In 1959 in Margate South Africa a mans leg was bitten off by a shark he came across on the beach he kicked it thinking it was dead and... anyway if you see a shark on the beach leave it alone.
I found a Mackerel on the beach once which I thought was dead and so gave it a kick. Nothing happened and all my limbs remain intact to this day. So if you've got nothing better to do and stumble accross an apparently dead mackeral, feel free to give it a good kicking without undue concern for the consequences.
It is very dangerous to kick mackerel as they might have putrified and if you have any sores or open wounds there are any number of diseases you might pick up.
You can kick the parrot, but do not talk to it. This could happen to you.
Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the worktop, and I'll send you a cheque."
"Oh by the way, don't worry about the bulldog. He wont bother you, but you must not talk to the parrot. I repeat, do not talk to the parrot"
When the repairman arrived at Wanda's appartment the following day, he discovered the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he had ever seen, but just as she had said, the dog just lay on the carpet watching the repairman go about his work.
The parrot however, drove him nuts the whole time with his incessant squaking, cursing and name calling. Finally the repairman couldn't contain himself any longer, and yelled, "Shut up you stupid, ugly bird"
It is also very dangerous to tickle cats' tummies.
Reminds me that many years ago, at a beach we used to holiday at, a boy around 10 or so was paddling (very shallow) and saw a shark coming at him. He ran out of the water and the shark had so much speed up it grounded itself and couldn't get back into deep water. Boy ran up to his house and his father came down and killed it with an axe.
Is true, and with the moral, when paddling always carry an axe.