Not just the fratboys anymore...

July 5, 2001 10:28 PM

Not just the fratboys anymore... "It was once thought that humans were the only animals to engage in ritualized hazing. As it turns out, squirrels have been engaging in the practice since the birth of their species." That's right, squirrel hazing is more widespread than one would think....
posted by Espoo2 (7 comments total)

Lemme guess -- their pledges have to circle jerk on an acorn, and the last one who finishes...
posted by Dirjy at 10:54 PM on July 5, 2001

[Perhaps from obsolete haze, to frighten, from obsolete French haser, to annoy, from Old French.]

Odd. I hadn't thought to put French and Annoying together before...
posted by revbrian at 11:01 PM on July 5, 2001

My brother's best-friend's aunt was once witness to a mass hazing back in 1983. She was driving on route 66 just outside of Flagstaff, Arizona when she came to a half-mile stretch of road lined with reds, bending over with their asses pointed towards her car. When asked to repeat the story, she still breaks into tears.
posted by Stretch at 5:39 AM on July 6, 2001

Does this count?
posted by davidmsc at 6:15 AM on July 6, 2001

when will the intolerable hazing of squirrels come to an end? god help us!
posted by mcsweetie at 9:36 AM on July 6, 2001

Welcome to SquirrelFilter!
posted by kindall at 11:00 AM on July 6, 2001