(LATIMES) — A cussing cockatoo has landed a Rhode Island woman in court for allegedly teaching the bird to curse up a storm at her next-door neighbors, who just happen to be her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.
The Providence Journal brings us the story that has been squawking up amusement across the Internet today. The Rhode Island newspaper reports that Lynne Taylor, of Warwick, R.I., has allegedly trained her pet cockatoo, Willy, to curse at her next-door neighbors.
The Associated Press says the next-door neighbors are Kathleen Melker and Craig Fontaine — who is Taylor’s ex-husband. The new love birds say that the real bird cusses up a storm at them, with some rants going on as long as 15 minutes at a time, according to the news service. Curses include calling Melker a “whore.”
