Odd
Squirrel nests in Homer Simpson slippers
Published Tuesday, Oct 12 2010, 16:26 BST | By Mayer Nissim
A squirrel has made a new home for itself in a pair of Homer Simpson slippers.
The creature, named Barney after the the barfly from the animated sitcom, befriended 64-year-old Roger Boughen in his back garden, Rex Features reports.
Boughen said: "It came out from the bushes and didn't seem scared at all. As I walked away, it followed me. Every time I stopped, it sat on my foot. I was walking round the garden, hoping to find where it had come from but I could not see anything.
"It seemed like it was always going for my slippers. I took one off and it went inside. I left if for three hours and it was fast asleep. He's a very tame squirrel and doesn't even seem scared of the local cat."
The creature, named Barney after the the barfly from the animated sitcom, befriended 64-year-old Roger Boughen in his back garden, Rex Features reports.
Boughen said: "It came out from the bushes and didn't seem scared at all. As I walked away, it followed me. Every time I stopped, it sat on my foot. I was walking round the garden, hoping to find where it had come from but I could not see anything.
"It seemed like it was always going for my slippers. I took one off and it went inside. I left if for three hours and it was fast asleep. He's a very tame squirrel and doesn't even seem scared of the local cat."
© Rex Features
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