Toy parrot tells kid to bugger off!

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

Toy parrot tells girl, 5, to bugger off
Friday, May 1, 2009

Tara Weston went crackers when the cuddly parrot she bought for her five-year-old uttered a string of obscenities. Horrified Tara, 32, listened in disbelief as the 99p fluffy toy blurted out a barrage of vile insults when daughter Demi pulled the cord. "We chose the parrot in the toy section, so I expected it to be completely child-friendly," said Tara.

But instead of repeating: "What's yer name?" or "Polly wants a cracker", the foul-mouthed bird squawked: "I'm going to rip you head off and shit down your neck." The parrot finished its torrent of abuse by yelling "buggerr off" and "up your bum". Fuming Tara, from Holloway, north London, marched back to her nearby The 99p Store to demand bosses remove the swearing parrot from its shelves.

"I was shocked with the lack of response I received," she said. "Really, it's disgusting. "The manager told me it had been a mistake and shouldn't have been in the children's section. I insisted they give me the number for head office so I could make an official complaint." She added: "My sister went back to the shop later and the parrots still hadn't been removed. What if another child had been bought one? Five-year-olds shouldn't be hearing swear words like that." The angry mum contacted Trading Standards officials and was told several complaints had been made by parents around the country.

A spokeswoman for Islington trading standards officers said: "We will be contacting the store to suggest the item is moved into another area, as it's clearly not suitable to be on sale in the children's section." Nigel Peckham, director of The 99p Store, a nationwide chain, said the product was designed for adults and was clearly labelled as not suitable for children. "We encourage all our customers to reach us through our customer services department," he said. "I'll be very happy to deal with a complaint when it arrives."

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Laughing

Aja · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

I used to have a Lil Parrot...he was sooooo funny .....His fave word was foking crap (hes dead now) I think that this parrot was my parrot reincarnated agree

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

I'd love to have that toy parrot. Sounds like a load of laughs! Laughing

major.tom · Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:35 am Post subject:

I'm sure "up yer bum" scarred her for life. Jeesh!

Brown Sauce · Joined: 07 Jan 2007

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=swearing+parrot&_sacat=See-All-Categories

not for 99p though ..

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

I keep having to check that photo to laugh at the serious look on her face! haha

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

It's the kind of picture one passes around in a forum to make funny captions for sure...lol!

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

Here we go with a rough idea of what you're saying pirty - good thing is you could change the message to read anything!

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

Love it! lol! I don't have that program anymore that does that. that was two computers ago....lol!

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

I posted Paint Shop Pro 8 a while back - it's a single file about 80mb and installs quickly. You should be able to use it no problem

http://www.humyo.com/F/56153-455925805

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

Thanks Face! :-)