As sick as a parrot

Who's a pretty boy then? Man cuts off his ears to look like a parrot

Ted Richards, 56, has already had his face and eyeballs tattooed, next he wants a surgeon to turn his nose into a beak

A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further - by cutting off his ears.

Ted Richards, 56, is obsessed by pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers.

But the animal lover - who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue - has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon in a six hour operation.

Eccentric Mr Richards has given his severed ears to a friend who “will appreciate them” and is now planning to find a surgeon prepared to turn his nose into a beak.

 

Source: Daily Telegraph

  

Vocabulary:

to turn into -

to go a step further -

to split (v, adj) -

to remove -

to sever -

a beak -

to tease -

gory (adj) -

to be likely to -

retired (adj) -

to brand -

a magnet -

as well as (linker) -

to scour -

a wing -

to keep tight-lipped -

to carry out (an operation, a survey...) -

to undergo (an operation) -

an issue -

a pin -

to add -

blimey! -

to blow (blew, blown) off -

a chuckle (= a laugh) -

to break the mould -

punishment (n) -

a surgeon / surgery (unc) -

to slam -

to put sb forward for stg -

actually -

willing (adj) -

to call stg into judgement -

a moral compass -


Grammar points:

"Man cuts off his ears to look like a parrot"
 

"I think it looks really great."

look = look like (look + adjectives, look like + (adjectives +) nouns)

I look like my younger sister.

He looks like a soldier.

You look awful. What's happened?

He looks very smart. Does he have a job interview?

"Ted Richards, 56, has already had his face and eyeballs tattooed." (someone tattooed his face)

"The animal lover has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon." (a surgeon removed his ears)

to get/have stg done (when sb does stg for you)

She needs to have her legs waxed.

Do you know where I can get my shoes fixed?

She's having her nails done.



"It's the best thing that has (ever) happened to me."

superlative + (ever) present perfect

That was the nicest meal I've had in a long time.

I think that this is the most expensive hotel I have ever stayed in.

What is the worst film you've seen?

As the original article has been deleted, you can read more about Ted Parrotman (that is his new surname) here.

Source: You Tube (Discovery UK) Key words: ted parrotman