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Wonkasgoldenticket t1_j4x0dhx wrote

Never seen home alone? All ya need is a big bag of seed and some training. They will come for the food.

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blizg t1_j4y4z5p wrote

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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jelliott79 t1_j4y7h2k wrote

Marines Alone: In Spain.

I had a similar experience on my med cruise. Ported in Barcelona, took a train to Tarragona. While there, visited the square, bought a bag of seed from a little old lady for $5, threw up the seed, spread my arms, and proceeded to have pigeons cover my arms and head from fingertips to fingertips. So surreal, and a memory I'll treasure forever.

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chev327fox t1_j501xjy wrote

Still gets me that Trump is in that one. I had to look into it after realizing it and he made it a a stipulation to using his hotel (because of course he did).

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Key_Dig_Dog OP t1_j4z2l5z wrote

Yes, make a noise when you offer food, slowly attempt to pet them to gain trust. They will associate the noise with food time and become friendly. Now you have bird gang.

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btribble t1_j4z2uur wrote

Yup. I had a pair of California towhees in my backyard one year that were nearly finger tame. I could have gotten them there in a few weeks, but one of them got their head snapped in a rat trap I had hidden behind a bush. I was sooooo sad when I realized I'd killed one of them by not hiding the trap better. The other one left shortly thereafter. Hopefully they found a new mate. They're really strongly pair bonded.

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DavoNL t1_j4xj00k wrote

Not from a Jedi.

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thethunder92 t1_j4y06fx wrote

Have you heard the story of Snow White the sleepy?

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Donvack t1_j4z13kv wrote

I though not, it’s not the kind of story a Prince Charming would tell.

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Key_Dig_Dog OP t1_j4z3pbu wrote

Raise birds from when they are young

Release them when they are adults and now it looks like you are just calling wild birds to you

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ReyPhasma t1_j4yoxnt wrote

I thought sleepy was the little fella?

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ErikTheAngry t1_j4yxd1d wrote

That's the Jedi version. You can tell because it had a happy ending.

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Unlike the Jedi.

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KingoftheMongoose t1_j51xbob wrote

The snow? Was cocaine. That's how she got the birds to obey her.

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Crizznik t1_j52g69n wrote

Gotta be careful not to let the bears near that cocaine though...

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jelliott79 t1_j4y6r5w wrote

You were supposed to bring balance to reddit, not leave it in darkness!

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ReidWitt1 t1_j508dqx wrote

Ironically that is one of the Jedi’s powers

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SenorOnionHands t1_j4y622z wrote

Are.... Are you Bahamut?

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dudebobmac t1_j4ywklt wrote

Every time I think I’m going to get to a joke first…

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Toned_Mcstone t1_j4z7ji7 wrote

Nah that’s just Fizban, the eccentric old wizard. Don’t worry about it…

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Arcrosis t1_j4zk7xg wrote

Oh thank the gods, i assumed it was going to be a terrifyingly giant platinum dragon, bad it is just some unassuming old man, no chance of any shenanigans here.

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Onkelcuno t1_j4zpd0u wrote

just regular old birds, nothing special. defineatly not several gold dragons...

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Key_Dig_Dog OP t1_j4z3r35 wrote

you know someones got a solid coke dedication when they grow a pinky claw to fuel their habit faster!

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MyPenWroteThis t1_j4x5484 wrote

It's in reverse. Those birds flew backwards when they left.

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GunnarStahlSlapshot t1_j4z5vmj wrote

It’s definitely sped up, but if you go frame by frame it’s pretty clear that it’s not reversed.

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MeltaFlare t1_j4zq1o6 wrote

Yeah, no, I agree. There’s no way the birds flew in reverse off of their arm.

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MyPenWroteThis t1_j50lh0s wrote

r/whoosh

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intdev t1_j5177dx wrote

Or it’s just a shit joke?

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AmphoraExplorer t1_j518tfd wrote

I don’t think it’s a joke. I think the person was just high and convinced it was reversed because after I read it I watched again and believed it for a second, because I’m high

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CheeseLick t1_j4x9rzi wrote

You start with trained birds on your hand then snap to get them to fly away. From there, you just reverse the video. The really difficult part is teaching birds to fly backwards.

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bagel_it_up t1_j4x2xk7 wrote

8 birds in the hand are worth how many in the bush?

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DefectiveSp00n t1_j50s60d wrote

Depends on the extrapolating function.

It could (reasonably) be anywhere from 2 to 64.

2: static value of N birds in hand. F(N)=2

16: each bird in hand is worth 2 in bush: F(N)=2×N

64: Each Bird in the hand is some Linear combination of birds in bushes:

F(N)=A×N^2 + B×N + C

For F(1) = A + B + C = 2

For F(8)= 64A + 8B + C = 64

62 = 63 A + 7B

Etc.

In any case, we'd need more hand bird to bush bird data points to make any fair assumption.

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DaKrimsonBaron t1_j4xuxrx wrote

The Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some would deem….unnatural.

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mtsai t1_j4yqp3w wrote

yes its called giving animals food.

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triadwarfare t1_j4zcj0i wrote

Looks like you're sufferring from a "Disney Princess" syndrome.

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RyanIsACornball t1_j4x6olc wrote

I'd use it for nothing but evil

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coreytiger t1_j4yz3bs wrote

Yeah, that’s an evil Lex Luthor snap he’s doing there… they’re off to rob some Kryptonite.

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tremors51000 t1_j4z44kq wrote

by being a disney princess apparently.

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nickjames8 t1_j4z8hkp wrote

I want to learn how to be a Disney Princess

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Adrien422 t1_j4z9jt8 wrote

Not from a Jedi...

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W33Ded t1_j4zeh4q wrote

You have to learn it, only princesses are born with it.

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Xiagax t1_j4y2vhn wrote

Not from a Jedi

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Sajomir t1_j4yg9v1 wrote

Bahamut...?

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KingWut117 t1_j4yoklr wrote

Yes, first you have to become the platinum god of all dragons...

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aqwn t1_j4ypma5 wrote

Not from a Jedi

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TazManiac7 t1_j4ypquz wrote

Nah he’s a Disney princess. Done and done.

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Ok_Rip5915 t1_j4ys1k2 wrote

I think you need to be a Disney Princess to get this power.

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S_SubZero t1_j4yysyb wrote

I had a gf that could get close to this power. Hers stopped at flies tho. For no reason I can discern, flies were just not bothered by her. A fly was on a window once, she just reached out and gently plucked it right off the glass, as easy as picking up an apple. It even sat on her finger. I never understood how she could do that.

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Nerdworker92 t1_j4zs5vd wrote

Nah, you're either a Disney princess or you aren't. Can't teach that level of grace. sorry, OP.

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cgtdream t1_j50oekv wrote

Step 1: Become Disney princess

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pattyG80 t1_j51i6zo wrote

Snap your fingers...feed birds...rinse repeat x1000

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shgrdrbr t1_j51mv7j wrote

what are these birds? they look like flying daffodils!!

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nevbirks t1_j51yyy1 wrote

For sure, lovebirds are very intelligent birds. You can teach them tricks and they're very affectionate.

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danf10 t1_j4ybziq wrote

You’re a Disney Princess!

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Snowacks t1_j4z6mp3 wrote

Bahamut, is that you?

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watuphoss t1_j4zcjro wrote

Yes.

You need time and money for bird food.

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killstimehere t1_j4zjq01 wrote

I want. A stray cat let me touchy it yesterday. I was so pleased

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ScareCrow6971 t1_j4zkd1n wrote

That's Bahamut. And those only look like birds.

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Kikavukoi t1_j4zsnlr wrote

Not in a case for a cat

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mavric911 t1_j50cpir wrote

I think we found a Gold Dragon in disguise

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vinceds t1_j50wsv6 wrote

Yes, lots of practice as an animal trainer.

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KonaKathie t1_j510a3o wrote

Are these lovebirds? So pretty

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Squigels t1_j51azlb wrote

there is a wild scrub jay that is like this with me. it is very fun

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Fib0112358 t1_j51fx2h wrote

this is how i imagine the power of "calling" as described in Ursula K Le Guin's book Gifts looking

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Dawgenberg t1_j51k9ms wrote

Give them bird seed daily for a week, snap to announce your arrival.

Power obtained.

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SolaireOfAorta t1_j51l7qp wrote

Bahamut with his golden dragon friends

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hipkat13 t1_j51oww3 wrote

I want this power

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Nooksbus t1_j51rzpg wrote

Not from a jedi

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Crizznik t1_j52fubn wrote

Yes. Go out every day with a handful of food. They will come to you. After a while, they will come to you even if you don't have food.

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PappaDukes t1_j53jfwq wrote

Easy, just become a Disney princess.

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TheArtfulDodgersKid t1_j54azkt wrote

The body scans have started. The birds know your every move.

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_Inevitable_Lemon_ t1_j59xy1z wrote

I haven't seen this one at the Gatherer's Garden before...

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destroth11 t1_j5gc3sl wrote

6 Brightly beaked birds.

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saifis t1_j5ingcp wrote

Do tell if you have any progression on this, I am very intersted.

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JKxZ t1_j4ywk1p wrote

The art of having birds shit on your arm?

Yeah, just wear your best suit and be on your way to a job interview daily.

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blitzwann t1_j4zb0gn wrote

Someone arrest this man right now!

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Sebulano t1_j50n5un wrote

Yes you film while you do this in reverse and then playback in reverse

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aircoft t1_j50t8in wrote

And all the birds flay away backwards.

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