Photo by: Douglas M. MacIlroy
Bob Smith’s Youtube videos on proper care of pet birds all went viral. Videos on bird care weren’t new. The format was. “Piper the bird” delivered the entire narration while being held by Bob. Bob never appeared which made the videos even funnier. Bob was hailed as a media genius.
Bob declined any on camera videos, responding only via email.
At home, Bob was drunk and asleep…again. Piper the bird opened Skype on the computer.
Another bird answered the Skype call, “Let’s continue. Humans appear convinced. How long did it take to build that lifelike human hand to hold you?”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/10/11/6-october-2017/
EagleAye
Ha ha! Good one!
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Thank Dale! 🙂
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Ha. I knew it. 😀
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Hehe. You know me too well. 🙂
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Yup! Waited for that last line to come. Good one, per usual, EA.
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Haha! I think I’ve developed a rep. Good to know. 😉 Thanks Varad!
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Well, I have to admit, Eric, I didn’t see that end coming. I was looking more for some sort of collaboration between Bob and the bird. I mean birds have been around for a lot of years and would have seen a lot of things to hand down from generation to generation 😀
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Hehe. On a different day, in a different mood, the collaboration might’ve happened. Birds are amazingly smart. I’ve seen videos of Crows solving some tricky puzzles. You never know what birds might be doing. 😉 Thanks Lyn! 🙂
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Clever birds 🙂
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Haha! Tricky too. 🙂
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Dear Eric,
The bird and his pet man. Love the story and the image of the birds on Skype. Hilarious.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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“…and his pet man.” That’s exactly it. Glad you got a laugh. Thanks much, Rochelle! 🙂
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Oh, this is wonderful. Great story, still smiling 🙂
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Smiles are what I always hope for. Thanks so much! 🙂
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A story with a neat angle
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Glad you liked it. Thank you! 🙂
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Twisted. Definitely twisted. 😉 Bob needs to get a cat to restore order there.
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Haha! He’ll have to get one from the shelter for free. Apparently the bird manages all his bank accounts too. 😉 Thanks Christine!
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Nice story EagleAye
My cats have definitely trained me (I’ve always got to get home by four o’clock to feed them) – and I reckon birds could do the same. You know, I thought there was something wrong with that hand in the photo…
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Haha! You saw through Piper’s ruse. It’s true that our pets train us as much as we do them. It makes me wonder if they aren’t smarter than they let on. 😉 Thanks so much!
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Here I was thinking if any animal was going to control the internet I would be a cat. Good one!
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Oh I wouldn’t give up hope yet. Who do you think is “really” producing those cute cat videos? 😉 Thanks kindly!
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Ha, very funny take on the prompt. Loved the idea of birds Skyping.
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Hehe. I’m happy to know it amused. Thank you very much!
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Ah, yes, another Great Twist! I do love me the twist…
Mine: https://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/birds-of-a-feather-flock-me/
Scott
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Me too. Twists are so much fun. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Wlcm
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Dear Eric,
Perhaps a better question would be, “How long did it take you to train that stupid human?”
Great story, buddy. 🙂
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Haha! You’re absolutely right. Next time you should conduct the interview. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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It was only a matter of time. Based on U.S. news, some humans seem to be devolving.
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I’d agree. Some of the the things spoken on some “news” channels indicate a shrinking of the cerebral cortex. Who knows? Maybe some day birds will teach us to say, “Billy want a Bud Lite!” 😉 Thanks for stopping in. 🙂
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I’m now wondering what I’m going to find when I switch on Skype later tonight. Got to hand it to you, that’s great!
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Haha! If it’s a Myna bird, maybe listen closely. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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