11/8/2002: Albino squirrel - Page 2

MaggieL · 11-09-2002, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by blase
Squirrel Fishing!

Squirrel Fishing!

Thanks....that's the site I was looking for when I found that other one.

Katkeeper · 11-11-2002, 05:52 AM

There used to be a white squirrel along Lear Lane in Boiling Springs PA that I would see when biking. it got hit by a car and a couple whpo used to feed it had it stuffed.

Another sighting was along Wesley Drive in Mechanicsburg, about 10 miles from the Boiling Springs location.

They are easy to see...

kisrael · 11-11-2002, 10:24 AM

Tufts University had an "albino" squirrel in the mid 1990s, I have a picture of it somewhere.

warch · 11-11-2002, 11:10 AM

I have a real life squirrel attack story:
Mpls, 1989.
I was single, living in an older apt, third floor walk up. My bedroom window sported a small air conditioner in the window next to my bed. Because the side extensions didnt quite fit the larger window, I had added a small board to the long side. One night I heard the scratching. It continued. I could just see a bit looking down through the window from on top of the air conditioner. No critter spotted, but a nest was being built. Whatever, I'm a renter, its cute, maybe baby birds. It worsened. Gnawing, chomping, major wood removal. Sawdust. It was coming through the board. I called the super, he was casual, he'd come see it soon. The nights were filled with chewing- 8 feet from my head. I would bang on the window. Yell and make vicious barking dog noises. From the window top I could see momma- no tail, just a stump- she lunged at my face, sharp, pointy teeth exposed, hitting the glass. I growled back. I applied more layers of board, the holes continued to grow. Running out of barrier materials I stuffed notebooks, tin foil, shoe boxes, an ice tray. No super. I went on the assault. Windex and 409 sprayed through the crumbling barrier. Die Die you Bitch. The squirrel would not be stopped. She stared at me with beady eyes, attacked the glass. Now came the squeaking baby noises. Naked writhing squealing rats.
Finally the laid-back super came. It had been 3 weeks. When he saw the state of my window, I believe he said, "Jesus Christ!" or perhaps it was "Holy shit!". I could see he had a new admiration for my plight. The plan was to remove the a/c and destroy the nest. But where was momma? She was not visible. He began to remove the layers of chewed barrier and became more frightened. He asked if I would please get something to hit mom with if she showed up, pissed. I had a baseball bat cocked and ready. It was going down. Piles of debris, shredded mail, the super's visa bill was recognizable. One bald baby, placed in a shoe box and wisked out to death. No guilt. The window side and sill were chewed away. When the pane was lowered, there was a hole to clear to the outside.

Many months later I was preparing to move to TX with my new spouse. My friend's kid, who was 3 at the time, asked out of the blue, if I was leaving because of the mean squirel, because that was just not right.

Griff · 11-11-2002, 05:11 PM

That was beautiful.

Tobiasly · 11-11-2002, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by warch
I would bang on the window. Yell and make vicious barking dog noises.

Wish I coulda seen that!!

j03L10T · 11-12-2002, 12:15 PM

I love to watch squirells, almost more than any other animal that is often photographed. Not too long ago, in the middle of spring I made a hobby out of photographing them. A drink in the other hand as I tip-toed out from behind trees to try to get the best shot possible. It is extremely difficult to do with a camera that only offers a 2x zoom. But anyways, I did manage to spill a few drinks in the process but I tell you that it was anything but wasted time even if none of the pictures were worth a damn in the end. I wonder what sort of camera was used to take such wonderfully focused pictures, and drink to them as well, CHEERS!!

Cam · 11-12-2002, 12:19 PM

I walked through one of my friends campuses last weekend and I swear they had the biggest squirrels I had ever seen. The things were the size of a small dog. now that would be something to have clawing at your window. Almost as scary as seeing warch "yell and make vicious barking noises."

j03L10T · 11-12-2002, 12:27 PM

My next door neighbor has one, a female that has just delivered a litter of dwarfs. The mother looks just like Droopy from Tom and Jerry and her nipples scrape against the ground as she walks. I don't see how she does it as painful as it looks- but it musn't really be that bad. Hey wow, look at all of this milk!

warch · 11-12-2002, 02:29 PM

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Almost as scary as seeing warch "yell and make vicious barking noises."

Beware the creature that interupts my REM state.

wolf · 11-21-2002, 07:09 PM

The white squirrels are also prevalent hereabouts ... they are a fairly common sight on the Norristown State Hospital property -- I see them when they let me out for walks

. And there's a black squirrel that comes to raid my bird feeder.

Katkeeper · 11-22-2002, 06:57 AM

Princeton New Jersey has a whole group of black squirrels. I saw them there years ago, and a friend has seen them on the Princeton campus recently.

Nic Name · 11-22-2002, 07:03 AM

Click on the image ... sqwerls!

Katkeeper · 11-22-2002, 04:04 PM

Amusing!

The chatter around Princeton is that the black squirrels are a result of radioactivity leaking from an experiment somewhere in the Physics Department and causing genetic havoc.

warch · 11-22-2002, 04:22 PM

My alma mater Kent State University has black squirrels and this is the official story:

ten rare black squirrels were imported from Canada in February 1961 by Larry Woodell, superintendent of grounds, and M. W. Staples, a
retired executive of the Davey Tree Expert Company. When first released, the large, black-spiked squirrels were frequently mistaken for
skunks. Today they own the campus. The Black Squirrel Festival started in 1981 as a day-long event held on the Student Center Plaza to introduce new students to campus and community organizations. Now it features barbeques, live bands, and local artisans.

Here is the magnet you can buy while overpaying for your books:

11-11-2002, 10:24 AM	#18
kisrael Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 56	Tufts University had an "albino" squirrel in the mid 1990s, I have a picture of it somewhere. __________________ http://kisrael.com - quotes and links daily, worth the click

11-11-2002, 05:11 PM	#20
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That was beautiful. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-12-2002, 12:15 PM	#22
j03L10T going nowhere slow Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 252	Squirrel pics- I love to watch squirells, almost more than any other animal that is often photographed. Not too long ago, in the middle of spring I made a hobby out of photographing them. A drink in the other hand as I tip-toed out from behind trees to try to get the best shot possible. It is extremely difficult to do with a camera that only offers a 2x zoom. But anyways, I did manage to spill a few drinks in the process but I tell you that it was anything but wasted time even if none of the pictures were worth a damn in the end. I wonder what sort of camera was used to take such wonderfully focused pictures, and drink to them as well, CHEERS!!

11-12-2002, 12:19 PM	#23
Cam dripping with ignorance Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 642	I walked through one of my friends campuses last weekend and I swear they had the biggest squirrels I had ever seen. The things were the size of a small dog. now that would be something to have clawing at your window. Almost as scary as seeing warch "yell and make vicious barking noises." __________________ After the seventh beer I generally try and stay away from the keyboard, I apologize for what happens when I fail.

11-12-2002, 12:27 PM	#24
j03L10T going nowhere slow Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 252	You sure it wasn' a dwarf? My next door neighbor has one, a female that has just delivered a litter of dwarfs. The mother looks just like Droopy from Tom and Jerry and her nipples scrape against the ground as she walks. I don't see how she does it as painful as it looks- but it musn't really be that bad. Hey wow, look at all of this milk!

11-11-2002, 05:52 AM	#17
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	There used to be a white squirrel along Lear Lane in Boiling Springs PA that I would see when biking. it got hit by a car and a couple whpo used to feed it had it stuffed. Another sighting was along Wesley Drive in Mechanicsburg, about 10 miles from the Boiling Springs location. They are easy to see...

11-11-2002, 11:10 AM	#19
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I have a real life squirrel attack story: Mpls, 1989. I was single, living in an older apt, third floor walk up. My bedroom window sported a small air conditioner in the window next to my bed. Because the side extensions didnt quite fit the larger window, I had added a small board to the long side. One night I heard the scratching. It continued. I could just see a bit looking down through the window from on top of the air conditioner. No critter spotted, but a nest was being built. Whatever, I'm a renter, its cute, maybe baby birds. It worsened. Gnawing, chomping, major wood removal. Sawdust. It was coming through the board. I called the super, he was casual, he'd come see it soon. The nights were filled with chewing- 8 feet from my head. I would bang on the window. Yell and make vicious barking dog noises. From the window top I could see momma- no tail, just a stump- she lunged at my face, sharp, pointy teeth exposed, hitting the glass. I growled back. I applied more layers of board, the holes continued to grow. Running out of barrier materials I stuffed notebooks, tin foil, shoe boxes, an ice tray. No super. I went on the assault. Windex and 409 sprayed through the crumbling barrier. Die Die you Bitch. The squirrel would not be stopped. She stared at me with beady eyes, attacked the glass. Now came the squeaking baby noises. Naked writhing squealing rats. Finally the laid-back super came. It had been 3 weeks. When he saw the state of my window, I believe he said, "Jesus Christ!" or perhaps it was "Holy shit!". I could see he had a new admiration for my plight. The plan was to remove the a/c and destroy the nest. But where was momma? She was not visible. He began to remove the layers of chewed barrier and became more frightened. He asked if I would please get something to hit mom with if she showed up, pissed. I had a baseball bat cocked and ready. It was going down. Piles of debris, shredded mail, the super's visa bill was recognizable. One bald baby, placed in a shoe box and wisked out to death. No guilt. The window side and sill were chewed away. When the pane was lowered, there was a hole to clear to the outside. Many months later I was preparing to move to TX with my new spouse. My friend's kid, who was 3 at the time, asked out of the blue, if I was leaving because of the mean squirel, because that was just not right.

11-21-2002, 07:09 PM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The white squirrels are also prevalent hereabouts ... they are a fairly common sight on the Norristown State Hospital property -- I see them when they let me out for walks . And there's a black squirrel that comes to raid my bird feeder. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-22-2002, 06:57 AM	#27
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Princeton New Jersey has a whole group of black squirrels. I saw them there years ago, and a friend has seen them on the Princeton campus recently.

11-22-2002, 07:03 AM	#28
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Click on the image ... sqwerls!

11-22-2002, 04:04 PM	#29
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Amusing! The chatter around Princeton is that the black squirrels are a result of radioactivity leaking from an experiment somewhere in the Physics Department and causing genetic havoc.

11-22-2002, 04:22 PM	#30
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	My alma mater Kent State University has black squirrels and this is the official story: ten rare black squirrels were imported from Canada in February 1961 by Larry Woodell, superintendent of grounds, and M. W. Staples, a retired executive of the Davey Tree Expert Company. When first released, the large, black-spiked squirrels were frequently mistaken for skunks. Today they own the campus. The Black Squirrel Festival started in 1981 as a day-long event held on the Student Center Plaza to introduce new students to campus and community organizations. Now it features barbeques, live bands, and local artisans. Here is the magnet you can buy while overpaying for your books: Last edited by warch; 08-31-2007 at 11:56 AM.

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