Steff Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/17...rrot/index.html Tuesday, January 17, 2006; Posted: 7:46 a.m. EST (12:46 GMT) LONDON, England -- A computer programmer found out his girlfriend was having an affair when his pet parrot kept repeating her lover's name, British media reported Tuesday. The African grey parrot kept squawking "I love you, Gary" as his owner, Chris Taylor, sat with girlfriend Suzy Collins on the sofa of their shared flat in Leeds, northern England. But when Taylor saw Collins's embarrassed reaction, he realized she had been having an affair -- meeting her lover in the flat whilst Ziggy looked on, the UK's Press Association reported. Ziggy even mimicked Collins's voice each time she answered her telephone, calling out "Hiya Gary," according to newspaper reports. Call-center worker Collins, 25, admitted the four-month affair with a colleague called Gary to her boyfriend and left the flat she had shared with Taylor, 30, for a year. Taylor said he had also been forced to part with Ziggy after the bird continued to call out Gary's name and refused to stop squawking the phrases in his ex-girlfriend's voice, media reports said. "I wasn't sorry to see the back of Suzy after what she did, but it really broke my heart to let Ziggy go," he said. "I love him to bits and I really miss having him around, but it was torture hearing him repeat that name over and over again. "I still can't believe he's gone. I know I'll get over Suzy, but I don't think I'll ever get over Ziggy." Taylor acquired Ziggy as a chick eight years ago and named him after the David Bowie character Ziggy Stardust. The bird has now found a new home through the offices of a local parrot dealer. Collins, who admitted the affair, said: "I'm not proud of what I did but I'm sure Chris would be the first to admit we were having problems." She added to The Guardian newspaper: "I am surprised to hear he got rid of that bird. "He spent more time talking to it than he did to me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Good stuff, sometimes I wonder what is wrong with these people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 File Under: Truth is stranger than fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 haha, could you imagine if the bird was repeating something explicit? THAT would be awesome... no examples need be written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 "Hi Bill!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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