chirp

I love talking birds, so weirdly wonderful. My parent’s friends had a Mynah bird named Hector. He could laugh, meow, and imitate the flushing toilet. He could say “my name is Hector” and “you aaaaare…”. About that second one: apparently the family tried to teach him to say “you are drunk” but he could only…

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fan fiction

An actual program listing for a recent episode of America’s Funniest Home Videos: Pigs attack a van full of tourists; a teen is covered in shaving cream. Also: clips of fishing mishaps; people fainting; amusing moments with dogs. Part one “Hang onto your purses!” shrieked Doris as the feral pigs looked up, threateningly, from their…

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esther and her misaligned ducks

A recent Facebook update and subsequent comments from friends. Becky Haycox: Two men are having a shouting match right below my office window. One man is trying to place blame for the conflict on the absent Esther, who apparently failed to “line up her ducks.” Jeff: Esther is a known serial duck fucker-upper…. Becky: Oh,…

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