this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago

An easy hypothesis to test. Have a live stream of bird songs and wait until it gets a copyright strike.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The RIAA's lawyers will be there to take that bird for everything it has.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

So much for that nest egg :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Luckily there is someone, I believed based in Philly, who is well versed in bird law to defend them.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Accidentally? Play some tune near a Jay and it'll soon sing the tune intentionally.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I’m Violent Jay and I’m back like a vertebrae!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meanwhile, Steller's jays:

WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH

Although the ones near my house can imitate a red-tailed hawk call pretty well when they want to scare the other birds from the feeder so it can have it to itself, but that's the only thing I've heard them do besides their ordinary calls.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

We were having issues with our security system at my work one week, which resulted in the alarm going off a lot. For the next several days we had magpies that were mimicking the alarm's tone and rhythm almost perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure they meant without human influence

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A 100% chance to play the sound of a car alarm in my neighborhood.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My parrot whistles the theme to Ed, Edd and Eddy 👌 does that count?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It was the best of times it was the blurst of times

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some bird has already sung the lick. Not sure if accidentally though.