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Login/Join to ParticipateHOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
So it's a BEAUTIFUL day in New York City. 20°C and sunny.
So I got up, opened my windows wide, shat, showered, shaved...
And now have returned to my room to discover that I am heavy one roommate: a small bird of some sort (sparrow?). He's sitting on my bookcase right now looking at me like he doesn't trust me.
Now...how the hell do I get him back outside?????
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
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with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
um leave the window open and try to scare him to it. If that doesnt work throw a towel over him and grab him.
Good luck!
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5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Open the window as wide as it wil go
Turn off all the lights
Get a duvet (or blanket, something big)
and hold it infront of you as a big wall thing
Walk slowly towards the bird and the window...
As you're pretty much behind the duvet, it can't see you and doesn't get too scared
I did this only last month and it worked on the third attempt
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Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Oh - and personally I woulnd't go for Pricklyeafs suggestion as it's not too hard to scare a little bird to death and throwing a towel over him could break his wing or worse...
Burner of Toast
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
put some food on the table and ask her to move in... I find that scares birds out of my flat....
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
725 posts
Location: Chester, UK
Isn't it doing any house work for you? Damn Disney having me beleive that small woodland creatures genuinly like doing the washing up!
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585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
what durbs said. dont touch it. its probably a little bit stunned. dont make loud noises. poor thing.
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I got him out using the "Towel-as-wall" suggestion. I just gently herded him to the window and he flew away.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Huzzah
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Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
there's lunch flown away then....
Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Neh, the feather-to-meat ratio was too high.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
coulda stuffed a small cushion then lol
Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
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Location: Locked In Pigeons Chimney
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Could somebody stop the room please... I'd like to get off
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Written by: Mynci
put some food on the table and ask her to move in... I find that scares birds out of my flat....
yeah nice one Mynci... (was i the only one that got that?) "i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
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big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
that sounds a little like my worst nightmare.
a bit less gothic and more disney but similar...
cole. x
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
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9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
I think the best thing to do in any situation would be to RUN to the computer and start a thread on HoP.
*Pictures Lightning in the Hospital responding to a Code by screaming "I dunno what to do! Somebody get me an internet connection and I hope to God UCOF is online!"*
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Well, yes, Cole...
Except it wasn't a raven and it never quoth: "nevermore." And there was no rapping on my chamber door, come to think of it.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Disco Inferno
160 posts
Location: Remote Western Australia Karratha
Written by: Mynci
put some food on the table and ask her to move in... I find that scares birds out of my flat....
Heh that was good dude, I know what you mean especially if its home cooking :S that is even worse one spat at me once!
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