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John F. Eldredge - 02 Dec 2006 23:27 GMT

This afternoon, as I was cleaning up some fallen branches in my front
yard, I glanced into my parked car and saw a sparrow flying about
inside the car. I had to open two doors before the sparrow finally
found its way out. I had used the car a couple of hours earlier, and
the bird must have flown inside as I was getting into or out of the
car. Surprisingly, I didn't see any white spots on the upholstery.
Then, when I went into the house, I heard muffled meows coming from
the hall closet, and found that Cinders had evidently darted into the
closet as I was getting my overcoat out, before going out to work in
the yard.

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John F. Eldredge - 03 Dec 2006 03:29 GMT

>This afternoon, as I was cleaning up some fallen branches in my front
>yard, I glanced into my parked car and saw a sparrow flying about
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>closet as I was getting my overcoat out, before going out to work in
>the yard.

I spoke too soon. Tweety Bird left me one souvenir, right in the
center of the steering wheel. I still wonder how it got into the car
without my noticing it going by me.

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Joy - 03 Dec 2006 03:52 GMT

>>This afternoon, as I was cleaning up some fallen branches in my front
>>yard, I glanced into my parked car and saw a sparrow flying about
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> center of the steering wheel. I still wonder how it got into the car
> without my noticing it going by me.

Better on the steering wheel than on the upholstery.

Joy

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) - 03 Dec 2006 16:22 GMT

>>>This afternoon, as I was cleaning up some fallen branches in my front
>>>yard, I glanced into my parked car and saw a sparrow flying about
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>
> Better on the steering wheel than on the upholstery.

W-e-l-l-l.... if it's still fresh when your bare hand
discovers it..... ("Better" perhaps, in terms of removal,
but....)

> Joy

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John F. Eldredge - 03 Dec 2006 20:12 GMT

>>>>This afternoon, as I was cleaning up some fallen branches in my front
>>>>yard, I glanced into my parked car and saw a sparrow flying about
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>discovers it..... ("Better" perhaps, in terms of removal,
>but....)

I found the bird spot visually, not by getting it on me, it was on a
solid plastic surface rather than fabric, and it came off easily with
a damp paper towel.

When I graduated from eighth grade, and thus moved up from junior high
school to high school, the school held a graduation ceremony. Shortly
before the ceremony, several of us were sitting outside eating our
lunches. One of my friends was holding the lower part of his
newly-purchased necktie out flat on his palm so that he could admire
the pattern. Suddenly, a bird splat landed in the middle of the tie.
He was not happy, but managed to get the tie clean in time for the
graduation ceremony.

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 03 Dec 2006 21:56 GMT

> When I graduated from eighth grade, and thus moved up from junior high
> school to high school, the school held a graduation ceremony. Shortly
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> He was not happy, but managed to get the tie clean in time for the
> graduation ceremony.

Better the tie than one of the lunches!

Joyce

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223rem - 03 Dec 2006 20:23 GMT

Should have put the cat in the car with birdie.

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