![One time, not too long ago, we had a bit of a problem at my family’s home in beautiful Solvang, CA. The problem concerned a handful of birds and their inability to recognize/make sense of the transparency of glass with regard to its properties as a solid, insulating barrier.
The birds were baffled at just how exactly a barrier between our backyard and my parents’ bedroom could seemingly not exist— yet simultaneously very much still exist. This baffled them to the extent that just one attempt at breaking this mysterious barrier could not satiate their level of curiosity with regard to this “glass” substance.
And so they kept flying into the windows. Every morning. This continued for some time, until my father had a brilliant idea. He grabbed a single 8.5x11” sheet of white printer paper and drew a large and menacing face onto it with a thick black Sharpie. He then scotch-taped the face onto every window in his bedroom.
[Here is an “emoticon” approximation of the face drawing: >:o]
But the drawing didn’t do shit. It was a good idea, but I think the scariness of his drawing just wasn’t enough to quell the admirable tenacity of this particular group of birds.
But! I have now, finally, found a face scary enough to make my father’s idea a reality. Thank you, New York Times and Newt Gingrich. Dad, if you’re reading, print this motherfucker out and tape away. I suspect the birds will get the message.](http://29.media.tumblr.com/3ZIVrFxO8kh5z2g5bMC8a4Vyo1_400.jpg)
One time, not too long ago, we had a bit of a problem at my family’s home in beautiful Solvang, CA. The problem concerned a handful of birds and their inability to recognize/make sense of the transparency of glass with regard to its properties as a solid, insulating barrier.
The birds were baffled at just how exactly a barrier between our backyard and my parents’ bedroom could seemingly not exist— yet simultaneously very much still exist. This baffled them to the extent that just one attempt at breaking this mysterious barrier could not satiate their level of curiosity with regard to this “glass” substance.
And so they kept flying into the windows. Every morning. This continued for some time, until my father had a brilliant idea. He grabbed a single 8.5x11” sheet of white printer paper and drew a large and menacing face onto it with a thick black Sharpie. He then scotch-taped the face onto every window in his bedroom.
[Here is an “emoticon” approximation of the face drawing: >:o]
But the drawing didn’t do shit. It was a good idea, but I think the scariness of his drawing just wasn’t enough to quell the admirable tenacity of this particular group of birds.
But! I have now, finally, found a face scary enough to make my father’s idea a reality. Thank you, New York Times and Newt Gingrich. Dad, if you’re reading, print this motherfucker out and tape away. I suspect the birds will get the message.
1 year ago