"My father was a squirrel — so I've got my father's hands."

May 31, 2011 2:58 PM

A Ukranian commercial about a man with squirrels for hands.
posted by Rory Marinich (28 comments total)

:D
posted by sciurus at 3:00 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

Didn't really work for me - - the squirrels needed to either look more realistic or more comically exaggerated.
posted by fairmettle at 3:06 PM on May 31, 2011

And, a friend of mine was reminded of this old Homestar Runner email, "Everyone Is Different."
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:07 PM on May 31, 2011 [5 favorites]

The phrase used for "squirrel-hands" is "ruki-belki" which sounds hilarious. Listen for it, seriously.
posted by griphus at 3:09 PM on May 31, 2011

Didn't really work for me - - I hate method acting
posted by found missing at 3:10 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

We truly live in a golden age.
posted by swift at 3:16 PM on May 31, 2011 [3 favorites]

It's not often a sentence like the one in this FPP gets typed and actually means exactly what it says.
posted by hippybear at 3:18 PM on May 31, 2011 [4 favorites]

The squirrels eat? Where do they poop?

Ugh.
posted by GuyZero at 3:24 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

It is terrible that you guys think this is CGI. This man deserves our compassion.
posted by hudders at 3:30 PM on May 31, 2011 [6 favorites]

I also just found this English version.
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:37 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

Nuts Blue?
posted by eyeballkid at 3:42 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

Those were real squirrels, and that took more lube than you can imagine.
posted by tomswift at 3:55 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

"It is terrible that you guys think this is CGI. This man deserves our compassion."

Have you ever considered that your "compassion" might be objectifying him? This man and his squirrel hands deserve to live their own lives on their own terms!
posted by Blasdelb at 3:57 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

I imagine masturbation would either be amazing or incredibly problematic. Can squirrels cooperate?
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:11 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

I imagine masturbation would either be amazing or incredibly problematic. Can squirrels cooperate?
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:11 PM on May 31 [+] [!]

And the line is crossed!

Ha!
posted by helmutdog at 4:15 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

I imagine masturbation would either be amazing or incredibly problematic. Can squirrels cooperate?

And the line is crossed!

Ha!

Something something furries something something.
posted by hippybear at 4:17 PM on May 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

I imagine masturbation would either be amazing or incredibly problematic. Can squirrels cooperate?

"Oh cry me a river, pal!" -Edward Scissorhands
posted by drjimmy11 at 4:25 PM on May 31, 2011 [7 favorites]

Reminded me of this Wondermark.
posted by you're a kitty! at 4:34 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

I'll meet your Edward Scissorhands, and raise you a Wolverine with hiccups.
posted by tomswift at 5:31 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

Given how hands work in his family, it would have been actually more disturbing if his father had been a human.
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 5:47 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

I imagine masturbation would either be amazing or incredibly problematic. Can squirrels cooperate?

Considering their proximity to his nuts in that situation, I imagine that the squirrels cooperating would be the least of his problems.
posted by louche mustachio at 5:54 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

louche mustachio: " Considering their proximity to his nuts in that situation, I imagine that the squirrels cooperating would be the least of his problems."

The tree's probably pretty grateful.
posted by Apropos of Something at 6:24 PM on May 31, 2011

Some ladies love Chippendales. The lady in that ad loves Chip and Dale. sorry.
posted by Apropos of Something at 6:29 PM on May 31, 2011

Well, I'll be damned. Never thought I'd see the day.
posted by purenitrous at 7:06 PM on May 31, 2011

Some people are squirrel-handed. Gregor is a weird name.
posted by kcds at 7:10 PM on May 31, 2011 [2 favorites]

This is the first thing I thought of.
posted by msbutah at 7:13 PM on May 31, 2011

Ah, body horror. What a boon to advertising it is.
posted by aeschenkarnos at 11:45 PM on May 31, 2011

His comic book nemesis would be the dude who makes everything he touches turn to skittles.
posted by panaceanot at 1:38 AM on June 1, 2011 [2 favorites]