Retsy Series 1 · Card 1141 · 10-MEM

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot

He only knows one song. It's the internet.

A pet parrot who perfectly imitated an old dial-up modem connecting, beeps, screeches, hiss and all.

Card no.: 1141 of 1,280
Set: 10s Memes & Fads · 10-MEM
Year: 2012
Type: Invented viral animal video
Found at: Video site, trending row
Cost back then: Free, rewatched forever

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype9/10

Weirdness10/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 2012

The story of Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot

Gerald lived with a family who had kept their ancient desktop computer, and he had learned its connection noise by heart. In the video, he bobbed his head and performed the whole thing: dial tone, beeps, screech and static, ending with a proud little whistle. Grownups cried laughing. Kids had no idea what he was imitating.

Fun fact

Gerald's family later revealed he also did a flawless impression of the microwave beep, which was sadly less famous.

Six finishes

187 copies of Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot exist

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Gerald the Dial-Up Parrot, Retsy card 1141 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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