Guy who lived alone bought himself a parrot, thinking it would keep him company and also entertain any guests who visited. The parrot is was very talkative, but when guests came over, he cussed a blue streak: "You ##<*!amn <_=ch! Who th F#@* are you?" Etc, etc. Non-stop.
The owner tried everything for timeouts including a black shroud over the cage. The parrot just kept going.
Finally, the guy had a brilliant idea: He would put the parrot in the freezer! For just a few seconds A wake-up message.
The next day, when his lady friend came over, the parrot started cussing immediately. The owner put the parrot in the freezer for just 10 seconds. When he came out, the parrot was very meek and quietly said, " I have seen the error of my ways and will only use polite language from now on. But I have one question: What did the chicken do?"