h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

At the entrance to my park, there's a spot where apparently someone's kite string got caught and twisted around a tree branch. A bird got its foot caught in the string and couldn't get loose. I got some scissors and cut the bird loose. It flew away, as far as it could get.

but! it's thoughts were:- not ALL humans are bad

I think it understood that I was trying to help.

I take it that bird was too scrawny?

Or looked like it did not taste well?

Or both?

The bird was flailing around in great panic. I felt deeply sorry for it. Laurence Olivier used to say that when he needed to cry onstage, he imagined that he was a fox with its leg caught in a trap. I hate to see creatures trapped.

Paul its wonderful to hear that you were able to free the bird.

Where you able to recognise what type of bird it was that you freed?

I was not able to help any animals yesterday, but I found a credit card in a parking lot in front of a super market. The arabic sounding name on it told me it obviously belonged to an immigrant. Since the bank issuing the card was near by I carried it there and put it in their letter box.

It made me feel good that at least one immigrant now will be given to know that not all people living here are hostile xenophobics

As opposed to friendly xenophobics?

Good point

xenophobica, is that in Eastern Europe ?

Wasn't she Xenophon's wife?

You'd be surprised how many miss the question as to how Calpurnia figured in classical mythology.

She was Atticus Finch's housekeeper, wasn't she?

I think she was another one with the same name! Great character just the same.

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