{"id":2595284,"date":"2026-04-26T09:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-video-updated-as-man-who-collapsed-into-hysterics-over-squirrel-loose-in-office-addresses-embarrassing-viral-moment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:27:39","slug":"legendary-video-updated-as-man-who-collapsed-into-hysterics-over-squirrel-loose-in-office-addresses-embarrassing-viral-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-video-updated-as-man-who-collapsed-into-hysterics-over-squirrel-loose-in-office-addresses-embarrassing-viral-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Video Updated as Man Who Collapsed Into Hysterics Over Squirrel Loose in Office Addresses Embarrassing Viral Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegendary-video-updated-as-man-who-collapsed-into-hysterics-over-squirrel-loose-in-office-addresses-embarrassing-viral-moment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Footage from 2022 went viral showing a man on a work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">video call<\/a> whose coworkers watched in shock as a squirrel entered his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-please-end-this-hostage-situation\/\" title=\"Teachers, Please End This Hostage Situation.\">home office<\/a> and he screamed and panicked. The man, identified as James, later explained that he heard activity near the fireplace, picked up a bat, and kept calling out \u201cJulie\u201d-which turned out to be the name of his four children\u2019s nanny. At the time she wasn\u2019t home as she was out to lunch, so James was left to handle the situation by himself.Afterward, his coworkers and children teased him, and he said he\u2019s grateful the incident was captured on camera because it\u2019s brought laughter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, footage went viral of a man in his home office on a video call with co-workers who devolved into a screaming, frantic mess when a squirrel came in the room.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now given an interview explaining those few seconds that made him famous for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tfhe wrong reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HGTV recently posted footage of the moment to social media platform TikTok with bits of the interview included after outlets like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-11228303\/Hilarious-video-shows-moment-man-screams-hysterically-fighting-squirrel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported on the story in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as James, told the camera, \u201cI\u2019m hearing some rustling in what was the fireplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big Cincinnati Reds fan. I love baseball,\u201d he said as footage showed James picking up a bat to deal with the intruder.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>He began to scream for \u201cJulie! Julie!\u201d \u2014 which we now know was the name of the nanny that helped take care of his four children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe squirrel came down from the chimney,\u201d he explained. \u201cJules is our fearless nanny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s one person that I know I can count on, it\u2019s Jules.\u201d James added.<\/p>\n<p>But the nanny wasn\u2019t home.<\/p>\n<p>She was out to lunch, which left James to fend for himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hgtv\/video\/7620523663820950797\" data-video-id=\"7620523663820950797\">\n<section><a title=\"@hgtv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hgtv?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hgtv<\/a> Finally, we know where \u201cJulie\u201d was. <a title=\"neighborhoodwatch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/neighborhoodwatch?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NeighborhoodWatch<\/a> <a title=\"squirrel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/squirrel?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Squirrel<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - HGTV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-HGTV-7620523850840689422?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 HGTV<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea that I was still on that Teams call. They were gasping, they were wondering whether I was getting robbed, whether I was having a heart attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the squirrel was probably trying to get to the window behind him, eventually crawling up his chimney for animal control to catch afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Because his coworkers witnessed the entire incident, they teased James for his reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/certifiable-narcissist-jim-acostas-vaccine-t-shirt-sparks-mockery\/\" title=\"\u2018Certifiable Narcissist...: Jim Acosta...s Vaccine T-Shirt Sparks Mockery\">t-shirts made<\/a> and some other jokes on my behalf and I quickly embraced it,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy kids do poke fun at me from time to time when they see a squirrel getting close. I\u2019m still known as the squirrel guy to my kids\u2019 friends,\u201d James continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I\u2019m grateful that I was able to have this on camera and people can smile and laugh as a result of what happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The footage is somewhat embarrassing \u2014 a grown man is screaming at the top of his lungs and jumping around the room over a small animal.<\/p>\n<p>James, however, took the reaction in stride, being a good sport about the barbs in his direction.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lesson to be learned here.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to face danger and show masculine courage can present itself in the most mundane circumstances \u2014 like a work call in your home office.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it was a tiny rodent, but someone\u2019s always paying attention. James\u2019 children clearly were.<\/p>\n<p>A feminized society is one in which we call for help in dire situations. 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