A “polytechnic” is not full of parrots (Pollys, as in “Polly want a cracker?”), but there’s a riddle:
Q: How do you get a parrot to talk properly?
A: Send him to polytechnic.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007.
Klosi Jokes
Category: Bird jokes
Date Added: 11/10/2007
Joke: How do you get a parrot to talk properly ? Send him to polytechnic !
African Grey Parrot Centre (AGPC)
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How do you get a parrot to talk properly ?
Send him to polytechnic !
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3 January 2013, The Sun (London, UK), “Daily Smile LOL,” pg. 22:
HOW do you get a parrot to talk properly? Send him to a polytechnic.
Pan American Graphic, Inc.
Anyone know any parrot jokes?
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Q: How do you get a parrot to talk properly? A: Send him to polytechnic!
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How do you get a parrot to talk properly ?
Send him to polytechnic !
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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