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An overgenerous raven keeps throwing money at me

ShichibukaiShichibukai
edited 2011-10-15 08:02:13 in Meatspace
Thane of rum-guzzling and necromancy

This is quite unbelievable. At 9 am this morning, I went into the garden. There was a raven perched in a tree, and I also saw a glimmer of something shiny. To my amazement, it was a £1 coin. Just to be cautious, I left a sandwich in the place of the coin. Then when I went out again an hour later, almost immediately some coins bounced off the wall and onto the ground. The raven landed on its tree again. What intelligent creatures. Just to make sure that this is no coincidence, I gave it another sandwich. The same thing happened. We repeated this a few times, the raven and I. I earned £50 and the raven earned only 10 sandwiches. However, the raven won't stop. I am awed by his intelligence, but he is being greedy. =/

 


Comments

  • LegionnaireLegionnaire
    Repeat ad infinitum for infinite money.
  • ShichibukaiShichibukai
    edited 2011-10-15 07:42:50
    Thane of rum-guzzling and necromancy

    Perhaps I should just keep giving him food till he's too fat to fly?

    Another £100 wouldn't hurt, I suppose. I wish he would pay me in notes instead.

  • LegionnaireLegionnaire
    He could be your partner in crime. Nobody ever suspects the raven.

    Well, they do, but everyone else is like "lolno, he's a raven you moron."
  • SaigyoujiSaigyouji
    But you never had any to begin with.
    But is he like a writing desk?
  • KinkajouKinkajou
    Kamen Rider MADOKA
    Shichi, are you sure you don't live in a video game world?
  • LegionnaireLegionnaire
    edited 2011-10-15 07:47:14
    If he starts saying "nevermore", shoot and eat it.
  • SaigyoujiSaigyouji
    But you never had any to begin with.
    I've got it. He's trying to take you into Odin's employ.
  • ShichibukaiShichibukai
    edited 2011-10-15 07:52:24
    Thane of rum-guzzling and necromancy
    Unfortunately, it was only a dream. :P Eh, what do I mean, only a dream? It just means my current self cannot benefit from it. -_-
  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    Aw damnit, and here I was thinking that this was awesome. :c
  • IanExMachinaIanExMachina
    I am Dr. Ned who is totally not Dr. Zed in disguise.
    I hate it when in a dream you get money and for the first few seconds of waking up you think 'Yay I've got money.... hang on... it was a dream :('
  • ShichibukaiShichibukai
    edited 2011-10-15 08:01:36
    Thane of rum-guzzling and necromancy

    Huh, it was awesome. I bet it could happen in "real" life if you found a raven smart enough. That is what made it so convincing to me.


  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    Well yeah, it was so believable. Corvids pass just about every sapience test out there with flying colours.
  • LegionnaireLegionnaire
    They're also vengeful little motherfuckers. Never piss off a Raven, children.
  • SaigyoujiSaigyouji
    But you never had any to begin with.
    My family looked after a crow for a few years. Crow beaks are sharp.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    edited 2011-10-15 08:28:56
    You can change. You can.
    Raise ravens and they'll cut your eyes out ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    ...I could really see this happening. After all, why wouldn't it want to give you coins if it got free food in exchange? Too bad it was only a dream



    ...Now I want to train a raven to do this. And eventually have there be a flock of ravens that gathers money off the ground and buys things at stores, leading to there eventually being a very confused populace :D
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    edited 2011-10-15 17:35:37
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Well, ravens and crows are known to have a concept of other minds, the only animals other than humans known to do that.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    edited 2011-10-15 17:48:47
    No rainbow star
    By concept of other minds, you mean...? Just want to make sure. I think I know what you're talking about but for some reason I can't put it into words
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^They are capable of thinking about other animals' thoughts and realizing that perception and thought aren't the same for everything.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    Alright. So my guess was slightly off then
  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.
    This is so Video Game Logic it hurts XD
  • nohaynicklibrenohaynicklibre
    edited 2011-10-15 18:24:48
    Kichigai birthday!!
    @Juan: That's a Garcia Marquez quote? I always thought it was just a proverb
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    ...Anybody else want to train ravens to the point where they could integrate into human society just to fuck with people?
  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    Hell yes.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    Alright. So first part of the plan is to get ravens to trust us enough that we can get at the chicks (best to start young...)

    ...Wait, are baby ravens called chicks? I know some birds have different terms for the flocks. Not sure about the chicks though...
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