I do, so most people would not understand what she is saying... I have to be extremely careful what I say around both of them, but especially Jodi. I just know at the most inappropriate time...well...

Greys are awesome.....

wendy

My budgie can pick up the strangest things! He constantly says, "Do you wanna go shopping?" I've never said that to him, but now I do all the time since he says it I tell him that we'll go shopping for Jerry-toys and then he starts talking about this toys lol. He's never said anything that I specifically *wanted* to teach him - except "I love you," which he now says daily - but it took awhile for him to say that. He also calls me a budgie whenever he's talking to me

Those are hilarious stories, Wendy!!

Scarlett isn't really talking yet, just a few words here and there, mostly mumbling. Evan, my husband, is a huge poker player and says "All in" everytime he feeds her, lol.

I've just started teaching Stella, my amazon, to say "I can talk, can you fly?" She's murdering it though and I hear her saying all the time now, "I can fly". She completely forgets the whole "talk" piece!

My CAG, Jello, is a fantastic talker and she picks up every little thing that Stella says and many things that I say. I long ago taught Stella to do a maniacal and sinister laugh. Now I hear it in stereo as both Stella AND Jello do it. Cracks me up every time. I really do encourage you to teach your grey to mimic your laugh. It will put a smile on your face every time you hear that, I guarantee.

LOL! Ain't it the truth that they pick up what you don't want them to! Don gets frustrated with our dog, Buddy, because he's a finicky eater. He will put food down, Buddy turns his nose up, so Don says "what's the matter with you". Well you know, Tausi just had to pick that one up! LOL!

Grey's learn to say what THEY WANT to say. Bella knows, Want cookie, go poop, Bella wants a cookie, you want a cookie? Hello, so how are you? She rings like the phone, chirps like a robin or sparrow, beeps like my alarm, microwave, hammers, and every so often I'll hear one time phrases from her. I'm sure they'll return as she mentioned something with the car again the other day. The first time was Bella wants to go out in the car.

Grey's are full of suprises when they do learn something. She does other sounds that I have no idea what they belong too.

Yup!
The more I TRY to teach Tuki to say something, the less likely it is I'll hear it.

He picks up things from TV and the computer -- especially things other birds say on You Tube!
He loves to say the things I say without paying attention...like "You want some fresh water? Drink of water?"
"Wanna take a shower?"


I'm trying to work on a favorite line from the show "Lost." (Sarah will know this one) Trying to get him to say, "Hey! You got yerself a Fish Biscuit!!!"

Oh that would be hilarious!! I'll have to start saying that around Jerry!