http://cabbages-n-kings.blogspot.com/2008/08/fanged-behemoth-panthers-of-toronto.html
I was duly afraid, but the Crotchety Old Lady and I have been dealing with vicious NJ squirrels for quite a few years. I’ll get back to her battles with NJ’s version of Sciurus carolinensis (yeah, I looked it up) in a while, but in the meantime, my friend Freddy from http://www.nedthetoothpick.com/ has a squirrel living in his back yard named Zippy.
New Jersey squirrels may not appear as vicious as their Canadian cousins, but they are tough. Lotsa tough. Here is a rare photo of one of the dreaded “Hoodlum Squirrels of NJ.”
These squirrels have alleged ties to organized crime, and are skilled in the use of weapons.
Seriously.
The Crotchety Old Lady has complained more than once that these criminal rodents toss their nuts in her direction.
No, stop that
These
Squirrel WMD --Weapon of Minor Destruction
My greatest fear, obviously, is if these Toronto squirrels ever cross paths with NJ ones. Will it be a scene out of the Godfather, as the NJ squirrel strangles a Toronto one and then hides the body in the Meadowlands, or more a dance off ala West Side Story?
What really strikes fear in our collective hearts would be if the Toronto squirrels make a love connection with the NJ ones. Imagine the kids:
We keep our nuts at:
http://www.humorbloggers.com/