Maureen's dishwasher stopped 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
side, and I'll send you a cheque."
"Oh, 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 the house the following day, he
discovered the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he has ever seen.
But, just as Maureen had said, the dog 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!"