Saturday, January 31, 2009

Wolf Whistle. No, Make That A Parrot Whistle

Never Ruffle A Referee’s Feathers

A parrot called Me-Tu has caused chaos at a football match in the UK, imitating the sound of the referee’s whistle before being ordered to move. The referee said: "I've never sent off a parrot before." The parrot also shouted "pretty boy" at the players.

FOOTNOTE: Whistle-stop tour.

9 comments:

Sandi McBride said...

Oh how fun! I'd have loved to been in the stands for that one!
Sandi

Carol Murdock said...

I bet that will be a game to remember.Hope no one reads this in Tampa and decides to take one to the SuperBowl Sunday! Ha!

Daryl said...

Ah well, if he says 'give me a kiss' then well you know somethings just not right ... ;-)

Barbaloot said...

If they were British footballers---it's entirely possible that the parrot was correct in yelling 'pretty boys.'

The Quintessential Magpie said...

LOL! Those parrots are mighty tricky characters. My parents had one many moons ago who would imitate some of the people who worked for my parents, and they would hear the workers calling for them... and it would be the parrot! :-)

Sheila

Charles Gramlich said...

Sounds like the parrot had had too much to drink. Next he'll be streaking right across the field.

Mojo said...

Now that? Is $10,000 just waiting to be won if anybody had a video camera to document the event. What a panic!

George said...

Do UK football matches really need more chaos?

Susan English Mason said...

If only I could parrot this for the Superbowl; it might make the Cardinals feel like they had the home team advantage. Arizona fans are not sedate.