Many of us have so successfully removed ourselves from nature, virtually any interaction with beasts of the wild is jarring. An insect found within one’s dwelling may have been beyond even passing concern in times of yore, but now? Screaming and precarious napkin squashing ensue. Up the ante to a rodent or other outdoorsy critter? Fucking pandemonium.
So we can understand the near-panic demonstrated by this man, who came home to find an owl perching in his kitchen. After a reported 40 minutes of hysterics, he pulled himself together enough to think up a rather ingenious idea: use a Swiffer mop to ever-so-gently move the nocturnal bird outside. Granted, much anxiety and profanity accompanied the action.
We’re confident that afterward he found himself more one with the universe—and more grateful for the Swiffer purchase.
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