Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to

Go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "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", she added, "by the way, don't worry about my bulldog, Spike. 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 arrived at Wanda's apartment the following day, he

Discovered the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he had ever seen. But, just

As she told him, the do g just lay there on the carpet watching the repairman

Go about his work.



The parrot, however, drove him nuts the whole time with his incessant

Yelling, cursing and name calling. Finally the repairman couldn't contain

Himself any longer and yelled,



"Shut up, you stupid, ugly bird!"



To which the parrot replied, "Get him, Spike...."





Men just don't listen.