by Nullos November 11, 2011
Get the Talking to the turkey mug.when someone begins a conversation, seemingly leading to a point or punchline, but ceases communication before reaching that point
I was really feeling this chick and we got to chatting. She was telling me about her friend Jim who i never met-- "Jim told me the best joke the other day, you wouldn't even believe it.." and that was it-- no example, no nothing-- shit was quite talkward.
by KillaCamJam August 22, 2012
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"hey i saw you walking your dog the other day. who where you talking to?"
"what? talking to? nobody"
"ok?! it looked like a full on conversation, you are such a talkwalker!"
"what? talking to? nobody"
"ok?! it looked like a full on conversation, you are such a talkwalker!"
by DanRV July 3, 2012
Get the talkwalker mug.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 Phenomenon mug.When someone is talking to you and you have no idea what their talking about, but you just can't stop listening because you love listening to them.
"Wesley I have no idea what your talking about, but I love listening to you." That person at the bar last night was "Talking like a Wesley."
by Spacewrangler October 19, 2015
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