Weird BUT true
Polly wants some fancier snacks.
An African grey parrot in England taught himself to buy food online with the voice-activated digital assistant Alexa.
The sneaky squawker, Rocco, used the device to shop for strawberries, ice cream and broccoli after hearing his owner use it at her home in Blewbury, Oxfordshire.
He also ordered the gadget to play “romantic music” while she was at work, said his owner, Marion Wischnewski.
Just more proof that the white powder makes you stupid.
A serial graffiti tagger was busted for spray-painting “cocaine” around New Orleans — when cops spotted him wearing a shirt with the same word on it.
Sean Harrington, 45, allegedly tagged several spots along Bourbon Street.
This crime caper has a yappy ending.
A tiny chihuahua chased away a would-be burglar who tried to break into a home in Houston, according to a report.
The crook rolled up on a bike while carrying a large stick in Houston, security footage shows. But when the pipsqueak pooch stormed him, barking loudly, he pedaled away furiously.
Time to take a taxi. A 25-year-old Long Island man’s driver license has been suspended a jaw-dropping 65 times, according to a report.
Oscar Ronquillo’s super-checkered record was revealed when cops pulled over his 2005 Honda in West Babylon Friday.
A Scottish motorist slammed into the car in front of him while shouting that he was perfectly capable of safely using a cellphone behind the wheel.
The driver was locked in an argument with a cyclist, Dave Brennan — who had just confronted him about cutting him off while on the phone in Glasgow — when the driver caused the crash.