Hot take: My book club meeting at the local library got hijacked by a parrot

We were discussing a mystery novel in the quiet room last Tuesday when a man walked in with his bright green parrot on his shoulder. The bird suddenly yelled 'THE BUTLER DID IT!' right as we were about to vote on the killer. It completely ruined the ending for three people who hadn't finished. Now our club has a strict 'no animals' rule for all future meetings. Has anyone else had a book talk totally derailed by something wild?

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lopez.quinn4d ago

Honestly, why are public spaces so chaotic lately?

matthew1664d ago

Man, I used to think it was just me being grumpy. But then I saw a video of a full-on argument over a parking spot at the library, and it clicked. It feels like everyone forgot how to act when we all came back out after staying home for so long. Like, basic patience just vanished. What's the weirdest public meltdown you've seen recently?

reesel503d ago

My own low point was nearly crying at the grocery store because they moved the cereal aisle. @lopez.quinn gets it, the chaos is real. Last week a guy yelled at a self-checkout machine for a solid five minutes about bagging.