PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

A British man is being threatened with legal action because his parrot won’t stop whistlingThe Addams Family theme song. Stephen White’s bird, Buddy, has also long annoyed neighbors by squawking, “Hello, who’s that then?” whenever a phone rings. Authorities have set up noise-monitoring equipment and warned White that he could face prosecution if Buddy keeps it up. But the bird owner refuses to silence his feathered friend. “What do they expect me to do, cut his vocal cords?” said White.