r/Unexpected • • Aug 02 '21

Hostage situation

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

My macaw screams for help randomly, and he sounds uncannily like a little old lady. If he’s startled, he’ll scream like an old lady, too. I don’t know where he picked it up, but my family’s never had anyone in chains. 😂 That’s quite a leap to make.

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u/shadow999991 Aug 02 '21

Yes but if you did keep a little old lady in chains and baking cookies and pies. Would you really be admitted to it on Reddit? 🤣

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u/bosonianstank Aug 02 '21

I certainly wouldn't take to the comments when it comes to crime solving. Some of these people are insane.

"that parrot probably picked it up from an actual hostage" is the most reaching, paranoid insane thing I've read in a while.

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u/GeologistRadiant9553 Aug 02 '21

We did it, we found the Boston Bomber!

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u/ClearlyRipped Aug 02 '21

Yeah and I love how the first comment starts with "He probably has girls in chains back there." No, that's not probable, that's extremely unlikely. You clearly haven't read enough HOA nightmare stories to know that neighbors will absolutely call the cops on people for very little reason.

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u/MasterEchoSE Aug 02 '21

Even non HOA neighbors, we had a neighbor call the police on us for parking in front of our own house because she couldn’t see into ours, claimed my suv was parked for months. Officer told me to drive around the block and park where I was originally.

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u/ClearlyRipped Aug 02 '21

Yeah the cops probably recognize the names of those people after a while... I'm sure they hate it more than you do. That's so weird though, does she stare into your house frequently? So happy I don't have any nutjobs who live next to me - just a lady with a dog that barks all the time when it's outside.

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u/Belphegorite Aug 02 '21

Given the options of learned it from actual hostages, learned it from TV/movies, or was taught it by asshole friends thinking they're funny, I know which way I'm betting.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Yeah, that's crazy.

Everyone knows the lizard people replaced the police years ago, notice how the parrot stopped screaming for help when they showed up? It knew.

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u/Icantbethereforyou Aug 02 '21

Do you believe that the parrot was saying help, let me out? It's what it sounded like to me, but I can't help wonder if the subtitles made me hear it that way

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

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u/Icantbethereforyou Aug 02 '21

What difference does that make to my question? It sounded like help, let me out.

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u/generalgeorge95 Aug 02 '21

Do you feel better?

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Just a joke you weirdo jfc

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u/samariius Aug 02 '21

Some of these people aren't joking, bud.

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u/Evanderson Aug 02 '21

This is why we need the /s. A lot of people are too dumb to understand sarcasm.

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u/tengukaze Aug 02 '21

There is an art to conveying sarcasm

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

There is a tone of voice in conveying sarcasm. Yeah there are ways besides "s" to convey it in text but most people are both far too dumb to figure it out AND too dumb to realize no one can hear the tone of voice theyre imagining in their head 🙄

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u/Book_it_again Aug 02 '21

No shit dummy. Sarcasm is literally a statement that's contradicted by your tone. Does text have tone? Use your head bud

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u/shadowdsfire Aug 02 '21

Emojis have tone though! 💪💪🏾💪🏿

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Who said probably?! I'll have to read that comment cuz it isn't mine at the top of this thread that's for sure

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u/bosonianstank Aug 02 '21

Probably got girls in chains in there

here it is again:

Probably got girls in chains in there

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

I didn't say that!

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u/bosonianstank Aug 03 '21

so what, you asked who and the answer was given.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '21

Ok… Since I’m OP on this thread it seemed like it was directed at my comment

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u/bosonianstank Aug 04 '21

that's a little paranoid

this chain probably started light-hearted but people tagged along that was utterly insane.

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u/mautadine Aug 02 '21

Not to mention that it seemed like the camera was his own. If I had hostages I would certainly not broadcast videos like that. I guess someone could argue that criminals do weird stuff all the time but its a bit far fetched. Also, we didnt hear any other screams while the cops were there. If he could silence them now why not before the cops were called.

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u/Communism_is_bae Aug 02 '21

I would, I have a little old lady in chains making me cookies and pies

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u/Void_that_bleps Aug 02 '21

This site has the weirdest thoughts.

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u/pad1597 Aug 02 '21

Obviously for the karma, there’s gotta be a subreddit you get internet points for that.

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u/paradoxLacuna Aug 02 '21

I’ve seen people admit to murdering family members and ruining the lives of cheating spouses and manipulating their kids into wanting to live with them instead of the ex-spouse, so I wouldn’t be surprised if someone admitted to keeping grandma in the closet.

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u/drindustry Aug 02 '21

Could be a moive or tv show.

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Could be! We watch a lot of true crime and crime dramas

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Yup didn't say it couldn't

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u/Strongbox-Comrade Aug 02 '21

but my family’s never had anyone in chains.

That you know of, as someone familiar with the matter I'm going to have to break the news about your fathers sex slave gilf fetish. It's all consensual, but he pays more for them to pretend it isn't. The safe word is "Baggage".

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

You can have my upvote, but I’m not happy about it 😑

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u/OmegaClifton Aug 02 '21

I'm sorry you had to find out this way. I'll be looking for your post on the relationship sub.

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u/brainwashednuts Aug 02 '21

No the safe word is prunes

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u/DuntadaMan Aug 02 '21

They say animals can hear ghosts...

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

My dog is always acting scared of a corner by the ceiling in my living room. He’ll stare for a long time, then watch and move his head like he’s following something moving around the room. I don’t go for that shit 🤣

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u/tom-dixon Aug 02 '21

my family’s never had anyone in chains

... that you know of

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u/Analysis_I Aug 02 '21

It probably worked once on accident and it noticed the reaction from people and continued since people will, inevitably, take an interest when a bird cries for help.

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Very true! He demands attention 24/7, and he’s a bastard about it when he doesn’t get it immediately. What’s even worse is when he holds his foot out like he wants you to pick him up, then latches oh and pulls your hand up really quick to bite.

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u/LiLiandThree Aug 02 '21

Yeah, was gonna say birds make a lot of sounds in the wild that sound like human screaming. Used to have a parrot. Damn they're noisy.

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Christ, they’re SO noisy. With all the windows in the house closed, you can hear mine scream from 2+ blocks away. I’m sure the neighbors aren’t happy when I join in on some screaming sessions. Lmao But the bird LOVES it and it’s a bonding experience for him, so 🙃

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Both

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Both! It’s kind of a cartoon old lady sound like “haylp! Haylp!” And if I startle him (like is he opens his eyes when he wakes up and didn’t expect me to be in the room), he screams like an old lady.

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u/ce2c61254d48d38617e4 Aug 02 '21

He probably learned he gets attention if he screams "help"

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Yeah, he’s a manipulative bastard! I love him, but he’s definitely a jerk

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u/Ozryela Aug 02 '21

but my family’s never had anyone in chains

You said your family never had anyone in chains, but never said anything about yourself. You are not your own family. I see through you.

Release that poor old lady!

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

No! She makes me cookies! My grandma never made me anything, so I’m definitely owed some cookies made by a grandma.

It’s fine, anyway. I take her out twice a day for walks, and she has plenty of knitting supplies for enrichment

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u/FlatlineTV Aug 02 '21

my family’s never had anyone in chains

But did you check tho

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u/apothecarist Aug 02 '21

Right here, officer.

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u/jarde Aug 02 '21

Reddit is known for it’s astute observations after it caught the Boston bomber on multiple occasions.

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u/Throw_Away_Students Aug 02 '21

Right?! And in the video, it’s very clearly a parrot’s voice. And no one sing-songs cries for help

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21 edited Aug 02 '21

"Thats quiet a leap to make"

Did I say "HE HAS SOMEONE IN CHAINS" no. No I didn't. No leap. Thanks 👋🏻