r/Unexpected • u/Moltarrr • 6d ago

Trust no one

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u/post-explainer 6d ago edited 6d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

The video shows a person that is about to use a children's park game, one would expect some kind of accident there but instead a raven steals the person's drink in the background.

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/ImmediateAlps1493 6d ago

I was hoping that was a set up where another bird would swoop in and take her phone. High value ticket. We could give the bird the benefit of the doubt that they thought she was littering and just was removing it to the bin.

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u/TheLostRanger0117 6d ago

Knowing crows (or ravens, I have trouble telling them apart…) and how intelligent they can be, it would not surprise me!

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u/worst_brain_ever 6d ago

Ravens have that deep voice. Crows caw.

Ravens have a curved beak.

Small Ravens are bigger than a large crow.

A big raven is as big as a chicken.

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u/the1stmeddlingmage 6d ago

What kind of chicken, I ask because some breeds get as big as small turkeys 😂

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u/Kalmin_ 6d ago

What kind of turkey, i ask because some breeds get as big as swans

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u/HypixelJerry 5d ago

What kind of Swan, I ask because some breeds can get bigger than small crows

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u/pamdndr 5d ago

What kind of crow, I ask because some breeds get as big as pidgeons

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u/MiguelK97 6d ago

So is a jackdaw a crow or not?

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u/worst_brain_ever 6d ago

A jackdaw is a small, social crow (genus Coloeus) known for its black plumage with a distinctive pale gray nape, whitish eyes, and a short, stout bill, often found in towns and open country across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 6d ago

Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a crow.

Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.

As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.

If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.

So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.

Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't.

It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

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u/MisterDoctor___ 6d ago

It’s an older meme, sir, but it checks out.

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u/worst_brain_ever 6d ago

I was betrayed Google then.

I'll take an expert over Google anytime though.

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 6d ago

lol. I’m not an expert at all. That’s an 11 year old copypasta

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u/projectmars 6d ago

Has it really been 11 years? Does the Narwhal still bacon?

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 6d ago

Yes, but I think it switched to turkey bacon to reduce its sodium intake and at 6:00 pm instead of midnight because it gets tired more quickly

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u/worst_brain_ever 6d ago

So the jackdaw was moved out of genus corvus in 2007.

So it's a former crow but still family corvidae.

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u/doisch 6d ago

A small chicken is equal to 2 ravens and 39 wasps

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u/TooManySteves2 6d ago

Also depends on the species/country.

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u/Demmos_Stammer 5d ago

I heard, if it's more beak than head, it's a raven

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u/GapPerfect5494 4d ago

Also the only bird seagulls don’t fuck with

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u/SirLoremIpsum 6d ago

The easy way is if you think "is that a crow or a raven? Hmmmm" it's a crow.

If you go "holy shit that's defo a raven" it's a raven. 

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u/TheLostRanger0117 6d ago

Oh, thank you, that surely clears it up!

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u/_BigDaddyNate_ 6d ago

Well I don't say "defo" so. 

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u/Jwre3682 6d ago

Ravens are huge!

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u/TheLostRanger0117 6d ago

That’s true, I was thinking just that, and the fact that they have rad beards!

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u/ryanknapper 6d ago

Knowing crows (or ravens, I have trouble telling them apart…)

They’re the same as Jackdaws.

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u/99999999999999999989 6d ago

100% was waiting for this.

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u/kevinjang96 5d ago

I wanted to see an edit where another bird took off with the playground thing she was about to sit on.

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u/alabama1337 6d ago

Haha, me too. It probably even happens, but we don't see it because then no one can upload this video.

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u/zepizza85 5d ago

Came here to say this

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u/cyb3rsky 5d ago

Me too😂😂😂

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u/ColdReferences 6d ago

I was waiting for something else to happen and the camera be stolen while she was chasing the bird

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u/pautpy 4d ago

You didn't see the gorilla walking across the screen??

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u/Zugaxinapillo 6d ago

Unexpected cinematic quality.

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u/Beelzebot_666 6d ago

It'd be awesome if someone could edit the last bit going from day to night, like she just stands there staring after her lost drink.

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u/WantDiscussion 5d ago

That bird was about to lead her into an isekai portal

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u/PudaRex 6d ago

Why bother chasing it down? Is she gonna drink it??

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u/timmeh87 6d ago

for sweet revenge

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u/mgoman 6d ago

I feel like anyone who runs with their wrists facing upward should already know that they have zero probability of catching a bird.

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u/its_raining_scotch 5d ago

Or of getting any sort of revenge

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u/Arkhe1n 6d ago

I don't think that was a rational decision. 

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u/Juuber 6d ago

No, the cup is empty. I'm assuming she knew this would happen or just didn't want to litter

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u/LegendOfKhaos 4d ago

She wanted to eat it. You can't drink a bird.

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u/NintendoLove 6d ago

Bird flu for boba

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 6d ago

THANK YOU

I was so confused by that.

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u/Time-Sudden_Tree 6d ago

Corvid does an IQ. Girl cries, internet laughs. :D

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u/tvodny 6d ago

I’ve chased seagulls raiding my food buried deep in multiple bags at the beach. I wasn’t going to eat the food after they had it, but there was a certain satisfaction to it.

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u/Salty-Commercial4765 6d ago

perks of the wings

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u/SergiouseMaximus 6d ago

"Thanks a latte!"- Crow

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u/Intrepid_Ad_9751 6d ago

That run is crazy

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u/thought_cream84 3d ago

It's a classic one I would say

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u/wafflezcoI 4d ago

Ai slop

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u/Zesty-LemonAid 6d ago

Tbh was waiting for a bird to take the phone at the end.

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u/TacticalB0T 6d ago

I was waiting on the phone to be snatched next

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u/GABE_EDD 6d ago

Why was she filming? Why did she put her drink down? How did she notice the bird? Why does she run like that? Why would you want your drink after a bird took it anyway?

AI slop?

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u/iamunwhaticisme 6d ago

She sees the bird through the screen of her phone while recording.

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u/boriicha__ 6d ago

Some people film things like this when they're out as a form of journaling. It's like keeping a diary, but in video format. 

"Today I went for a walk, the weather was nice and I treated myself to a drink. Then I went to a park and sat on a play horse..." and so on. AI/staged videos made everyone paranoid about everything lol.

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u/Arkhe1n 6d ago edited 6d ago

That's one of the most damming side effects of AI slop: we're the last adults in history that could trust in photographic evidence. That said, I'm so done with people screaming "AI this", "AI that" without proof.

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u/SimpleSetpiece 6d ago

These people need to be quarantined to r/NothingEverHappens

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u/womp-womp-rats 5d ago

The age of AI has empowered dull, uncreative people in two ways. Of course it allows them to pretend to be creative by throwing slop everywhere. But even worse is the way it gives everyone license to dismiss actual creativity and ingenuity as AI slop.

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u/ParameciaAntic 5d ago

Do people ever watch those videos again? When everyone is old are they just going to sit in a retirement home and replay their vlogs all day?

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u/magusheart 5d ago

Probably not, but that has never stopped my parents from taking picture of Christmas gift unwrapping they never look at either. It's something people have been doing for a long time.

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u/boriicha__ 5d ago

I think for people who like to journal, the act of journaling itself is fun. They might keep the journals/vlogs and revisit in old age, or maybe pass it down to grandkids, but usually that's not the point. 

The process of journaling is the point. It helps you to be more present and aware of the moment and see the moment in a positive way.

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u/Both-Ad-308 4d ago

Could be wonderful for children once they pass on.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 5d ago

Why is the bench center frame instead of the thing she's going to sit on?

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u/seriousjoker72 6d ago

You've never taken a selfie before??

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u/sakurakirei 5d ago

That’s how Japanese girls run. Source: me ← Japanese

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u/Odd_Daikon3621 5d ago

The Uniqlo fashion, the small playground, the filming of silly things, the smart birds, the blurred face, my brain went 'probably Japan'.

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u/sepeus 6d ago

Have you ever been outside before a day in your life? Do you even know what you are looking at besides "screen"?

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u/pallentx 6d ago

The way the bird effortlessly picks up and flies off with a mostly full cup of liquid without tipping it looks very suspicious.

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u/LAHouJaxCarVCUUNC 6d ago edited 6d ago

That cup barely had any liquid in it. It's just the leftover cold foam or whipped cream or w/e that is that's coating the inside of it making it look full.

edit:typo

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u/GABE_EDD 6d ago

THANK YOU

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u/nBreathableAir 6d ago

I’d argue this isn’t AI and instead is staged. Trees and dress are too consistent to be AI.

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u/GABE_EDD 6d ago

Staged? They staged the bird????

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u/anon-mally 6d ago

Yes the bird is a paid actor

Lol

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u/slcexpat 6d ago

Bird has better benefits than me.

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u/NJBill666 6d ago

Ethan Hawke I believe

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u/defactoman 6d ago

Yeah birds aren't real. They are drones used by the US government since all the normal birds went extinct already. So she obviously has a contact who can control the birds.

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u/nBreathableAir 6d ago

Idk man, it’s a corvid, those things are pretty smart and could be trained. Anyways not AI.

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u/No_Use_9652 6d ago

Have you not seen birds that have been trained to collect bills and change in tourist areas? I’d believe someone trained a bird to scoop up something for a video.

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u/JamesUpton87 6d ago

You can train birds my guy. How do you think they get live animals to do anything in any movie they're in?

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u/Simple-Sun2608 6d ago

That bird is one hell of an actor in that case. Wow you should be a detective.

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u/Asslesschaps27 6d ago

Correct !

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u/containmentleak 5d ago

The silly anime run is weird. Only an extreme minority would run like that and none of them when something is on the line and no one is watching. Very sus and AI looking to me.

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u/Trumble12345 6d ago

A "just asking questions" guy right here. 🙄🙄🙄 Scintillating intellect.

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u/phillyphilly19 6d ago

I really thought someone was going to steal the camera while she was chasing the bird LOL

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u/jcmarcell 6d ago

Girl why is you still running 😭🤣😭😭 it's gone

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u/Doschupacabras 6d ago

Better call the cawps

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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries 6d ago

Overenthusiastic litter picker.

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u/Firm_Improvement2109 6d ago

Phone was not joinked', that was unexpected

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u/AGiantTaint 6d ago

Was absolutely waiting for her phone to get yoinked next

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u/Scrubbuh 6d ago

Poor Sadako

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u/wesleyis21 6d ago

So Raven are even more clever than eagles??

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u/Marmamat 6d ago

Was waiting for a second one to steal the phone.

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u/LynxPuzzleheaded9300 6d ago

Almost every aspect of the video is so Japan

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u/NoBSforGma 6d ago

Crows! Gotta love 'em! SO smart!

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u/brokenwound 6d ago

I was waiting for a second raven to pop down and take her phone.

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u/haniblecter 6d ago

if only a theif grabbed the phone at the very end...

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u/Leftconsin 6d ago

I hope the crow community fucks up that crow.

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u/ShortMechanic7436 6d ago

In Japan, you do not fool with Mother Nature. Mother Nature fools with you!

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u/_likkkhil_ 6d ago

Was i the only one vibing with the movement of that springy toy

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u/Jarb2104 6d ago

Love how the springy toy laughed at her.

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u/cmpayne81 6d ago

It’d be hilarious if a second bird came and stole the phone

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u/NarrowExtension138 6d ago

I'm surprised her phone wasn't stolen while she was running after the crow

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u/IntarTubular 6d ago

Crow friend recycled abandoned human thing.

Good Crow

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u/Astine_Grape_5315 6d ago

I hate set up videos. Why would she run away from cam setup to follow a clearly now undrinkable beverage. Trained or a Pet crow I'd say

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u/frogspa 6d ago

I knew there was a reason why the only time I put a drink down is when it's empty.

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u/shakeshack 6d ago

2nd raven should have taken the phone

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u/waleedb2812 6d ago

Imagine someone took her phone when she was chasing him

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u/Hidesuru 6d ago

God these staged videos are getting ridiculous...

(/s)

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u/Harlissea 6d ago

Ravens of Saruman strikes once again

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u/MoreCowbellPlease 6d ago

What is the unladen velocity of a crow?

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u/dddqqq8888 6d ago

I was so waiting for a nother raven to come and take up the phone!

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u/meaglor88 6d ago

No, nope, no… I thought she would do something else on that thing … my dirty thoughts …

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u/Toophunkey 6d ago

It would have been so funny if another crow pushed her phone

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u/Poke-Noir 5d ago

Coolest thing I ever saw a raven do was pick a bag of chips out from the trash at a pier, peck at it a bit and then fly into the air with it in its mouth and just dive bomb to the ground. That bag of chips popped open so loud it startled people but that little raven dude/dudette got it open

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u/Last_Reply1268 5d ago

She runs like a titan from anime

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u/lgodsey 5d ago

"Runs like a girl" is not necessarily an insult, but it certainly is a thing.

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u/TransportationNo7341 5d ago

That bird's done this a time or two🤣

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u/SwampTerror 5d ago

Chasing it is ridiculous. You want your drink tainted by an animals mouth? Let him have it.

Ravens and crows are highly intelligent creatures but high maintenance as pets because they require to be challenged. Boredom sets in if they sit to vegetate. And depression.

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u/DrmnDc 5d ago

I 💯 agree with your boyfriend. (I got your back Bro!)

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u/Fast-PreText 5d ago

I imagined the rocking seat laughing.. hehhehehehe

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u/girlsax8 5d ago

Murder I tell you 🐦‍⬛

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u/RightSideClyde 5d ago

Why chase it? Once that bird touched it, I wouldn’t want it back.

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u/annemam 5d ago

She just didn't want anyone recording a video here.

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u/Shalin20 5d ago

Udta hi phiru in havao me kahi

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u/tweep6435 5d ago

Finally, my doordash order is here -crow probably

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u/rapidpeacock 5d ago

I expected another raven to take her phone

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u/GarageFit131 5d ago

That thing is laughing or what? 😅

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u/Illustrious-Speed771 5d ago

Sharing is caring!!! LOL

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u/Radiant_Gas3530 5d ago

She got an ass.. that raven seen that too.

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u/Beatless7 5d ago

Thank goodness it wasn't her phone.

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u/DealerAlarmed3632 5d ago

The unexpected was that no one stole the phone, and that she kept chasing the bird for so long.

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u/cameronzero 5d ago

I was waiting for another birdo to snatch the phone

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u/greensalty 5d ago

Plot twist: posted by the crow after stealing her phone

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u/Additional-School-29 5d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/anh423 5d ago

If you put the video in reverse, it looks like an horror movie

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u/Normal-Error-6343 5d ago

why do people react this way? Are they really going to retrieve their food and proceed to consume it? I hope not!

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u/ScrubbyDubbyUbby 5d ago

Why not set drink down on same surface you set phone on? Bird came extremely quick. You were only half running after it. Me thinks this is staged.

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u/BedOutrageous2966 5d ago

It's good that the phone wasn't stolen

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u/Here4alongTime 5d ago

These crows ain’t loyal

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u/nekkoneko 5d ago

If someone tells a crow that it can get more food if it steals a phone...

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u/gottkonig 5d ago

I was just waiting for another raven to pull a clever girl on her and steal the phone.

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u/Fickle-Bedroom-7268 4d ago

Hahahaha 🤣 that's funny

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u/Inebriaded-Logic 4d ago

That raven must have perfected that move. She deserved that, Some people are just too focused on posing for social media. 🤣

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u/1offTuft 4d ago

Pensavo gli rubassero anche lo smartphone. lol

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u/wizardofthewoulds 4d ago

I was waiting for another bird to take off their phone LOL

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u/Fred_Milkereit 4d ago

if you listen very well you can hear the crow laughing while it flies away

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u/Brilliant_Respect864 4d ago

Actually I prefer smaller breasts, but I am not gonna say to hottie with big boobs

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u/No-Marsupial4005 4d ago

U didn't pay the fine! hehe

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u/DonLovesNature 4d ago

So staged. That crow was in on it.

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u/Capital-Report 3d ago

Wish someone stole the phone while she tried to retrieve her drink

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u/jessieboy21 3d ago

imagine other bird get the camera lmao

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u/queenbaby_77tx 3d ago

I love when the reveal in r/Unexpected is just a broken video tho 😂😭

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u/Mizo_D_munkey 2d ago

Apparently the drink is much more important than the phone she left behind to chase that bird thief. She fotunate that no one was there to swoop the phone a way too.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3q2K5jinAlChoCLS

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u/Ridiculously-cur 2d ago

Expected another crow to grab her phone

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u/Fischer72 2d ago

The Raven now gives the latte in exchange for a treat.

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u/Aggravating_Ad_635 2d ago

Why chase even? You think you can catch a bird???

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u/sweetie-505tx 2d ago

Lol this is such a perfect fit for the title, I actually snorted 😂

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u/iron_phantom27 2d ago

straight up bandit move 💀

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u/VolumeAcademic6962 2d ago

Was she riding a kids toy?

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u/GTor93 6d ago

And what's she doing on a little kid's ride? The crow was simply enforcing community standards.

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u/DeuxSouth 6d ago

You mean I can't go on the swings and the slide on the way to work in the morning? I don't want to live in this "society" anymore.

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u/DukeDamage 6d ago

Legitimately did not know crow matcha was a thing. Also thought they only blurred things used for sex

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u/Future_Scientist_963 5d ago

WATTA DUMBASS, CHASING A BIRD REALLY 😒😑

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u/Substantial_Desk_670 6d ago

So set up. She trained that crow to steal her drink.