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. speak or communicate with someone in a way to wrongly accuse them of hypocrisy or ask "How would you feel if someone does this to you?" or any questions related to that.
by imnotajuvenile0101 July 3, 2024
Get the pussy-talkmug. Ex.1) "Hey have you seen my boyfriend!?"
"I think I saw him with Ashley talking boots, you deserve better."
Ex.2) Friend 1. "I don't know what to say I never had a date before"
Friend 2. "Just talk boots with her bro don't overthink everything."
Next day
Friend 2. " How did the date go, get any?"
Friend 1. "No you morron she just stopped talking to me and left after I kept talking about boots and how they are made, for half an hour. Neather of us were even wearing boots!"
Friend 2. *Facepalm*
"I think I saw him with Ashley talking boots, you deserve better."
Ex.2) Friend 1. "I don't know what to say I never had a date before"
Friend 2. "Just talk boots with her bro don't overthink everything."
Next day
Friend 2. " How did the date go, get any?"
Friend 1. "No you morron she just stopped talking to me and left after I kept talking about boots and how they are made, for half an hour. Neather of us were even wearing boots!"
Friend 2. *Facepalm*
by Just trying to dream March 16, 2021
Get the Talking bootsmug. by Solid Mantis April 29, 2021
Get the Indian talkmug. by Marloin November 28, 2018
Get the 12 talkmug. This is a REAL TALK situation. When I say it's real TALK, I mean we talkin REAL ya hear?? We be stayin up REAL late, dishin out this TALKIN situation ya hear??? when we TALK, it's gonna be REAL so you best be talkin it right do you know what I am saying to you?
"We were havin a conversation and then he just started dishin out the real talk."
"Damn, I bet you were stayin up real late."
"Damn, I bet you were stayin up real late."
by Fyrekit December 22, 2014
Get the Real Talkmug. covers in 3 area's
1 # Habitual Interruptor .
2 # butting in
3 # in order to lead any subject s and control any conversation while not letting people to finish
1 # Habitual Interruptor .
2 # butting in
3 # in order to lead any subject s and control any conversation while not letting people to finish
by sperm623 August 23, 2023
Get the Cock block talkingmug.