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I saved a squirrel

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T_Yamamoto

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Squirrel tail rabies is the most virulent subtype of rabies. It permeates all types of gloves almost as quickly as it does human skin. Make your time.
:eek:
A tiny bit of poop means you're out of the loop. The loop of life. D:
:'(
Good job. Squirrels are fun. Too bad about it's tail though, did you get just fur, or flesh too? Might screw up it's balance but he'll adapt. We had a chipmunk at camp that had lost it's tail somehow, and it seemed to do fine.

Squirrels are not really scary killing rabies machines people make them out to be. When I used to camp a lot I played with the squirrels all the time. Been bitten plenty of times too. Really fun to have around as wild "pets".
Fur and a little bit (and I mean little bit) of flesh. It was literally just the tip. :rolleyes:
 

werepossum

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I would probably call animal control and let them handle the squirrel.
Seriously? For a freaking squirrel? It's not exactly a miniature bear - don't grab it and don't feed it, and if necessary (from the squirrel's point of view - YMMV) it will run up your body without biting you.

Squirrel tail rabies is the most virulent subtype of rabies. It permeates all types of gloves almost as quickly as it does human skin. Make your time.
LMAO +1

Good job. Squirrels are fun. Too bad about it's tail though, did you get just fur, or flesh too? Might screw up it's balance but he'll adapt. We had a chipmunk at camp that had lost it's tail somehow, and it seemed to do fine.

Squirrels are not really scary killing rabies machines people make them out to be. When I used to camp a lot I played with the squirrels all the time. Been bitten plenty of times too. Really fun to have around as wild "pets".
Pretty sure all those people are in this thread.

I just want to know if "I saved a squirrel" is sung to the tune of "I kissed a girl" and if so, whether that is the Katy Perry song or the Jill Sobule song.

I saved a squirrel
For the first time.
I saved a squirrel
And I may do it again.
 

BladeVenom

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BUTCH1

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Squirrel's are fairly intelligent, here's an example..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWU0bfo-bSY Also on the local golf course there is a tree close to where you park the cart to putt out the hole, a squirrel waits above on a tree limb and eyeballs your cart for goodies, as I was putting out on the green he scampered down the tree and snatched my package of crackers from the cart's storage bin, then climbed back up the tree and ate the crackers on the limb, mocking me. I thought of peening him with a 5 iron but hey, you've got to give credit where it's due, this little guy had his thievery down to a science so I let him enjoy the crackers..
 

T_Yamamoto

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Jul 6, 2011
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Squirrel's are fairly intelligent, here's an example..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWU0bfo-bSY Also on the local golf course there is a tree close to where you park the cart to putt out the hole, a squirrel waits above on a tree limb and eyeballs your cart for goodies, as I was putting out on the green he scampered down the tree and snatched my package of crackers from the cart's storage bin, then climbed back up the tree and ate the crackers on the limb, mocking me. I thought of peening him with a 5 iron but hey, you've got to give credit where it's due, this little guy had his thievery down to a science so I let him enjoy the crackers..
I undid most of the gutter by taking out the screws and such. The squirrel's tail would be sticking up as well as his legs, but when his legs slipped, he would try to climb. :rolleyes:
 

rudeguy

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Good job. That was good of you to help out a creature that needed assistance. I like squirrels. My back yard is full of them, and I enjoy watching them.

Same here.

Though I do hate skunks and possums that are kind of like squirrels. I would befriend a badger if I had the chance.