It was Full Moon Open Lines this Friday night, and a number of callers reported that increased violence or unusual activities occurred during the full moon. For instance, a paramedic phoned in from his vehicle, describing his transporting of the corpses of two young men to the morgue, both of whom had been killed that night in separate accidents. Later, a Fast Blast message came in from a waitress named Melody, who said a man had just had a full blown heart attack at her station.
Dark tales also came in, including one from a man who said his father had previously been a Catholic priest. During those days he had an encounter with an evil being who came to see him in the confessional booth.
Intelligent Parrot
Friday's first hour guest, researcher Ryan Reynolds discussed how his parrot, a budgie name Victor, showed signs of higher order thinking through his use of language. "Victor would carry on [talking] for five minutes and it would all make sense," said Reynolds. Victor could communicate his emotional state through words, and in one sound clip (available on Reynolds' website), he reportedly referred to having stomach problems. Reynolds claims that many owners can't understand their parrots well enough, so the birds resort to mimicry rather than intelligent communication in order to get attention.