A lady,needing her washing machine repaired,found that she would not be at home when the local repairman would call.She made arrangements for the key to be collected from the next door neighbour,and left strict instructions,that although she had a large dog,he would be no problem,but under no circumstances,whatsoever,was the repairman to speak to the parrot.The repairman,in due course,arrived,and having let himself in,found sitting in the corner of the kitchen,the largest,most ferocious looking dog he had ever seen,and although it watched him intently,it neither moved,nor made a sound.In the other corner of the kitchen,however,a parrot sitting on it's perch,unleashed a torrent of obscenities that would have made an army drill sergeant blush.The repairman,doing his best to ignore this,got on with his job,and,when he had finished,and replaced his tools in his toolbox,before leaving the kitchen,and despite being told not to,stopped in front of the parrot,and said "You have got to be the most horrible bird I have ever seen" The parrot,paused,in mid tirade,and regarding the repairman balefully,loudly squawked "Get him,Spike"!!!!!!