Don't talk to my parrot!
Laura’s dishwasher stopped working one day, so she called the repairman to come fix it. Since she had to work the next day, Laura told him, “I’ll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I’ll mail you a check.”
“Oh, by the way, don’t worry about my bulldog, Bob,” she added. “He won’t bother you. But, whatever you do, do NOT, under ANY circumstances, talk to my parrot! I repeat, do not talk to my parrot!”
When the repairman got to Laura’s apartment the next day, he found the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he has ever seen. Just as Laura had said, the dog simply lay there watching the repairman go about his work.
However, the entire time the repairman was working, the parrot drove him crazy with his incessant yelling, cursing and name-calling. Finally, the repairman lost his temper and exclaimed, “Shut up, you stupid, ugly bird!”
The parrot immediately replied, “Get him, Bob!”