Winston's obscene parrot lives on | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2004年1月19日—Charlie,abluemacawboughtbyChurchilltwoyearsbeforetheoutbreakofWorldWarII,isnowentertainingcustomersataSurreygardencentre ...

Charlie entertains garden centre customers with anti-Nazi tirades

But the wartime leader also had a taste for exotic pets - one of which is still going strong.

Charlie, a blue macaw bought by Churchill two years before the outbreak of World War II, is now entertaining customers at a Surrey garden centre with obscene anti-Nazi tirades.

His owner, Peter Oram, says he believes Charlie is 104, making him the oldest parrot on record.

Mr Oram bought Charlie in 1965 for his pet shop, but was forced to take him into his own home when his constant swearing offended customers.

Bernard Matthews

Churchill apparently taught the bird to shout strings of obscenities, mostly aimed at Hitler and the Nazis.

But Charlie has won over cu...