The sudden inexplicable inability to demonstrate an action to an audience specifically summoned to view said action.
This phenomenon receives its name from the premise of a pet "talking" parrot who is suddenly silent when guests are invited to see it "talk." "I swear!," says the owner, "He says all kinds of stuff! He says 'hello', he says our names! Really! I don't know why he won't do it now...." while the guests nod and say, "Suuure, he talks. We totally believe you."
This phenomenon receives its name from the premise of a pet "talking" parrot who is suddenly silent when guests are invited to see it "talk." "I swear!," says the owner, "He says all kinds of stuff! He says 'hello', he says our names! Really! I don't know why he won't do it now...." while the guests nod and say, "Suuure, he talks. We totally believe you."
EXAMPLE:
You "Every time I try to load this page I get a weird error message. I restarted and everything. Come in here and look at this."
IT Employee: "OK, show me what it's doing."
You: Repeat action that has resulted in a error 17 times in a row. Page now loads no problem. "I swear, it was giving me an error every single time before you were standing here. Talking Parrot Phenomenon, right there."
IT Employee: Gives you skeptical eye.
You "Every time I try to load this page I get a weird error message. I restarted and everything. Come in here and look at this."
IT Employee: "OK, show me what it's doing."
You: Repeat action that has resulted in a error 17 times in a row. Page now loads no problem. "I swear, it was giving me an error every single time before you were standing here. Talking Parrot Phenomenon, right there."
IT Employee: Gives you skeptical eye.
by Death & Taxes April 10, 2013
Get the Talking Parrot Phenomenonmug. by Masakatsu47 September 22, 2020
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Get the Talk to the Judgemug. When. U smoked pcp the night before “a stick” and u try to talk or text but ur language and vision is still fucked up from the wet that ur sentences and text don’t make sense
by The real Jackson smith April 1, 2021
Get the Stick talkmug. To talk in away which offends the opponent in dialogue. Commonly used on the basketball court or when teaching your chinese exchange student how to speak english.
Chad A: Hey Xiyan do you want to learn how to talk trash?
Xiyan: What?
Chad A: Shut up fatass, imma bust a nut if you get cocky on me!
Xiyan: What?!
Xiyan: What?
Chad A: Shut up fatass, imma bust a nut if you get cocky on me!
Xiyan: What?!
by jonibonifinnabouncetoday November 11, 2019
Get the to talk trashmug. locker room talk but for gay people
we were teasing each other and talking about sucking each other’s dicks. yknow, classic dressing room talk.
by cocawoela July 16, 2021
Get the dressing room talkmug.