The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: squirrels and assorted fuzzballs

[Erozetta]

ROZ NO! YOU ARMED THE FLUFFY RATS

They're the cute ones with big fuzzies at the tip of their ears.

 

[Trionyx]

I need to get one of those. I have a mandoline, which I used for thinly slicing potatoes, and it scares the crap out of me since I tend to be a bit klutzy. I'm convinced I'm going to end up with some sliced finger among the potatoes.

A little protein never hurt anyone.

 

[Trionyx]

Every squirrel I've ever met has been a total nutjob.

Squirrels are just rats with better PR.

 

[onehitwanda]

Squirrels are just rats with better PR.

I'd take ten rats over a squirrel any day of the week.

 

[StillStunned]

I'd take ten rats over a squirrel any day of the week.

"So would I."
- Shagrat, Captain of the Tower of Cirith Ungol

 

[Trionyx]

I'd take ten rats over a squirrel any day of the week.

At least when you kill a rat, no one says, “How could you do that? It was so cute!”

 

[Erozetta]

At least when you kill a rat, no one says, “How could you do that? It was so cute!”

....

*Exists as a person who would do exactly that.*

Okay, look, I am a fucking bleeding heart when it comes to animals. I cried because a bird hit my window slightly (as in, I was stopped and it didn't quite clear the side of my car, but flew off just fine) and dropped its berry in winter. (I was on my way home from therapy and that may have influenced my emotional state at the time.)

I like animals. They've harmed me significantly less than people have, lol.

 

[Bramblethorn]

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[onehitwanda]

....

*Exists as a person who would do exactly that.*

Okay, look, I am a fucking bleeding heart when it comes to animals. I cried because a bird hit my window slightly (as in, I was stopped and it didn't quite clear the side of my car, but flew off just fine) and dropped its berry in winter. (I was on my way home from therapy and that may have influenced my emotional state at the time.)

I like animals. They've harmed me significantly less than people have, lol.

Rats are awesome. I've held many rats, and not a one of them ever bit me.

Squirrels, on the other hand, are the mammalian version of gulls - complete and utter arseholes.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Rats are awesome. I've held many rats, and not a one of them ever bit me.

Squirrels, on the other hand, are the mammalian version of gulls - complete and utter arseholes.

Ah, I see. Pet rats vs 'wild' rats are very different beasties, IMO - and the wild ones are much more likely to bite if you corner 'em

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Squirrel?


Yay!!!


Nature's natural acrobat and comedian.

 

[Bazzle]

Woof woof.

What's that Duggee?

The squirrels are doing what?

 

[Bamagan]

Ah, I see. Pet rats vs 'wild' rats are very different beasties, IMO - and the wild ones are much more likely to bite if you corner 'em

Urban rats in many American cities are quite hostile, although they are more likely to attack children and small pets.
I've heard the problem has gotten even worse in the wake of covid. Presumably that's a conspiracy of some kind. Saruman, who released the virus, has perhaps been breeding rats with lemurs.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Urban rats in many American cities are quite hostile, although they are more likely to attack children and small pets.
I've heard the problem has gotten even worse in the wake of covid. Presumably that's a conspiracy of some kind. Saruman, who released the virus, has perhaps been breeding rats with lemurs.

At least cordyceps is still limited to insects....

 

[StillStunned]

Saruman, who released the virus, has perhaps been breeding rats with lemurs.

Slander! Sauron was responsible for Covid. Saruman gave us AI.

 

[Bamagan]

Slander! Sauron was responsible for Covid. Saruman gave us AI.

Saruman did most of the legwork! Sauron doesn't get to take credit just because he's the principal investor of Tesla Mordor!
And anyway, even if I'm wrong, it's not slander. Slander is spoken; in print, it's libel.

 

[onehitwanda]

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I hope a huntsman says hello during the night.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Squirrels Rule!

People drool.

 

[Omenainen]

Squirrel balls? Who comes up with these topics?

 

[StillStunned]

Squirrel balls? Who comes up with these topics?

A Squirrel Ball sounds like a cocktail you'd order in a very specifically themed bar. Order, and probably regret.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

A Squirrel Ball sounds like a cocktail you'd order in a very specifically themed bar. Order, and probably regret.

Half-starved some poor squirrels, throw in a shelled walnut, instant squirrel ball as they fight for the food

 

[iwatchus]

I was hoping for waltzes at the Squirrel Ball.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Squirrel balls? Who comes up with these topics?

Is that where they get all dressed up in their best finery?

 

[Bramblethorn]

I hope a huntsman says hello during the night.

I do too, we haven't seen Hairy Henrietta for a couple of weeks and I'm worried for her.

 

[Lifestyle66]

I think the squirrels make a great treat for the hawks and foxes in our neighborhood. Watching a hawk swoop in to pick up a carcass is particularly fun. Or seeing the video on the wildlife cam at night when a fox comes through to pick them up is almost as good. So, I feed them every chance I get.