This Parakeet Quotes Airplane! Among Other Geeky Films

Disco is a parakeet who has a special ability.

Disco can drop movie references like the best of us.

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From Disco’s Facebook page:

Disco is a budgerigar, commonly called a parakeet in the United States and a budgie in most other anglophone countries. Disco has a real knack for picking up just about anything we want to teach him, from “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto” to “Hasta la vista, baby bird.” He can beat box, snore, and bark, and he meows better than some cats.

What does that mean in practice?

Watch as Disco drops some serious Airplane! quotes:

It gets better.  Here’s Disco quoting some Monty Python and Star Wars, among other things:

And this is what a parakeet stream of consciousness sounds like:

Pretty awesome stuff.

About Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

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