You’re sitting at a café with your partner when you decide to pretend you see a little sparrow land on a nearby table. You ...

The setup is simple. One partner points out a bird to the other — or in a common variation, recounts a fake bird encounter from earlier in the day — and awaits a response. A partner who responds with ...

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