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Weird BUT true

- Natalie O’Neill, Wires

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.

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