Top 15 reasons squirrels think we're nuts

SteveGrenard · 11th November 2007, 09:21 AM

You can find them here .....

http://gavinhudson.greenoptions.com/...ink-were-nuts/

Ratatoskr · 11th November 2007, 11:19 AM

I kind of had to comment on this

Some valid points, but most of these were a bit.. environmental?

(Yes, I see that the site is greenoptions.com, but still)

fuelair · 11th November 2007, 04:46 PM

I assume the author is aware that squirrels have no concept of sane/not sane or rational/non-rational and this is a cute greeny ploy to make points - one of which seems to assume that the ability to make use of many different food sources is non-adaptive/pointless. I believe the concept of evolution kind of messes this idea up a bit.

SteveGrenard · 11th November 2007, 05:14 PM

I think squirrels do have a conceptual framework for nuts though.

Madalch · 11th November 2007, 05:38 PM

I wouldn't call them "greeny points"- most of the greenies I know are much more sensible than this.

Vegan, raw foodist, naturist points, possibly.

mumchup · 11th November 2007, 06:04 PM

I was sidetracked by the link in #13 (The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World). It was very funny; and much more entertaining.

Besides the very first one is kind of wrong. Squirrels spend all day obsessively finding and burying nuts & acorns. They aren't even going to find most of them come winter time. That sounds a little like spending more time packaging your food than eating.

Skeptic Ginger · 11th November 2007, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by fuelair

I assume the author is aware that squirrels have no concept of sane/not sane or rational/non-rational ...

But how do you know that?

Gord_in_Toronto · 11th November 2007, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by fuelair

I assume the author is aware that squirrels have no concept of sane/not sane or rational/non-rational and this is a cute greeny ploy to make points - one of which seems to assume that the ability to make use of many different food sources is non-adaptive/pointless. I believe the concept of evolution kind of messes this idea up a bit.

But properly skinned, cleaned and fried in butter they are delicious.

Alt+F4 · 12th November 2007, 10:47 AM

The squirrels have just been angry lately:

Originally Posted by New York Daily News

Squirrels safe to eat again in New Jersey
TRENTON - You may now resume eating the squirrels.
In January, the Garden State warned hunters and residents near a toxic waste dump in Ringwood in North Jersey to limit their consumption of squirrel after the feds thought they found lead in a dead squirrel. Officials now say it was a false alarm.
The Environmental Protection Agency said a blender used to process the squirrel's tissue samples was defective - and that the lead believed to be in the squirrel actually came from a part of the blender.
That's good news for members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian Tribe and others who like squirrel meat.
It's bad news, however, for the squirrels.

Linky: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007...erse-1.html?ic

fuelair · 12th November 2007, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by skeptigirl

But how do you know that?

Because none of them has published!!!

linusrichard · 13th November 2007, 03:34 AM

Squirrels, apparently, are narrow-minded, ethnocentric, judgmental, self-righteous, ignorant, whining jerks. Squirrels ... are hippies.

Hey, I've got an item for your list: "16. We take a day to write an idiotic list of complaints we have about each other, and attribute it to an innocent animal who never whined about anything in his life."

15 doesn't make sense - as noted above, squirrels spend a lot of time packaging their food.
14 and 13 ignore the fact that humans are omnivores. Apparently, squirrels think bears are nuts too.
11 - humans are not unique in this respect. In fact, I see squirrels hanging out alone a lot.
8 I don't get. We need lights to see. If that makes us nuts, then... okay, we're nuts, but... I don't get it.
7 is even more confusing. Lions and wolves eat people so it's nuts to have a housecat or dog? If the point is to criticize pet ownership, there are probably non-stupid ways to do it.
5 is ridiculous. Squirrels don't know about parasites.
4-2 make some sense, although I'll point out that it's rare that humans blow themselves up, and much more common that we blow each other up. We're not the only animal that wars, though.

Darth Rotor · 13th November 2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

In January, the Garden State warned hunters and residents near a toxic waste dump in Ringwood in North Jersey to limit their consumption of squirrel after the feds thought they found lead in a dead squirrel
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Hypothesis: lead from a bullet.

DR

Fidelio · 14th November 2007, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Squirrel says: “You eat toxins and poisons recreationally?? That’s nuts! Be more like the rest of the rest of the animals by eating what’s good for you and avoiding what’s not.”

Originally Posted by Gord_in_Toronto

But properly skinned, cleaned and fried in butter they are delicious.

Originally Posted by Darth Rotor

Hypothesis: lead from a bullet.

DR

Friends if you had seen the 'lil guys gleefully gnawing away on the lead flashing for the plumbing vents on the roof of my late 1940's vintage house you might think differently.

Ryokan · 14th November 2007, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by mumchup

I was sidetracked by the link in #13 (The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World). It was very funny; and much more entertaining.

Haha, lutefisk made the list! Believe it or not, this is a very popular christmas eve dish here in Norway.

#2 is a eaten in Norway as well, only we call it smalahove.

mumchup · 15th November 2007, 06:51 AM

Note to self: Make sure any trips to Norway DO NOT coincide with Christmas Eve.

Ratatoskr · 15th November 2007, 07:53 AM

Mmm.. Christmas dinner at home.. Yummy

(Note: We do not eat smalahove (tried it last year, it's delicious!) or lutefisk)

Cuddles · 16th November 2007, 08:09 AM

15 - Wrong. Squirrels do package their food. Usually in the ground rather than in plastic, but that's not the point.
14 - Other animals don't drink other animal's milk? Tell that to my cat. "Be more like the rest of the rest of the animals by drinking water and eating juice-filled fruits and veggies." Like lions?
13 - Oh noes! Humans are omnivores. Pigs eat a hell of a lot more different things than humans. Like, anything you put in front of them.
12 - I'll concede this point when I see a squirrel travel 400 miles in under six hours.
11 - No social animal spends all it's time with others. Certainly not squirrels.
10 - I fail to see why progressing beyond the hunter-gatherer stage is a bad thing.
9 - Define need. One of the drives humans have is to be happy. If buying things achieves that, they are needed.
8 - Um, what? Dark means danger so we invented light. Even the squirrel seems to agree with that so I really don't see why it's in here.
7 - The fact that cats and dogs eat squirrels is generally considered a good thing.
6 - Children spend most of their time stationary? Clearly this was written by someone who has never seen a child.
5 - First, sterilisation. Second, treating food gives makes more things edible. Both fairly sensible ideas really.
4 - Plenty of animals take drugs. It's called catnip for a reason. (Incidentally, catnip isn't peoplenip).
3 - This is just drugs again. Repetition is boring. Unless you say it three times, then it's politics.
2 - As noted, most animals fight, whether over territory, mates or just for the hell of it. We're just better at it than most of them.
1 - We moved out of somewhere with no shelter to somewhere with shelter. What a crazy idea. Of course, there's plenty of debate whether we were in trees to start with, or whether we walked around on the ground or even lived in the water.

Overall, I give this 0/15. Trying to make some environmental points in a horrible cutesy way and failed miserably on almost every level.

Darth Rotor · 16th November 2007, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Cuddles

3 - This is just drugs again. Repetition is boring. Unless you say it three times, then it's politics.

That's a keeper. Might even sneak into my sig.

DR

11th November 2007, 09:21 AM	#1
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11th November 2007, 04:46 PM	#3
fuelair Cythraul Enfys Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,961	I assume the author is aware that squirrels have no concept of sane/not sane or rational/non-rational and this is a cute greeny ploy to make points - one of which seems to assume that the ability to make use of many different food sources is non-adaptive/pointless. I believe the concept of evolution kind of messes this idea up a bit.
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11th November 2007, 05:14 PM	#4
SteveGrenard Philosopher Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wherever the airline sends my luggage Posts: 5,528	I think squirrels do have a conceptual framework for nuts though.
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11th November 2007, 05:38 PM	#5
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,706	I wouldn't call them "greeny points"- most of the greenies I know are much more sensible than this. Vegan, raw foodist, naturist points, possibly.
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11th November 2007, 06:07 PM	#7
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11th November 2007, 11:19 AM	#2
Ratatoskr NWO Squirrel Division Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Close to the north pole Posts: 1,996	I kind of had to comment on this Some valid points, but most of these were a bit.. environmental? (Yes, I see that the site is greenoptions.com, but still)
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11th November 2007, 06:04 PM	#6
mumchup Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Dictyoptera Posts: 1,325	I was sidetracked by the link in #13 (The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World). It was very funny; and much more entertaining. Besides the very first one is kind of wrong. Squirrels spend all day obsessively finding and burying nuts & acorns. They aren't even going to find most of them come winter time. That sounds a little like spending more time packaging your food than eating.

11th November 2007, 06:51 PM	#8
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,418	Originally Posted by fuelair I assume the author is aware that squirrels have no concept of sane/not sane or rational/non-rational and this is a cute greeny ploy to make points - one of which seems to assume that the ability to make use of many different food sources is non-adaptive/pointless. I believe the concept of evolution kind of messes this idea up a bit. But properly skinned, cleaned and fried in butter they are delicious.
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12th November 2007, 10:47 AM	#9
Alt+F4 diabolical globalist Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Department of Abandoned Places Posts: 9,780	The squirrels have just been angry lately: Originally Posted by New York Daily News Squirrels safe to eat again in New Jersey TRENTON - You may now resume eating the squirrels. In January, the Garden State warned hunters and residents near a toxic waste dump in Ringwood in North Jersey to limit their consumption of squirrel after the feds thought they found lead in a dead squirrel. Officials now say it was a false alarm. The Environmental Protection Agency said a blender used to process the squirrel's tissue samples was defective - and that the lead believed to be in the squirrel actually came from a part of the blender. That's good news for members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian Tribe and others who like squirrel meat. It's bad news, however, for the squirrels. Linky: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007...erse-1.html?ic
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12th November 2007, 10:49 AM	#10
fuelair Cythraul Enfys Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,961	Originally Posted by skeptigirl But how do you know that? Because none of them has published!!!
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13th November 2007, 03:34 AM	#11
linusrichard Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lansing, Mich. Posts: 2,665	Squirrels, apparently, are narrow-minded, ethnocentric, judgmental, self-righteous, ignorant, whining jerks. Squirrels ... are hippies. Hey, I've got an item for your list: "16. We take a day to write an idiotic list of complaints we have about each other, and attribute it to an innocent animal who never whined about anything in his life." 15 doesn't make sense - as noted above, squirrels spend a lot of time packaging their food. 14 and 13 ignore the fact that humans are omnivores. Apparently, squirrels think bears are nuts too. 11 - humans are not unique in this respect. In fact, I see squirrels hanging out alone a lot. 8 I don't get. We need lights to see. If that makes us nuts, then... okay, we're nuts, but... I don't get it. 7 is even more confusing. Lions and wolves eat people so it's nuts to have a housecat or dog? If the point is to criticize pet ownership, there are probably non-stupid ways to do it. 5 is ridiculous. Squirrels don't know about parasites. 4-2 make some sense, although I'll point out that it's rare that humans blow themselves up, and much more common that we blow each other up. We're not the only animal that wars, though.

13th November 2007, 06:12 AM	#12
Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,279	Quote: In January, the Garden State warned hunters and residents near a toxic waste dump in Ringwood in North Jersey to limit their consumption of squirrel after the feds thought they found lead in a dead squirrel [/url] Hypothesis: lead from a bullet. DR
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14th November 2007, 11:21 PM	#13
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14th November 2007, 11:53 PM	#14
Ryokan Insert something funny here Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 8,198	Originally Posted by mumchup I was sidetracked by the link in #13 (The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World). It was very funny; and much more entertaining. Haha, lutefisk made the list! Believe it or not, this is a very popular christmas eve dish here in Norway. #2 is a eaten in Norway as well, only we call it smalahove.
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15th November 2007, 06:51 AM	#15
mumchup Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Dictyoptera Posts: 1,325	Note to self: Make sure any trips to Norway DO NOT coincide with Christmas Eve.

15th November 2007, 07:53 AM	#16
Ratatoskr NWO Squirrel Division Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Close to the north pole Posts: 1,996	Mmm.. Christmas dinner at home.. Yummy (Note: We do not eat smalahove (tried it last year, it's delicious!) or lutefisk)
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16th November 2007, 08:09 AM	#17
Cuddles Decoy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A magical land full of pink fluffy sheeps and bunnies Posts: 16,597	15 - Wrong. Squirrels do package their food. Usually in the ground rather than in plastic, but that's not the point. 14 - Other animals don't drink other animal's milk? Tell that to my cat. "Be more like the rest of the rest of the animals by drinking water and eating juice-filled fruits and veggies." Like lions? 13 - Oh noes! Humans are omnivores. Pigs eat a hell of a lot more different things than humans. Like, anything you put in front of them. 12 - I'll concede this point when I see a squirrel travel 400 miles in under six hours. 11 - No social animal spends all it's time with others. Certainly not squirrels. 10 - I fail to see why progressing beyond the hunter-gatherer stage is a bad thing. 9 - Define need. One of the drives humans have is to be happy. If buying things achieves that, they are needed. 8 - Um, what? Dark means danger so we invented light. Even the squirrel seems to agree with that so I really don't see why it's in here. 7 - The fact that cats and dogs eat squirrels is generally considered a good thing. 6 - Children spend most of their time stationary? Clearly this was written by someone who has never seen a child. 5 - First, sterilisation. Second, treating food gives makes more things edible. Both fairly sensible ideas really. 4 - Plenty of animals take drugs. It's called catnip for a reason. (Incidentally, catnip isn't peoplenip). 3 - This is just drugs again. Repetition is boring. Unless you say it three times, then it's politics. 2 - As noted, most animals fight, whether over territory, mates or just for the hell of it. We're just better at it than most of them. 1 - We moved out of somewhere with no shelter to somewhere with shelter. What a crazy idea. Of course, there's plenty of debate whether we were in trees to start with, or whether we walked around on the ground or even lived in the water. Overall, I give this 0/15. Trying to make some environmental points in a horrible cutesy way and failed miserably on almost every level.
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16th November 2007, 08:13 AM	#18
Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,279	Originally Posted by Cuddles 3 - This is just drugs again. Repetition is boring. Unless you say it three times, then it's politics. That's a keeper. Might even sneak into my sig. DR
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