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GoingPostal
Jun 1, 2015


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Original Recipe & Extra Crispy? (We had cockatiels when I was little, and my mom always threatened to fry them up for dinner when they got into things.)

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Jun 1, 2015


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ohkay posted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/science/parrots-the-highlight-reel.html

I am really jealous of the video editors who "had" to go through hundreds of parrot videos to make this.

Also, money quote from 1877: “There are few persons or things that are more objectionable than the parrot,” the article began.
The editorial continued, “That offensive style of bird is either kept by misanthropic old ladies or by malignant persons with a special grudge against their neighbors.”

I almost woke the husband up from laughing at "What the hell was that!?"

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Jun 1, 2015


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And the inspired image:

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Jun 1, 2015


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They say doin' hard time changes a bird.

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Jun 1, 2015


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http://phys.org/news/2016-12-birds-laser-reveal-faults-flight.html

New flight study reveals that the methods for calculating lift in birds may not be as solid (heh) as previously thought.

This could be a big revolution in aircraft and drone design, but this is Bird Crazies. Let's be real about what we're really after.



Parrotlets in safety goggles.

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Jun 1, 2015


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God yes. We had a cockatiel when I was little named Spike. And Spike's favorite thing on this planet was chicken noodle soup. The Campbell stuff out of the can.

You'd get a bowl out and then you could tell when Spike noticed because you got the *intense* look. Head turn, lean, the whole nine yards. You had soup and he wanted some.

The effect was kind of ruined by bird feet in your soup, but he didn't care. He wanted those noodles, and by God he was going to get them.

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Jun 1, 2015


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Hey guys. The night's been kind of poo poo, so can I ask a favor of folks?

Show me your best birbs. Gimme your best photogenic floofs. I could use some cheering up at work tonight.

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Jun 1, 2015


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Yeah, with a band number like 1080, Pea is an amazing pun name.

And thanks to everyone for posting birds! It did me a lot of good to see all the happy (or moderately disgruntled at being awakened) birds!

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Jun 1, 2015


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Iceland Reedhaunter. It sounds like something out of a D&D monster manual.

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Jun 1, 2015


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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44610271

13th Century book has pictures of a cockatoo in it. Because birbs wreck all kinds of things, it looks like they're wrecking history too. :)

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Jun 1, 2015


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It looks like the angriest tea cozy ever. (And that would also explain any hissing, maybe?)

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Jun 1, 2015


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Another "Saw a big page count and feared the worst" person over here. :ohdear:

It's so good to hear that Scout's doing better! Hopefully she gets to go home and be spoiled rotten by you all!

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Jun 1, 2015


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Can I request a probe with LAB's favorite birb pic? No birds of my own, but I've gotten a ton of enjoyment out of everyone else's birb stories!

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Jun 1, 2015


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Me neither, but i'd like one as well, please.

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Jun 1, 2015


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But was it asking if this could all be handled via email instead of a meeting? And could they add more sunflower seeds to the budget?

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Jun 1, 2015


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What a lovely bird. He almost doesn't look real he's so pretty.

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Jun 1, 2015


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What's a little Oo-mox between friends? :)

Seriously though, that's great!! It sounds like there's a lot of progress being made! In some areas, anyway.

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Jun 1, 2015


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Oh my god. I was so worried when I checked this thread and saw a ton of new posts. This thread moves slow unless something bad happens. And then we were off on Mr. Pesto's Wild Ride.

But he made it home! A happy ending for a less than grand day out! Hopefully the guy was okay with you climbing on his truck once you explained, or at least when he saw the happy cry from getting Pesto back home.

And I can get behind punching whoever set off the fire alarm as well.

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Jun 1, 2015


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"Hey Mom! I can fit this all in my mouth at once! Wanna see?"

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Jun 1, 2015


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Dear God. Serra's magnificent.

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Jun 1, 2015


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And there's more tiel art at Potatopato's insta too!

Potatopato's Art!

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Jun 1, 2015


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Guess who just discovered the toilet lid has had hinges?

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Jun 1, 2015


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"Oh my *god*. You used *that* photo of me!?"

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Jun 1, 2015


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Wait for the store to stock the foam pool noodles and then cut to fit like a bumper?

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Jun 1, 2015


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Of course! Its the forbidden bread in the forbidden bag, therefore, it must be extra delicious! And you want it all for yourself! This 'not for birds' bit is just a filthy lie to keep all the forbidden bread for yourself.

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Jun 1, 2015


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The lighting angle gives him a bit of :catstare: too, especially in the third shot.

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Jun 1, 2015


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Can I as a favor of folks in here?

It's.... been a rough week, here at the Postal household, and it's only gonna get worse for a bit.

Can I get pics of your birds being adorable? I could really use the serotonin hit.

(Everyone is fine, it's just going to be a very rough week.)

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Jun 1, 2015


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oh my god, so many adorable birds. Ahhhhh the serotonin hit.

Captain Log posted:




How is she so gigantic while apparently being a model of PEAK COCKATIEL HEALTH?!


I'm still stuck on 'Why is Serra shaped like a square with a triangle on top."

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Jun 1, 2015


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Captain Log posted:

While browsing PI, you may or may not get a visit from the Illegally Chubby Fairy.

She may or may not be heavy enough to make my laptop screen fall backwards.



She's PI's own Chonkerbell.

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Jun 1, 2015


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So she needs to hit harder when she's beating the air into submission?

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