There was a man that received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude.
The man tried hard to change the bird's attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, anything he could of. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, he put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird squawking and kicking and screaming, and then, suddenly, there was quiet. The man was frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer door.

The parrot calmly stepped out onto the man's extended arm and said:
"I'm sorry that I might have offended you with my language and actions and ask for your forgiveness. I will endeavour to correct my behaviour."
The man was astounded at the bird's change in attitude and was about to ask what had changed him ... when the parrot continued:

"Can I ask what the chicken did?"

kv

 

This is turning into a huge, weird, international story. Even Sir Elton John is involved now.

 

 

 

 

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2024/01/29/japan_government_floppy_disks/

Japan is saying sayonara to the floppy disk, which until now was a required medium for submitting some 1,900 official documents to the government.

The announcement (Japanese, machine translated) last week from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry brings decades of physical media submission requirements in Japan to an end. Japanese minister for digital transformation Taro Kono first confirmed plans to revise the law in 2022, describing his campaign to eliminate physical media as "a war" on floppy disks that would shift submissions to the cloud.

 

 

John, clean out that workshop so I can park my car inside!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68189568
Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage

"In fact, our bomb squad member asked me why we were releasing a news release on a rusted piece of metal," he said.

 

 

WTF

 

How the codpiece flopped

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Within a couple of decades, these loose flaps had morphed into phallic objects of monstrous proportions. Early modern wannabe lotharios would pack their codpieces with horsehair, fabric and straw, sometimes stashing useful items away inside such as handkerchiefs and money. Bartels has even has encountered accounts of their use for storing potpourri, though these were satirical.

 

https://www.kptv.com/2024/02/14/hik...-hands-after-attack-authorities-say/?tbref=hp
Hiker kills rabid coyote with his bare hands after attack, authorities say

 

Computer bugs
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/mop6lk

 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/14/24072792/apple-vision-pro-early-adopters-returns
Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros

Comfort is among the most cited reasons for returns. People have said the headset gives them headaches and triggers motion sickness. The weight of the device, and the fact that most of it is front-loaded, has been another complaint. Parker Ortolani, The Verge’s product manager, told me that he thought using the device led to a burst blood vessel in his eye. At least one other person noted they had a similar experience with redness. (To be fair, VR headset users have anecdotally reported dry eyes and redness for years.)

 

 

A Look at the Largest House in the World

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Believe it or not, the entire 27 floors are entirely used as residential space by Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India, and his four family members. A staff of 600 is required to maintain the residence 24 hours a day.

Not only is it the largest "home" in the world, but it is also the most expensive residential property in the world, coming in at over $1 billion.

 

A Look at the Largest House in the World
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Will someone let the cat in!

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/man-sues-powerball-lottery-win-error
US man sues Powerball lottery after being told his apparent $340m win was error

 

Kilt-Wearing Texan, 60

Spoiler

https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/revolting/texas-vest-285930

 

No soup for you, you don't win the money.