Close is only good in 🧲 and Hand Grenades :long joke:In Nazi-occupied Norway during World War 2, there was a man who owned a parrot,
and the only thing it said was "Death to Hitler".
One day he was told that the Gestapo was coming to arrest him because of this rebellious parrot.
So he swapped parrots with the local minister, who also happened to have a parrot.
Two Gestapo officers then showed up and demanded to see the man's parrot in order to see if the claim was true: that the parrot constantly said "Death to Hitler".
The parrot didn't say a thing, and one officer said to another: "Perhaps it helps if we give it a hint?"
The other officer reluctantly agreed, leaned towards the parrot and went: "Death."
The parrot said nothing.
"Perhaps a stronger hint is needed?" said the officer.
The other one then, slowly, said: "Death. To."
The parrot said nothing.
The two Gestapo officers realised, to their horror, that they might have to say the whole treacherous sentence in order to have the parrot repeat it. They reckoned that if the parrot repeated it right away, that would mean it was a sentence it was used to.
Hence, hoping no one could hear him, one of the officers turned towards the parrot and went: "Death. To. Hitler."
"Lord, hear our prayer", said the parrot.
One day he was told that the Gestapo was coming to arrest him because of this rebellious parrot.
So he swapped parrots with the local minister, who also happened to have a parrot.
Two Gestapo officers then showed up and demanded to see the man's parrot in order to see if the claim was true: that the parrot constantly said "Death to Hitler".
The parrot didn't say a thing, and one officer said to another: "Perhaps it helps if we give it a hint?"
The other officer reluctantly agreed, leaned towards the parrot and went: "Death."
The parrot said nothing.
"Perhaps a stronger hint is needed?" said the officer.
The other one then, slowly, said: "Death. To."
The parrot said nothing.
The two Gestapo officers realised, to their horror, that they might have to say the whole treacherous sentence in order to have the parrot repeat it. They reckoned that if the parrot repeated it right away, that would mean it was a sentence it was used to.
Hence, hoping no one could hear him, one of the officers turned towards the parrot and went: "Death. To. Hitler."
"Lord, hear our prayer", said the parrot.
