If a bird buys something, does the owner have to pay?

Demon-Xanth

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I was talking to someone about his birds, which occasionally hold up a conversation. And we got to wondering about a scenario like this:
A telemarketer is on a speaker phone.
The bird says "yes" to an offer.
The telemarketer doesn't know it's a bird and not the owner of the house.

Did the owner just buy something?
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I was talking to someone about his birds, which occasionally hold up a conversation. And we got to wondering about a scenario like this:
A telemarketer is on a speaker phone.
The bird says "yes" to an offer.
The telemarketer doesn't know it's a bird and not the owner of the house.

Did the owner just buy something?

Does your parrot know your credit card number?
 

hevnsnt

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I was talking to someone about his birds, which occasionally hold up a conversation. And we got to wondering about a scenario like this:
A telemarketer is on a speaker phone.
The bird says "yes" to an offer.
The telemarketer doesn't know it's a bird and not the owner of the house.

Did the owner just buy something?

Does your parrot know your credit card number?

must..teach..parrot..someone..elses..creditcard number!
 

Demon-Xanth

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Hey, I've been charged for telemarketing offers that my parents declined. How they not only got, but attached my CC number to my mom's name is beyond me. I ended up getting a new number after stuff like that happened three times.
 

whistleclient

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this is the most absurd scenario i've ever heard.

wait, what if the bird is the president's bird and he says yes to nuke ohio on the speakerphone?


nope, that's more absurd.

 

GasX

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Raar! Yes, please!

Raar! COD

Raar! Yes, please!

Raar! COD

Raar! Yes, please!

Raar! COD

2 weeks later...

Ding Dong

How the hell do I owe $2347 for a gross of swedish penis enlargers? They're just not my bag, baby!
 

rahvin

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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: jadinolf
I would say that if the bird is 18 or older it is responsible and must pay.

Bird years or human years?


There are a number of parrots that live longer than humans.
 

Demon-Xanth

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Originally posted by: alien42
Originally posted by: biostud
You can always stuff your girlfriend and eat her for her wrong doings.

fixed

Is that really punishment? I mean, some girls like that kind of stuff. Unless you're not talking in sexual terms..
 

SagaLore

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Dec 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Hey, I've been charged for telemarketing offers that my parents declined. How they not only got, but attached my CC number to my mom's name is beyond me. I ended up getting a new number after stuff like that happened three times.

I hate that. When I got my MasterCard, it was non stop calls from India. I tell them NO 100 times, and I still get charged to my CC some stupid insurance protection that I have to cancel. I'm getting rid of this card as soon as it's paid off.
 

biostud

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I once got a call from Spain inquireing if I was interested to invest in stocks. It was pretty surreal.