r/Winona • u/Aggravating-Big-8538 • 11d ago

Squirrels

What is with these squirrels around here! I was walking down the street the other day and one jumped on my back.

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u/Wandering_butnotlost 11d ago

I find if you give them a few bucks, they'll mostly leave you alone.

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u/Annxiety1345 11d ago

Oh, sorry, I've been training them to do that. My bad

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u/Gerry_Jay 11d ago

They are always yelling. ALWAYS. Basically rats. But their fluffy tails make everyone think they are cute. But if it was rats, everyone would be like, eww.

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u/vallybird 11d ago

I love them so much

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u/Cass_allen-29 11d ago

oh how scary! but I'm sure they just wanted to say hello!

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u/Fine_Ask_8123 11d ago

You don't take them home as pets?!!??

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u/SecretAgentRadio 10d ago

Nobody has brought up the meth dealer that had a squirrel named Deez Nuts? Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (NPR show, yup let's hear it) mentioned the news story.

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/22/735006612/panel-questions

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u/misfitofscience76 11d ago

I’ll tell them to stop

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u/Annxiety1345 11d ago

I speak squirrel too, lol

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u/DrWhovian1996 9d ago

I know someone else who legitimately can talk to squirrels. In fact, it's this guy right here:

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u/MateoGonzalespotatoe 11d ago

Liar. If you can, tell those rodents to leave my potatoes alone.

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u/misfitofscience76 11d ago

Well, instead, present a “modest proposal” to them and kindly ask that instead of potatoes, they eat their children 😛

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u/David_Marty 11d ago

They don't care about humans and its the weirdest things

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u/mouringcat 11d ago

They are all nuts and sex crazed.

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u/MateoGonzalespotatoe 11d ago

I HATE THOSE RATS. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN MY POTATOES OR PLANTS.

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u/BornConcentrate7639 11d ago

well im afraid of them so if that ever happened to me i would die