Random Thought Thread

[vkp78]

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending...r-squirrel-attack/XQTON7N7LZFZ5P4SM2NZFLQ5IE/

 

[beeinak]

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending...r-squirrel-attack/XQTON7N7LZFZ5P4SM2NZFLQ5IE/

Squirrels are pretty amazing. I see them go after magpies and other birds to protect seeds/nuts. Saw one carrying a grouse by the neck in middle of winter. Wish I had been able to get a photo.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Squirrels are pretty amazing. I see them go after magpies and other birds to protect seeds/nuts. Saw one carrying a grouse by the neck in middle of winter. Wish I had been able to get a photo.

They are definitely possessive little guys when they what to be.

 

[vkp78]

Squirrels are pretty amazing. I see them go after magpies and other birds to protect seeds/nuts. Saw one carrying a grouse by the neck in middle of winter. Wish I had been able to get a photo.

They probably not protecting nothing

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...-a-california-park-new-study-finds-180985707/

 

[Blues]

If they ever joined forces on our property we'd be in deep doo-doo. Not much those little f##kers can't do. Rodent special ops.

 

[beeinak]

They probably not protecting nothing

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...-a-california-park-new-study-finds-180985707/

Very cool article! The squirrel I saw carrying the grouse was definitely taking it to eat.

 

[vkp78]

Was thinking of rabies, but apparently very rare in squirrels and no record of transmission to humans

 

[yoko]

Was thinking of rabies, but apparently very rare in squirrels and no record of transmission to humans

ZOMBIE SQUIRRELS!!!!!!

 

[ferider]

There is a possible connection between eating squirrels and Creutzfeldt Jakob - so don't

 

[Blues]

 

[oldmanwilly]

There is a possible connection between eating squirrels and Creutzfeldt Jakob - so don't

Whoops.... It's only if you eat the brain and/or the spine, right? Right!?

Edit: It looks like there is some debate amongst researchers: https://cjdfoundation.org/news/

A 1997 Lancet report stated one patient contracted vCJD from consuming squirrel brains, and a later case was identified in Rochester, NY where the patient consumed squirrel brains, but in neither case was causation proven. Evidently squirrels are not known to suffer from vCJD, but other mammals do. Regardless, I think I'll hold off on the brains from now on. In any event, I think I only tried it once and wasn't impressed.

 

[ferider]

Whoops.... It's only if you eat the brain and/or the spine, right? Right!?

Probably .... who knows. If I remember right, the correlation was made as mad cow disease is super rare in the US, but CFJ happens anyways. Don't think causation has been proven, but I don't even play a med on TV ...

 

[Murphjd25]

ZOMBIE SQUIRRELS!!!!!!

Meth squirrels lol

 

[stagatha]

You guys I'm so sad I can't make it now.

Id totally sit in that chair

Under Yoko or in his lap

 

[SharpBits]

 

[vkp78]

This was delivered the other day....

I wanted a new folding chair to take to the gathering, I found a super awesome one

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There's an insulated cooler under the table/cup holder !!!!!!!!!!!!
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HELL YES! LOL

Distract Yoko with shiny things, appropriate chair

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Allllllll deyyyyyy baby