"I stood staring at the enemy's trophy, the familiar impotent rage rising. But the impulse to fall to my knees, gnash my teeth, and howl at the gods was stayed this time by a resolution I'd made earlier that spring. The squirrels may take my tomatoes and spit them back, but they would not go unanswered.
The time had come to close the circle of life." (
via)
posted by vidur
on Aug 16, 2012 -
59 comments
Perhaps in some forgotten corner of a museum there sits — nay, there
stands —
Tommy Tucker, a little dusty, a little moth-eaten, but still the best-dressed squirrel in the world
posted by boygeorge
on Apr 9, 2012 -
8 comments
You know, sometimes, you want to read about an upcoming economic nightmare, sometimes, you want to read about Obama's transition team, sometimes, you want to read about the Rifleman's Creed, and sometimes, you just want to see
squirrels dance to Michael Jackson (SLYT).
posted by WCityMike
on Nov 11, 2008 -
25 comments
What's the biggest problem facing America today? Gas prices? Healthcare? High taxes? No, it's
far, far more serious than any of those things. I demand to know what the candidates intend to do for the American people in the face of this threat.
posted by essexjan
on Oct 2, 2008 -
39 comments
Do you suffer from mobile telephone calls at inopportune times? Could you use a cute
PA to take calls for you while gaming, or asleep? A dissertation project from MIT by
HCI specialist
Stefan Marti may have your solution:
Cellular Squirrel.
Of course you will always want to talk to people who are
thinking the same things as you, so Cellular Squirrel
waves and moves about rather than making a sound. His oddly bulbous figure makes use of
"socially strong non-verbal cues like gaze, posture, and gestures, to alert and interact with the user" rather than intrusive alerts in order to minimise user stress and social disruption.
Cellular intermediaries also come in two other flavours: "a parrot and a cute bunny"
posted by NinjaPirate
on Aug 26, 2005 -
12 comments
Sugar Bush Squirrel Sugar Bush Squirrel is 'The Military Mascot' and a 'Superhero' to our troops everywhere. She is working to keep our country free while helping to free Iraq. Sugar Bush Squirrel is boosting the morale of our military troops everywhere by posing for humorous photos in military clothing with guns, tanks, planes and helicopters while wearing helmets, camouflage caps and a turban. Watch for more of her military shots in the near future as they shoot around the globe for freedom!!!
posted by srboisvert
on Mar 26, 2005 -
30 comments
Super cool squirrels! "We believe that a ground squirrel, when it goes into hibernation, produces chemical messengers that are released from the brain that direct the slowing down of the metabolism... If we were able to synthesize the same chemical compounds and make them available in an injection, it could be administered to induce a hibernation-like state in humans."
And they're
cute, too.
posted by moonbird
on Dec 11, 2003 -
5 comments
