That Time I Threw the Bird

Swallows keep returning to mine chimney so when one gets stuck in the fireplace I have to grasp it and take it to the door to redeposit it into its natural state in the wilds. One time I snagged a fireplace swallow and took it to the front door to expel him and my son and two friends were standing in front of the house. I pitched the bird, just like a baseball directly toward one of my sons friends. The bird broke into flight half way to the boy who reacted by flailing both arms up and back away from the bird and by saying "GNYAHHH" with a look of terror on his face. The bird caught wing and flew over his head and between his flailing arms.

It was one of the funniest things I ever saw. I laughed so hard I thought I would choke.