January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. So pause for a moment and appreciate our squirrelly friends (you know who you are )
The National Wildlife Federation has an excellent post about this special day.
10 Nutty Facts to Make You Appreciate Squirrels
from Wildlife Promise
1/21/2015 By Dani Tinker
Why exactly is National Squirrel Appreciation Day (January 21) so popular? Maybe it’s because squirrels are adorable, and extremely fun to watch. Maybe it’s the many hats they wear (not real hats — please don’t put hats on squirrels). What I mean is, they play a variety of roles, like acrobat, bandit, gardener, trickster and much more. I set out to discover why these creatures are worthy of their own day, and after you read the facts I found, you might just appreciate squirrels a little more.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 11:17 am
by The_Eagle
Happy Squirrel Day to the HAZ Squirrels squirrel
Squirrel Girl
bluesquirrel
Te-wa
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 11:37 am
by chumley
I've never understood why putting a big furry tail on a rat suddenly makes it "adorable".
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 11:41 am
by The_Eagle
@chumley
Try one on sometime, and see what kind of attention YOU get.... ;)
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 1:58 pm
by Alston_Neal
chumley wrote:I've never understood why putting a big furry tail on a rat suddenly makes it "adorable".
This coming from a creature God had to put a tux on to give it a modicum of cred....
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 4:34 pm
by te_wa
penguins can't even fly! some squirrels can! suck it!
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 4:35 pm
by chumley
@te-wa
Remove the 2nd exclamation point. It doesn't belong.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 5:14 pm
by SpiderLegs
Just rats with good PR.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 6:02 pm
by The_Eagle
te-wa wrote:penguins can't even fly! some squirrels can!
I'm surprised Chums didn't jump on this. Technically, they don't fly, they glide.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 6:12 pm
by chumley
The Eagle wrote:
te-wa wrote:penguins can't even fly! some squirrels can!
I'm surprised Chums didn't jump on this. Technically, they don't fly, they glide.
This is very true Eagle. I'm glad you took it upon yourself to defend your preferred mode of transport from the rat impostors.
But more importantly is that Penguins CAN fly! Little-known fact from the folks at the BBC who made the exceptional Planet Earth series. Here's a snippet:
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 6:23 pm
by Bradshaws
Come on!!! You guys were almost there!!! this is one of the best scenes of Inglorious bastards a Tarantino masterpieces... Keep going !!!!! all that's missing is the saucer of milk line...
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 21 2015 6:25 pm
by The_Eagle
@chumley
More importantly, I'm still trying to figure out why Chumley the "Walrus" has an avatar of a "Penguin"??
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 10:33 am
by Alston_Neal
The Eagle wrote:@chumley
More importantly, I'm still trying to figure out why Chumley the "Walrus" has an avatar of a "Penguin"??
Speaking of avatar malfunctions.....
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 10:39 am
by The_Eagle
@Alston Neal
Ouch.... I used to respect you....
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 10:42 am
by Alston_Neal
The Eagle wrote:@Alston Neal
Ouch.... I used to respect you....
I'm sorry, I only did it cuz you have broad shoulders.
Btw I had a dream last night and you were in it, odd since we've never met.
You were shorter than I expected.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 11:17 am
by chumley
@Alston Neal
:worthy:
(I bet that would look great on a shirt!)
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 11:20 am
by The_Eagle
@Alston Neal
Just what I want to hear... guys dreaming about me...
BTW... I'm only 6'2" @chumley
Go back to sleep
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 11:57 am
by chumley
The Eagle wrote:BTW... I'm only 6'2"
You're supposed to take off your stiletto heels before measuring.
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 11:58 am
by The_Eagle
@chumley
NEVER!
Re: Happy Squirrel Appreciation.
Posted: Jan 22 2015 12:32 pm
by Alston_Neal
chumley wrote:
The Eagle wrote:BTW... I'm only 6'2"
You're supposed to take off your stiletto heels before measuring.
) 
this is one of the best scenes of Inglorious bastards a Tarantino masterpieces... Keep going !!!!! 
all that's missing is the saucer of milk line... 
