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R.I. neighbors: Cussing cockatoo violates noise law

By Rachel Zarrell/Boston.com Staff

The tale of a Rhode Island woman who trained her cockatoo to hurl curse words at her neighbors — who happened to be her ex-husband and his girlfriend — is a winning trifecta of talking animals, jilted lovers, and legal action to create the perfect storm of a hilariously weird story.

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