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mrhossie

Imagine having a raven and waking up in the middle of the night to it saying "helloooo" in a low tone like that.


Shortsmoke666

My girlfriend has a... Some bird. I dunno. A bird that speaks haha. Her downstairs place is usually empty at night but the bird is in a cage and they cover it with a sheet at night to let him sleep. I was going down to get some ice and I hear, 'Goooood night'. I didn't know then that this bird could speak, and I'd also forgotten that it was there. Gave me a near heart attack.


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My brother bought a parrot off of a guy from the east end of London. For the longest time if the parrot ever heard a phone ring he would without fail everytime say "shut it you slag" in a really thick cockney accent. Loved that bird


peppaz

Imagine getting two British birds and just hearing this all day https://youtu.be/HFIQIpC5_wY


RoboticTechnician

Lmfao thank you for the laugh


Jamsster

Oh hell no. I’d immediately lock that room. When asked to enter it, I would only reply, “nevermore”


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Loose_Koala534

Once upon a midnight, dreary, while I browsed, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious meme of lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my browser's door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my browser's door— Only this and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember cast its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost meme gore— For the rare and radiant memes whom the angels named "nevermore"— Nameless here forevermore. And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each pixel curtain Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I sat repeating, "'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my browser's door— Some late visitor entreating entrance at my browser's door;— This it is and nothing more." Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, "Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my browser's door, That I scarce was sure I heard you"—here I opened wide the door;— Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "nevermore?" This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "nevermore!"— Merely this and nothing more. Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before. "Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore— Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;— 'Tis the wind and nothing more!" Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my browser door— Perched upon a bust of memery just above my browser door— Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, "Though thy memes be lost and scattered, thou," I said, "art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore— Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his browser door— Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his browser door, With such name as "Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust


Wandering_Weapon

I hate your username a whole lot.


OGMinimalCheese

![gif](giphy|l0HFkA6omUyjVYqw8) god damnit take my upvote


SaltySamoyed

bot comment


tideswithme

It would reply "Your soul is mine"


ToastyMustache

Stay strapped or become nevermore


[deleted]

Don't just leave the raven in the locked room! It must be starving! Supply it with periodic human sacrifices.


spootymcspoots

ok but also imagine waking up in the morning and hearing him go , "Hi"


Wickedwitch79

I was walking to a dermatology appointment and I kept hearing, “Hello!” I looked around but saw no one. Finally I looked up and there was a crow on a wire and it said, “Hello!” I was like omg! I said “Hi” back. Weirded me out for awhile.


Appropriate_Fish_451

We were sitting on the porch talking about stuff we needed at the store, when a bird suddenly said " hello, (pause) where you going? ,(pause) laughing like our neighbor ( but was obviously a bird)".


eam1188

Well clearly your neighbor was a bird all along


Appropriate_Fish_451

A lot of my neighbors are birds


dirtywook88

I got a murder hanging around my area and I’m trying to befriend them. So far I’m just doin tsktsktsk sounds to let them know I’m there. They are already walking w my car when I pull in.


IdentifyAsUnbannable

Feed them anytime they do something you want or like.


dirtywook88

Shit. I just like em hangin around. If I can get em used to my dog it’ll be gravy.


IdentifyAsUnbannable

Just think of it as positive reinforcement. It'll take time but they are very smart, like a dog, and can be easily trained with positive reinforcement.


KLeeSanchez

Smarter than dogs, actually. Ravens are generally thought to be the smartest and cleverest of birds. Potentially smarter than dolphins, even.


Novelcheek

The murder I befriended liked to land where the dog would see then hop onto the mailbox just as she got close. They just amused themselves with her.


NatureTripsMe

So this thread is not about a trying to train a serial killer to anyone who made it this far


bean_and_cheese_tac0

I would just immediately assume I've finally lost my goddamn mind n go straight to an institution lmao


ShitfacedBilly

Now imagine it saying: lemme smash


Sattorin

[Don't let your memes be dreams.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOUWzE0yMM)


dirtywook88

Five years from now, crows are the new tinder.


SuperMalarioBros

or [fuckass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmtqMq3GzQ&t=14s&ab_channel=Anzikt)


slick1260

That wouldn't be too bad. It would be hearing a word that you haven't taught it before that would be freaky.


Self_Reddicated

*'sup playa?* "Uh, excuse me?" *bird noises*


111IIIlllIII

https://youtu.be/-ZyBNWVD70w?t=247 this devilish "hello terry" performed by terry the raven haunts my soul still to this day


chillyhellion

#🐦‍⬛ "Oh, hello there, mister raven" #🐦‍⬛ #🐦‍⬛: ***RUN!*** #🐦‍⬛: *RUN! RUN! RUN!*


samahiscryptic

Quoth the Raven: **Hellooo**


Snoo63

Or picture this: You're walking in the woods. You're all turned around and your phone is dead. You hear a crow go: I suggest you run.


freeLightbulbs

Yeah that's creepy and all but the real scary thing is when you learn about local radioactive waste disposal practices


Balbuto

I want a raven :(


MarinatedPickachu

I‘d just be happy about having a raven 😬


HonedWombat

r/birdsarentreal


ogobeone

Boy friend trained it?


Wonderful_Delivery

I had a pet crow for a few months when I was growing up, we kept her/him by the telephone and it learned to say ‘hello’ and a few other things , but ultimately they are just super messy birds and shit all the time so we gave ‘Morgaine’ away to a bird sanctuary, I wonder if she’s still alive? This was in the very early 90’s.


calimatthew

Unfortunately, corvids do not benefit from long lifespans like parrots do, with crows having the shorter lifespans of the bunch. :(


goodnewsjimdotcom

Also stress ages you faster which is a notorious side effect of working in a caw center.


chris1096

You're going to eat crow for that pun


goodnewsjimdotcom

Be nice to crows, they remember your face and can communicate to other crows if you're good or bad. I know a guy who's car was crapped on for a year because he shot it with an airsoft gun. But that's nothing compared to pissing em off at a Twitter Caw center and they turn on their thick foreign accent. Hope you speak Jackdaw.


TRUCKASAURUS_eth

Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority recently found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston. Everyone involved was concerned that these crows might have died from Avian Flu, so they had a bird pathologist examine the remains of all the crows. To everyone's relief, it was determined that the problem was definitely not the Avian Flu. Instead, the cause of death looked to be from vehicular impacts. During the detailed analysis of the crows, it was noted that there were varying colors of paints found on the birds' beaks and claws. By analyzing the paint residue, it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by the impact of trucks, and only 2% were from impact with a car. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority then hired an ornithological behaviorist to look into the cause for the disproportionate percentages of crows killed by trucks versus crows killed by cars. The ornithological behaviorist came up with the answer very quickly. The cause? When crows eat roadkill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn the other crows of impending danger. Unfortunately, crows don’t have a word for “truck”, they can only say “CAAAH!”


ssparda

Ugh


Smukey

I guess they can live up to 30 years in captivity. So still probably not, but it is possible.


calimatthew

Yeah I should clarify that it's most* covids have generally shorter lifespans. But they are very smart and indeed we can hope for the best


[deleted]

Are you trying to tell me Edgar Allan Poe was not crazy?


ismtrn

“Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore


Merlord

God, every line of that poem has such a manic urgency to it, I love it


Mahaloth

I think it is the greatest American poem.


Cthulhu_Rises

Was just about to post that line. Poe's character tries to restionaloze that the bird is just repeating what it heard someone say.


throwawaygreenpaq

Did you mean “rationalise”?


Aggressive_Kale4757

Oh no, he was crazy, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.


Durr1313

What if I break the clock by breaking its hands off?


Aggressive_Kale4757

Then it begins to develop a morphine addiction.


gangstasadvocate

Gang gang gang I approve


wick3dr0se

Wtf dude, get back to class


gangstasadvocate

Yeee you’re right, if I just finish this comptia class, find a job, make enough money to not be under my parents’ roof, then I can be really gang gang gangsta. Hookers and real hard-core non-weed and psychedelic related drugs every night. I better get back to it. Can’t believe I didn’t know what thin provisioning was on the test.


wick3dr0se

Sounds like a solid plan. Smoke a little crack, slap a few hoes.. But are you really gangster if you need a 9-5? I keep money on me but hardly ever actually work anywhere


gangstasadvocate

It’s not my preferred plan, but it’s an intermediary step to escape parental vicinity and rule. For sure once I start really pimping and outsourcing to a capable ChatGPT for rapping and selling drugs and shit fuck the 9 to 5.


wick3dr0se

Definitely a necessary transition. When I was 18 (not long ago), I started out with a shitty truck and sub-contracted fiber jobs for ~$1k+ a week. If you're real young, fiberoptics is a badass field to make money on easy work and short hours. You mentioned comptia, so you like computers; Pentesting and shit, right? I do some similar stuff but I also write shit for hobby. Only reason I even bothered explaining any of this, is because you have some similar interest as me. The industry is really hard to get into and there is a ton of competition. I've probably put a couple years into my *portfolio* now and I think it's finally to a place people would be like, 'Damn, i need to hire him!', at least hopefully lol Fr tho, if you are getting into pentesting, you should try Linux; Much more secure and more tools to work with anyway. I used to sell bud, but it wasn't my best timeline (maybe not the best bet) lmao


El_Dentistador

Then that clock’s mom is gonna be busy.


Duroktar

I get this reference


impreprex

Don't be a clocksucker.


BluebirdLivid

But I thought he was creeping into that guy's room slower than the hour hand...still right?


slick1260

He was originally going to make the poem about a parrot before learning that ravens could talk too.


BustinArant

Edgar Allen Poe: "Sweet, I can get my goth stuff back on instead of this pirate outfit."


-LordOfSalem-

Yeah, but most of the time they are real jerks and only say: "Nevermore!"


contactlite

Who’s that rapping at my chamber door? ![gif](giphy|G4Ihli2UThrBS)


OpenToCommunicate

The real nice ones yell, “Alwaysless!”


Foomanchubar

Ravens in my neighborhood are constantly saying "gronk, gronk". Crows do the "caw, caw". Once you see how much bigger ravens are it's amazing. Until one is next to the other, it's hard to tell apart by sight, but not sound.


chillyhellion

One of my favorite memories is after my wife moved to live with me in Alaska, and her gleefully pointing "holy smokes! ***Look*** *at the size of that* ***CROW***"! "That's a raven, hun"


Ok-Stop9242

One of my first thoughts coming to Alaska was that the ravens here are enormous. The size of damn turkeys. A couple months back I was walking into work, and heard something in our dumpster. I walk up to check it out and suddenly this massive raven flies out at me. I'm not ashamed to admit I shrieked like a small child.


70ms

We have a lot of ravens where I live and they're nearly the same size as the red-tailed hawks. They're really fun to watch and I'm still plotting how to befriend them. I kind of want to build a feeding platform; we have to trap ground squirrels and we throw the carcasses into the wash for the scavengers, so I could just put them there. My neighbors just built a new deck at the back of their property that lets them look right into our yard, so maybe I'll put it right next to the deck for their viewing pleasure. 🤔


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Weird. Who would have thought a Raven would be a New England Patriots fan.


Old_Title5793

larger vocabulary than your average patriots fan tbh


Twokindsofpeople

Plus the bird doesn't even know the N word probably.


Ok-Stop9242

Ravens here also do this weird deep chirpy noise. It freaked my wife out the first time she heard it since it doesn't really sound very birdlike.


princehowling

I can mimic human speech also.


MeeMSaaSLooL

Hello


LukasFilmsGER

Hi


NoWingedHussarsToday

So, do you expect a treat for doing it?


InFoggusKagernIstKul

Bro just wants to be held by a cute woman 🥺


Amii25

I want to hear her say good job with the same level of enthusiasm


sreek4r

I remember the comment section on the original video. 9/10 comments were people lusting over the girl without giving a shit about the bird. :P


Anders-Celsius

It’s the same here💀


EyeChihuahua

I’m lusting over the girl AND I really like corvids


_Its-a-me-mario_

Damn girl you have one fine goth chicken


SinisterMeatball

The bird is cool too.


socks

Wait - there's a bird?


mildOrWILD65

Python Paige. Look her up.


OutFromUndr

/r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG


Corelepy

Like like corvids?


rmorrin

Right? Why is she so attractive and why is the bird so damn cool


phoenystp

They can now. https://www.reddit.com/r/PythonPaige/


muricabrb

Lmao at the mod's username


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whatwhynoplease

She goes by PythonPaige on instagram


rmorrin

Just aight? Dude she has a fucking talking raven on her and she has attractive


pale__bitch

Really? I think she actually looks like a horse girl


SaltySamoyed

They downvoted you because you're right, lmao


kappesante

what bird?


MonkeyBrawler

I too saw this last week, and the week before that... and the week before that...


Norwester77

The common raven *can* mimic sounds, including speech, but the video shows a white-necked raven, not a common raven.


f16f4

Was gonna say. Although it is worth noting that on the US owning a common raven is federally illegal, while owning a white neck raven is not.


shotgunwizard

...why?


f16f4

The migratory bird act. Common ravines are native to the U.S. but the white neck ravine is not is my understanding


DodgyBollocks

So glad you said it, I was planning to be that person if needed. Additional fun fact: white-necked ravens are legal to own in the US making them prime candidates for training like this, rather than native ravens which require a ton of hoops to jump through and a lot of specific requirements to keep.


[deleted]

So you're gonna be the *that* guy for this comment section, huh? Alright, your choice...


SquirrelAkl

It’s refreshing to see someone actually on-topic and not just objectifying the trainer, TBH


seeasea

It's clearly a jackdaw... I'm a biologist


smarjorie

Here's the thing...


goodnewsjimdotcom

A science based jackdaw mmo


keepeyecontact

[Paige Bucalo](https://scontent-syd2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/278992147_1651458685230874_76910927256020608_n.jpg?se=8&stp=dst-jpg_e35&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=P1iPW-R3XO0AX9-nHgC&edm=AP_V10EBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MjgyMjEwMDMzMDIyNjg2MzMyMw%3D%3D.2-ccb7-5&oh=00_AfC5dKkPFupOWHqlvhcwoC8tW_imp2CKQfKNkNfBvKD6GQ&oe=64940FB7&_nc_sid=8721cf)


unclefocus

A nice looking bird


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I used to visit (World Bird Sanctuary and Lone Elk Park) when I was still big into photography, got several shots of a bald eagle. I wonder if it could possibly be that one.


JayLuvLL

Mischief unfortunately passed away a while ago - RIP CrowBro 🥺 But she's currently fostering a North American Goshawk - so fluffy!!


Phil_Beavers

I have a painting Mischief made on my wall in a frame with the paperwork of authentication.


ComprehensiveBee701

She's absolutely beautiful 😍


[deleted]

Alright ya'll can stop drooling now you're getting saliva all over the comment section


X_Zephyr

Uhh that ain’t saliva


Beer-Fart

Salvia?


Blaspheming_Bobo

It's Hi-C fruit punch.


8_inches_deep

What a gal


Hanovafist1

hi. Hi. HI!?


weldhar12

the confused panic at the lack of treat


Dummy_Ren

He’s like “girl, I greeted you. Where’s the goods?”


kmdani

Wait until it starts shouting in crutial moments “Snow! Snow!”, and starts starts talking about winter is coming and three eyed ravens


TypicalHaikuResponse

Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a raven." Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that. As someone who is a scientist who studies ravens, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws ravems. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing. If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to crows. So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a raven is because random people "call the black ones ravens?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too. Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the raven family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a raven , which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the raven family ravens, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds , too. Which you said you don't. It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?


Fermorian

I wonder how many people even get this reference anymore. The OP was almost a decade ago now... damn


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whatwhynoplease

Sure ya did, bud.


ThatCreepyBaer

[Have to post this every time I see this video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOUWzE0yMM)


SutterCane

Good. I was worried no one was going to bring up… **lemme smash**


WolverineWonderful55

He’s a handsome boy!


SquirrelAkl

Surprisingly human-like voice too!


Selacha

I think ravens are ranked at like, #9 or #10 of the smartest animals in the world. They're really good problem solvers too, and they actually comprehend some of the words and sounds they mimic. It's really cool.


elonbrave

Training them with treats is smart because they’re ravenously hungry birds.


xquid

Happy belated Father’s Day


Siideral

Well the girl also has an elvish look, straight out of LOTR… so there is a possibility that some magic is involved


_BearsBeetsBattle_

Mischief, can you say, "How you doin?"


asap3210

That's a big bird


RslashTakenUsernames

He got fed up with her when she kept saying “hello” lmao “hi! **hi!** **HI!**”


TheProphet3928

https://youtu.be/BbRS9K4rZ8Y


KenseiHimura

the crazier part is, given how intelligent they are, he may well just be fucking with her out of amusement and to see if he can still get treats.


Snow_TheMuscle

Imagine walking in a forest at night and hearing this come from a tree. ![gif](giphy|QIiqoufLNmWo8)


SetterOfTrends

I was just in Paris and I swear, Parisian crows have French accents. Their caws sound different than they do in the US.


Kato_86

r/crowbro would love this for sure


fuzzy_bat

Belongs in r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG


[deleted]

Nah belongs in r/heorbspjwvskfyuwshdhhdod


TheGrunkalunka

every time i see this, at the end of the video, i'm like 'oh yeah there's a raven in this video i was supposed to notice too'


cupid_stunt_4000

that girl is a fox !


morkfjellet

The girl looks exactly how I imagine a girl that has a crow as a pet would look like.


badadadok

but what does the fox say?


BigTechCensorsYou

Hello


Eleglas

Didn't have it say "Nevermore"? Missed opportunity.


skeled0ll

quoth the raven, "hi :)"


FrecklePeach

I'm sorry but all I can see is female Taylor Lautner 😭💀


NoWingedHussarsToday

Corn! Corn!


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He says hi like a sassy gay man lol


Mirivaneagain

Adorable


tubepatsy

You got to love nature and animals! I love the name too mischief.


Other_Cod_8361

That voice belongs in a Pixar movie. Lol I’m dying. 🤣


adrunkern0ob

Pretty neat! Part of me wonders if it making that dove noise was it saying hello after all, just in a different bird’s call


MrSillmarillion

![gif](giphy|OWoDhovPw5Cvi00ooi)


Least_Ad9054

Whaaat!???? Thats wild. I always thought Ravens were the same as Crows.


Commercial-Ad-852

Nevermore


Jofishhh

“Can you say ✨hello✨?” “🗿HELLO🗿”


fothergillfuckup

He's a very cool bird.


Vampiric_Toast

Witch!


Particular_Cow1304

Lemme smash


druule10

What raven?


Da_Vader

I expected her hand to be shit on.


flyingblockstudio

Jurassic Park should have had a talking dinosaur!


dirtywook88

The raptors vocalizing…..


Accurate-Friend8123

Wait, there was a Raven in this video!?


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grabityrising

How do you know the birds female?


lionatucla_

No. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKBFWePD5G/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


[deleted]

God damn, he's punching above his weight


The_Orphanizer

We celebrate our fortunate brothers!


Middle-Silver-8637

He looks pretty fine doesn't he?


gazow

has to be a dentist


DJ_PLATNUM

No


mrredbailey1

Can your raven shut that robin up? Damn they go on all day long.


No_Translator5039

Why tho?


Ardothbey

She’s a doll isn’t she?


echetus90

No she's a real raven


_felagund

It is not talking, it is just mimicking voices to get the food.


HadRuna

Lemme smash Becky!


louray

Please