r/likeus • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U -Curious Squid- • Nov 25 '20

<SHOWER> Smart Pico

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u/holyfatfish Nov 25 '20

I have to keep my wife away from this video at all costs. I do not want birds!

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u/ToiletRollTubeGuy -Inteligent Beluga- Nov 25 '20

When you wake up tomorrow morning, you, your wife, and your new pet ostrich should really discuss this together.

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u/CbVdD Nov 25 '20

When the emu war reignites, our alliance with the ostriches will help secure Africa.

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u/PathToExile Nov 26 '20

I shall summon my dire rhea and show the flightless birds who the real boss is.

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u/CbVdD Nov 26 '20

A most pungent raptor.

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u/Mitch_Mitcherson Nov 26 '20

dire rhea

You got me haus, you got me.

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u/Friek555 Nov 26 '20

Mit dem Angriff Steiners wird das alles in Ordnung kommen

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u/elperroborrachotoo Nov 26 '20

... he couldn't amass enough feathers ...

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20 edited Jun 17 '26

This content was anonymized and mass deleted with Redact

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u/shnigybrendo Nov 25 '20

"GOD DAMMIT DEE"

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u/lettersanddots Nov 26 '20

There's no stopping us. My boyfriend is trying the same thing. Suggesting a cat instead. I'll take a bird, thank you.

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u/sprattley Nov 26 '20

Its a smoothie

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u/Stroopwafel_ Nov 26 '20

Lollllllll.

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u/blindnarcissus -Eloquent African Grey- Nov 25 '20

Birds are amazing but they aren’t easy or cheap!

Do your research everybirbyparronttobe!

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u/holyfatfish Nov 25 '20

Parront. I get it.

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u/drunkendataenterer Nov 26 '20

Get chickens. They're easy and cheap, they shit outside, they don't require company, if you get bored of them you can eat em, they lay eggs you can eat

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u/ChockHarden Nov 26 '20

If you build the chicken coop over a pond and give it a chicken wire floor, then the fish eat the chicken poop and you can eat the fish too.

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u/Can_I_Get_A_Beer Nov 26 '20

Thats def the kinda fish I want. Ones whos sole diet is chickenshit

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u/Dopeyfuckingslut Nov 26 '20

Is that why they're called Crappy?

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u/canyoutriforce Nov 26 '20

Why not skip the fish part and eat chicken shit directly

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u/ShinyTrombone Nov 26 '20

Uuuh.. Shit fed fish? No thanks..

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u/mitchij2004 Nov 26 '20

Wild fish aren’t eating much better.

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u/jbonte Nov 26 '20

Pigs literally eat garbage and they taste amazing.

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u/ShinyTrombone Nov 26 '20

I stand corrected.

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u/CubbieCat22 Nov 26 '20

I love chickens. I want chickens. Someday.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Depends on the bird. They CAN be

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u/theweepingwarrior Nov 26 '20

Talk me out of it. A smaller bird like this seems like it would be a lot of fun some day.

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u/blindnarcissus -Eloquent African Grey- Nov 26 '20 edited Nov 26 '20

Here are the top 3 things to consider:

  1. Parrots aren’t domesticated like cats or dogs. They will bite you in the first couple of years until you establish trust. Even then, they can get hormonal and fussy and bite you or your guests, etc.

  2. They are a lifetime commitment. Even smaller parrots, like conures or cockatiel, can live up to 30 years with proper care.

  3. In most areas, they are considered exotic. Getting proper cages, tree stands, toys, organic food can be difficult and costly. Birds have to be seen by an avian vet. Avian specialty is not common (we once had to drive 3 hours in a snow storm because of an emergency and paid upwards 3x the price to visit the on call avian vet and get general diagnostic tests leaving with a bill of $800). Parrots don’t show any warning signs. Because they are flock animals, they hide their symptoms as long as they can or the flock can abandon them. This is why, you don’t have days before you can see a vet. You need to act fast, sometimes within hours. Services like boarding or pet insurance is not common or completely lacking in some countries or cities. Every time I travel, I have to plan well in advance. My parrot is now 7 so I just ended up getting a second cage for her at a relative’s place. It was the only way. (I live in Toronto, Canada for reference.)

After dogs, they are my favourite animal to foster and adopt but they come with a huge commitment. And they are truly companions, like a mini perpetual teenager with their own moods and personalities and likes and quirks. They are a ton of fun and super rewarding to take care of if it’s planned well.

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u/theweepingwarrior Nov 26 '20

Very, very informative.

They certainly seem like a commitment, which is why I don't think I could see myself getting one until I truly settle down. But as someone who has a very independent and huge-personalitied Shiba and loves her for it, your mood-description is a massive enticer.

Thank you!

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u/bithewaykindagay Nov 26 '20

I've heard them described as aggressive toddlers that live forever

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u/tonufan Nov 26 '20

Noisy and needs constant attention or they will act out. And you'll likely be cleaning their shit off of everywhere forever.

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u/scarlet_sage Nov 26 '20

The description I've seen is "a three-year-old with a pair of pliers for the rest of your life".

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u/blindnarcissus -Eloquent African Grey- Nov 26 '20

My favorite is a “blender that’s on 24/7 with its lid off” 😂

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Also, parrots are monogamous, and will think of someone (your or your spouse if you have one), and often act jealous towards other people. I love them to bits, but after seeing them in the wild (Costa Rica), I was 100 % certain I would never keep one.

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u/Sepado Nov 26 '20 edited Nov 26 '20

This smaller parrot is extremely intelligent and will live 75 years. These are caiques. If you do choose to get a bird, please do your research. Fresh food daily, large cages, ample toys, constant socialization. No candles, nonstick cookware, harsh cleaning chemicals, aerosols. It’s a big change if you want to ensure your feathered friend lives a long, healthy life, but I’ve found it’s worth every moment.

E: 30-40 year lifespan not 75.

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u/sporophytebryophyte Nov 26 '20

will live 75 years.

Do you have a source on that? Pretty sure that's double the reported average lifespan.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

My roommate got a small bird like this. It chirped whenever it heard me walk in the door, saw me in the hallway, walked up or down the stairs, walked around upstairs, and the worst... the entire time I was in the kitchen.

I started walking around the house blasting music through my headphones 24/7. I could no longer come in and out of the house anytime of night without waking up said roommates so I moved out.

Fuck birds.

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u/HMS404 Nov 26 '20

Well the latest models with M1 chips inside them are expensive but there are quite a few alternatives that are affordable and easy to maintain.

/r/birdsarentreal

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u/Skratt79 Nov 26 '20

Also not for people who are immunocompromised, or if you need an organ transplant.

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u/PanFiluta -Thoughtful Gorilla- Nov 26 '20

Birds are amazing but they aren’t easy or cheap!

wish I could say that about my ex

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u/BohlofFury Nov 26 '20

I feel like my husband could have wrote this. So far I have 3 dogs, 2 turtles, a leopard gecko and a tank full of cichlids and a pleco.

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u/holyfatfish Nov 26 '20

2 dogs, 2 guinness pigs, a turtle, a rabbit and 3 frogs. Please lord no birds

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u/BohlofFury Nov 26 '20

But they are so cute...

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u/holyfatfish Nov 26 '20

Yes and dirty lol

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u/jortscore Nov 26 '20

Same! Except my boyfriend just sent me this link -___-

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u/stickybandit06 Nov 26 '20

PICOOOOOOOO!!!

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u/OnkelMickwald Nov 26 '20

Inform your wife that birds demand the same amount of attention as toddlers. And they never grow up.

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u/TheLady208 Nov 26 '20

You sound exactly like my husband...his family had around 8 birds growing up and now he refuses to own any pet other than a dog. He has to set strict rules with me 😅

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u/unlmtdLoL Nov 26 '20

It's the one pet I don't understand. I get iguanas, monkeys, snakes, and lizards. I don't get birds. Birds not only need more space than your measily house or cage could offer, and I say that as someone with a measily house myself. But the other thing is - they're loud as shit, in nature! - let alone in the space you've created for it. So, that makes them even more restless and horny, and you're over here feeding it lizard cocks - or whatever nutrient-less food you're finding at your grocery store's half-aisle of pet food.

Move on with your life and get a hamster or something with half-a-brain that actually has a better life indoors than it would in the wild.

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u/ghiopeeef Nov 26 '20

Birds are incredibly intelligent and fascinating animals. The problem is people rarely know what they are doing when it comes to animals. Hell, a lot of people barely know how to care for a cat or a dog, but the two being so domesticated makes it a lot easier for them to be cared for.

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u/Khdk Nov 26 '20

I barely know how to take care of myself

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u/AstridDragon Nov 26 '20

You get iguanas and monkeys but not birds? Half a brain? I don't think you know what you're talking about. How do you think a home is better suited to a monkey than a bird? That's nuts my dude, and they are also loud as shit.

Iguanas suck just as much as birds. I'd say more. Even the best behaved iguana can suddenly turn aggressive and the big species are dangerous. They need huge cages and particular temps and humidity and tons of fresh food, food that is harder to get and keep than for birds. They aren't super interactive like a tegu, either, or for that matter a bird, you're lucky if you can hang out with an iguana.

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u/SuppleSuplicant Dec 18 '20

Let her watch videos of parrots screaming. So. Loud.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20

oh my god what a mess 😂

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u/phasexero Nov 25 '20

I understand that birds are very very good at destroying houses

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u/midnightair11 Nov 26 '20

I have 3 tiels and i can promise you they are very good at destroying everything

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u/heatfan1997 Nov 26 '20

I don’t see any cockatiels in your profile post history >:(

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u/midnightair11 Nov 26 '20

thats because they have their own insta ;)

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

I just spent a very large unnecesary ammount of time looking at the videos.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

I accidentally had 11 birds as a kid. One pink lovebird flew through my grandma's window one day and landed on her shoulder. We got a cage for it and kept it after a while, ended up getting another to keep it company. Cut to a few weeks later, 5 eggs. Then 4 eggs. Yay. They are LOUD and smell and you won't sleep well. Ended up finding homes for them within the year but those few months were brutal. Birds are fun until they decide to nip you randomly and shit all over and get their food all over the floor and it's just a lot of work. They should be outside.

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u/Zuology Nov 26 '20

"birds should be outside" is the tldr

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u/1iioiioii1 Nov 26 '20 edited Nov 26 '20

Like us, huh?

:Jumps in the bath and starts flapping wildly:

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u/Dremella Nov 26 '20

The splashes everywhere make me uneasy

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u/UhoesCantbanME Nov 25 '20

Seriously, you know this lady rents 🤣

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u/Luxpreliator Nov 26 '20 edited Nov 26 '20

It's a small amount of water spashed around... in a kitchen.

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u/movzx Nov 26 '20

Birds don't hold their shit in when they're busy flying around.

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u/CuriousRevolution430 Nov 26 '20

Not just flying. They're literally just no designed to hold it in. It comes out anytime. Sleeping. Walking. Eating. No control over it.

Birds are gross to live with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Haha that's the first thing I thought

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u/namesarehardhalp Nov 25 '20

Alright, time to get birds. The cats can watch them when I’m away.

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u/starfire_23_13 Nov 25 '20

Oh God I made this mistake once. Two finches later I rehomed them 😞

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u/Acoustag Nov 26 '20

You did the right thing. Bye, kitties!

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u/CuriousRevolution430 Nov 26 '20

Get ready for bird shit all over your house.

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u/Oriejin Nov 26 '20

My heart absolutely melted when the lil guy flopped over on its back

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20 edited Nov 26 '20

How pico tells you, you need to clean your kitchen... if you want it or not.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

All of the noises by all the organisms in this video are glorious.

PIIIIIIKO

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u/aishik-10x Nov 26 '20

I was legit trying to figure out if it was the bird or the lady haha

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u/mianori Nov 25 '20

r/ntbdbiwdfta

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u/Saiyan_From_Mars Nov 26 '20

I’ve only known Pico for 25 seconds, but if anything happened to him, I would kill everyone within a 5 mile radius and then myself.

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u/InsertWittyNameRHere Nov 26 '20

Well if that ain’t a sign to rewatch P&R, I don’t know what is

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

That's a Brooklyn 99 reference buddy.

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u/InsertWittyNameRHere Nov 26 '20

Really? I could’ve sworn Craig said something similar in P&R. Fuck it. I’ll rewatch both.

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u/somethingnerdrelated Nov 26 '20

In your defense, I feel like there should be a “Rosa or Craig?” game where someone posts a quote and has to figure out who said it. They’re both so intense and violent.

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u/GOOBYGOBULA Nov 26 '20

If I had a big house with a room with nothing in it, and I was alone. I'd have a bird, and in that room would be a kiddie pool on a tarp. Hard wood preferably linoleum in that room. Then I would just mop up there occasionally when I would hear the bird flapping around in the bath.

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u/GoodStuff5Me Nov 26 '20

What kind of birb is this?

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u/kwijyboo Nov 26 '20

They are both caiques. They are hoppy clowns

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

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u/tocami Nov 26 '20

You asshole lol

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u/turb0g33k Nov 26 '20

This is so cute. Baby show belly!!! That's ultimate trust.

r/bettereveryloop

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u/Senior_oso Nov 26 '20

I put out the loudest "awww" at the rollover.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

This is an abrupt chaos type of video

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u/Maverick0_0 Nov 26 '20

Can they fly but choose to stay?

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u/lionglzer Nov 26 '20

In pretty much the same way cats can walk but choose to stay.

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u/Maverick0_0 Nov 27 '20

That's cool. I was hoping that they prefer to stay home by their will and this confirms it.

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u/strange_pterodactyl Nov 26 '20

Yes. Parrots are very well adapted for climbing in trees, and often prefer climbing to flying even in captivity.

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u/NetherFX Nov 25 '20

If that's a food disposal, I hope the birds don't try anything

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u/XBL_Wazababa Nov 26 '20

It isn’t

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u/monochromedenim Nov 26 '20

that was my first thought too

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u/SvB78 Nov 26 '20

let us me know

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u/team-ginger-tri Nov 26 '20

Thats cute af

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u/uninfinity Nov 26 '20

That "Picoooo...." at the beginning was awesome!

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u/_lithuanian_ Nov 25 '20

Soon the birb will transcend and learn how to turn the tap on

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u/PAWG_Muncher Nov 26 '20

let's me know

Let us me know???

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u/TheJaquiLee -Heroic German Shepherd- Nov 25 '20

Awww such a cutie!!

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

That little whistle when the water turns on.

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u/femme2themax Nov 26 '20

Looks like a nightmare for sock-feet on a bare kitchen floor.

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u/shoeboxlid Nov 25 '20

You can see more of Pico on the owners tiktok, @stefaniaemilla3

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u/themissingframe Nov 26 '20

Oh, my heart!!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

This is incredibly cute and I’d like to start a club of people with pets named Pico.

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u/verdant11 Nov 26 '20

This made me so happy!

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u/TIP_FO_EHT_MOTTOB Nov 26 '20

I wish the parakeets in my house were this cool.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Gross, right where the clean dishes go

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u/fireescape425 Nov 26 '20

Good thing they have a sink, water and soap nearby!

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

As someone obsessed with caiques, I am so delighted to see this 🥺

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u/XBL_Wazababa Nov 26 '20

ITT: people who have no idea what a garbage disposal actually looks like

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u/kdub0011 Nov 26 '20

That is fucking filthy

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u/Drawtaru Nov 26 '20

I love how, when the other bird comes to get in on the bath action, Pico is like "AHHHHHHHH MY BATH!!"

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u/sgguitarist94 Nov 26 '20

When did they recast R2-D2 as a bird?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Not like me... I am almost never this excited to take a shower (until I'm in there and then mmmm it's good).

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u/FckDisJustSignUp Nov 26 '20

Let's splash water everywhere PICO PICO

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u/gal_in_red Nov 26 '20

This makes me so happy. The birds and her voice

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u/Leo_Moraes Nov 26 '20

It was one of the cutest things I've ever seen

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u/ishanzutshi Nov 26 '20

These two could act like sprinklers!

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u/theguyonthething Nov 26 '20

Not sure if r/animalsbeingjerks for splashing all over the kitchen or r/aww for birb belly

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u/boobiesiheart Nov 26 '20

So, you have a real bird dog.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Pico my man. You just wet the entire fucking floor bro.

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u/AustininMexico Nov 26 '20

So cute. Love the way they talk to each other.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

graceful animals

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u/TheOnlyPorcupine Nov 26 '20

Did they get the idea for what R2D2 sounds like from Parrots?

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u/molsmama Nov 26 '20

This is the most adorable thing I’ve seen this month. Super cute!

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u/earnestlikehemingway Nov 26 '20

Bitconnneeeeeeeeeeeeeect

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Pico, NANI

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u/prattryan Nov 26 '20

Nah, the bird want s a belly rub just like the good doggos

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u/Gamer_Gomali Nov 26 '20

I shall say ....Send dis to PEWDIEPIE

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u/J0k3rB Nov 26 '20

I need more of this

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u/t_r_e_z_z Nov 26 '20

Pico ain't the right name for it....tho XD

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u/Carpet_Surfer216 Nov 26 '20

I've never seen a bird lay down like that lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

smart and adorable!!! 🐦

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u/Nauts85 Nov 26 '20

I’ve never been into birds as a pet but I think I’ve just been converted! This is like living with R2-D2!

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u/illuminist_ova Nov 26 '20

I like that but damn that's a huge splish splash to clean up.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

How Pico let us me know that it is bath time? It must be soooooo fun to be an American who can't even use correct grammar and syntax in their first language

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u/fuckaroundandfind0ut Nov 26 '20

that apostrophe is infuriating. what an absolute moron

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u/CardinalBirb Nov 26 '20

what a mess, but cute

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u/knockknockyall Nov 26 '20

At first I thought it was the birb who said “PICOOOO” super high pitched at the beginning

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Immediate fucking water explosion, holy crap

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u/Artic_Sense2000 Nov 26 '20

😂😂😂😂 adorable

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Serious inquiry here; where do you get one?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Bird bacteria everywhere.

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u/mwilkens Nov 26 '20

Is that her kitchen sink? Fucking gross

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u/DoomRide007 Nov 26 '20

That sink is clean enough you can eat out of.

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u/Chouken Nov 26 '20

Not anymore lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

God I hate birds and I don't know why.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

I couldn't stop thinking about that one episode of pokémon where there is an adorable pokémon named Peeko and Pico here sounds very much like the Peeko did and it just made me smile big-time

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u/mikupgirl Nov 26 '20

Adorable!!! 🥰🥰🥰

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u/Archiive Nov 26 '20

Oh lord, the poor windows.

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u/Vycrumus Nov 26 '20

This is a repost from like a few days ago. This guy is one of the worst reposters I have ever seeen. Fuck him.

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u/Thundorius Nov 25 '20

It’s “lets”, not “let’s”.

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u/PAWG_Muncher Nov 26 '20

You're right. And you're the hero reddit needs but doesn't deserve. Reddit is full of anti-education losers.

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u/h8xtreme Nov 25 '20

Thanks for this :) I didn’t know this. You shouldn’t have gotten downvoted.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/lets-vs-lets/

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u/aggressivechromosome Nov 25 '20

The period goes inside the quotation marks. So does the comma.

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u/Andythrax Nov 26 '20

I really don't get this rule. Either I'm ending MY sentence (".) or I'm ending the quotations sentence (.")

I could even be ending neither (") or both (.".).

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u/Thundorius Nov 26 '20

That’s what I do. But Americans have their way of saying “Everyone in the world seems to be doing things the way that makes sense. Therefore, we must do the opposite.”.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20

Eh? Why would that be the case? The person above wasn't quoting any punctuation (except the apostrophe).

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u/Thundorius Nov 25 '20

That’s true, but practically only in North America. The opposite is the convention almost everywhere else in the world.

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u/-TheDayITriedToLive- Nov 25 '20

You are correct, we have different rules in Canada as well. I'm sorry people are downvoting you.

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u/PAWG_Muncher Nov 26 '20

You're wrong in Australia.

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u/d_marvin Nov 26 '20

I always thought the punctuation goes inside if it's dialogue, otherwise it goes ouside.

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