Pat Balters

Not really. But I thought if it happens as often as Jim says it happens, that someone in his neighborhood must have seen it.

So I called this woman who runs a coffee shop around the corner from his house, asked her if she'd seen it. She hadn't. Oh. Then I figured I could call the company that runs the buses and the trains that Jim rides every day, thinking that maybe one of their drivers would have seen him get upset about something.

So I called this woman who runs a coffee shop around the corner from his house, asked her if she'd seen it. She hadn't. Oh. Then I figured I could call the company that runs the buses and the trains that Jim rides every day, thinking that maybe one of their drivers would have seen him get upset about something.

So I called this woman who runs a coffee shop around the corner from his house, asked her if she'd seen it. She hadn't. Oh. Then I figured I could call the company that runs the buses and the trains that Jim rides every day, thinking that maybe one of their drivers would have seen him get upset about something.

Nothing. And then I called Jim's best friend, Larry, and I figured if anyone has seen this, it would be Larry, because he's around them, like, all the time. He hadn't either. So I called Jim to ask if I was, like, missing anybody. He didn't answer, so I left a message. Left another message. Then finally... Hello? Hi, Jim. I got him on the phone. It's Pat again.

Nothing. And then I called Jim's best friend, Larry, and I figured if anyone has seen this, it would be Larry, because he's around them, like, all the time. He hadn't either. So I called Jim to ask if I was, like, missing anybody. He didn't answer, so I left a message. Left another message. Then finally... Hello? Hi, Jim. I got him on the phone. It's Pat again.

Nothing. And then I called Jim's best friend, Larry, and I figured if anyone has seen this, it would be Larry, because he's around them, like, all the time. He hadn't either. So I called Jim to ask if I was, like, missing anybody. He didn't answer, so I left a message. Left another message. Then finally... Hello? Hi, Jim. I got him on the phone. It's Pat again.

It seems like nobody else has ever seen her or heard her say those kinds of things to you.

It seems like nobody else has ever seen her or heard her say those kinds of things to you.

It seems like nobody else has ever seen her or heard her say those kinds of things to you.

Right, but has anyone ever seen her talk you down from being mad?

Right, but has anyone ever seen her talk you down from being mad?

Right, but has anyone ever seen her talk you down from being mad?

I started to wonder, like, is this the kind of thing a parrot is even capable of? So I decided to check.

I started to wonder, like, is this the kind of thing a parrot is even capable of? So I decided to check.

I started to wonder, like, is this the kind of thing a parrot is even capable of? So I decided to check.

I called the scientist.

I called the scientist.

I called the scientist.

She's basically the world's expert on African gray parrots. So I asked her, have you ever heard of anything like this before?