Nov 07 2008
Survival of the Fittest in Action
This story’s a little bit gross.
A bird just crashed into my window. Ick. Score one for Darwin. Now who can I call to clean the window?
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Get a sponge, a squeegee and a six foot pole. Stick the sponge on the pole, wet it and wipe the bird goop off the window, then replace it with the squeegee to get the water off. Tada! No more dead bird on your window! Haha.
But I’m on the fifth floor!
Eat it! I would!
Not really. I’m a vegetarian. But I would try cannibalism.
Speaking of “ick…” heh.
Okay, try a 100 foot pole.
Just don’t poke anyone in the eye. Talk about awkward.
“Aaah, my eye!”
“Oops, sorry, I’m trying to clean my window.”
“With a big pole?!”
“Yep, sorry for blinding you.”
What? vegetarianism? or cannibalism?
Both cannibalism and eating a bird off the window, particularly 8 hours after it has died. It will please you all to know that it has rained since. I’m pleasantly surprised to report that most of the bird is gone.
That imagery is priceless. Did it completely splatter?
Oh, gross! Now finish it off with a 100 foot pole and a sponge. Just don’t get sued for poking someone’s eye out. If that happens, run. They won’t be able to see you, anyway. Haha.
“If that happens, run.” the sight of a grown man running is hilarious. Is it night in NY?
I think New York City is on the same time-zone as eastern Florida.
…That’s pretty gnarly, B.
But on the plus side, this whole page, entries and comments both, reminded me why exactly I love this place. Hahah…
And I now look at the date and see that this was in November. -facepalm- Ah well. It still brightened my day.
I went back looking for an article I could add to the “Eww… gross!” category. I did a comment-search for “splatter” and found this one.