cat vs. squirrel

[waltappel 1]

Here's a link to a video I made of my cat Zoe screwing with some squirrels. My contribution to making the world a funnier place than it already is. Oh yeah, crank the sound!

clicky


Walt

[ifall 0]

Man, they really get their panties in a bind on that site. Did you read the comments below?


Funny clip though.

[Mike111 0]

go squirrel!

[waltappel 1]

Quote

Man, they really get their panties in a bind on that site. Did you read the comments below?


Funny clip though.

I did read the comments. They are definitely a tough crowd. Kind of like a pack of sharks on a feeding frenzy! I'm looking forward to seeing the comments on the next video that I post there.

Walt

[waltappel 1]

Quote

go squirrel!

The grey squirrels around here (Houston, TX) are really badass. When it comes to pecans, they will absolutely not be denied. I used to let them come in the apartment, where they would jump up on the couch and get nuts. I've got some really good video of it, although not as funny as the cat/squirrel clip. If you or anyone else is really into squirrels, let me know and I'll get some more squirrel video out there.

Walt

[Mike111 0]

Go for it!!!

[Mike111 0]

oh you know in england, it was the grey squirrel that has forced our native red squirrel almost into extinction!

They are cute, but very bad for our poor red squirrel

[waltappel 1]

Quote

oh you know in england, it was the grey squirrel that has forced our native red squirrel almost into extinction!

They are cute, but very bad for our poor red squirrel

They are evil little bastards for sure; the "killer bee" of the squirrel world. I wish there were more fox squirrels around here because they are more laid back, but at my apartment complex, it's the grey squirrels running the show.

Walt

[Mike111 0]

They are evil little bastards for sure; the "killer bee" of the squirrel world. I wish there were more fox squirrels around here because they are more laid back, but at my apartment complex, it's the grey squirrels running the show.

Walt

[waltappel 1]

Quote

lol so they tell when to wash the dishes, when to clean and when to go to bed?

Not so much that, but they sure in the hell tell me when to feed them. I have one squirrel that persistently knocks (actually, scratches) on my patio door if he is hungry and I don't have any food out there for him.

Others will sit on the fence around my patio and STARE at me until I feed them.

Walt

[Mike111 0]

Adopt it!.

[RhondaLea 4]

Baby (see my avatar) had her own pet squirrel where we used to live. She would chase, the squirrel would climb, she would follow until the squirrel got too high in the tree. The the squirrel would turn around and chastise her. It was a hoot.

Always bet on the squirrel. The cat doesn't have a chance.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[waltappel 1]

Quote

Always bet on the squirrel. The cat doesn't have a chance.

rl

True 99% of the time. A while back I was in San Antonio visiting an ex-girlfriend. We were driving down a residential street and I happened to see a cat in someone's front yard.

That cat was on a squirrel like stink on shit. That poor squirrel was in a world of hurt. I jumped out of the car and had the ex drive to her house to get a pet carrier and I got the cat away from the squirrel. The idea was to catch the squirrel and get him to a veterinarian pronto. The squirrel ran into some shrubs at the base of a big oak tree.

I was pretty sure the squirrel wasn't going anywhere, but unbelievably, that squirrel was able to climb. It went to a fork in a branch that was about 20 feet above the street. It just laid there, obviously hurting.

While wondering how the hell I was going to get that squirrel down from the tree, a family drove into their driveway across the street. I asked the man if he had a ladder. I pointed out where the squirrel was and fortunately he was an animal lover and went to get an extension ladder.

It started to become a bit of a zoo at that point. My ex arrived with the cat carrier and the guy brought the ladder. His kids were there watching and neighbors started coming out to see what was going on. The branch the squirrel was on was a long, mostly horizontal branch that was directly over the middle of the street, so that's where we set the ladder. A couple of folks were blocking traffic while the rescue attempt was going on. I climbed the ladder, grabbing the rungs with one hand and the cat carrier with the other.

I managed to get on the branch and straddle it. I knew that this had a lot of potential for being one of my stupidest moments ever and, believe me, I have had some world-class stupid moments. My ex was terrified that I was going to fall onto the street and get really fucked up. I just KNEW that squirrel was going to come at me like a nuclear-powered chainsaw and make me wish that I had never seen him. The crowd that was gathering was really rooting for me--they could see that the squirrel was in bad shape and they wanted that squirrel to get some help.

The squirrel had other ideas. As I was inching toward him, he crept toward the outer reaches of the branch, knowing that even I, the dumbest fuckhead that he had seen all day, would not dare follow him all the way. I'll admit that I did give up, but not until he got to a totally unreachable (by me) portion of the tree.

All of us knew that the squirrel was hurt and could have used our help, but we also knew that he didn't want our help and the fact that he was able to get away from me was a good sign.

I will never know whether I did a good thing or a bad thing for that squirrel, but I know I was able to sleep ok that night because I had at least tried to help. I also knew that there are a lot of good, caring people around there.

Walt

[JoeBobinNC 0]

Funniesst thing I've read all day. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

[waltappel 1]

Actually, this is a whole lot funnier!

clicky
(you'll need to scroll up about half a page to the top of the post)

Walt

[JoeBobinNC 0]

Quote

Actually, this is a whole lot funnier!

clicky
(you'll need to scroll up about half a page to the top of the post)

Walt

BWAHAHAH! Thats a classic. Nice

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

[efs4ever 3]

Yay Walt for posting that one. It needs to go to network.

Russell M. Webb D 7014
Attorney at Law
713 385 5676
https://www.tdcparole.com

[RhondaLea 4]

Hey Walt!

I got the squirrel DVD, and I laughed my ass off. Thank you.

Here's a picture of my daughter's brand new baby squirrel. Right now, the baby is on a bottle only, and s/he screams in the way only a squirrel can when hungry.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[waltappel 1]

Quote

Here's a picture of my daughter's brand new baby squirrel. Right now, the baby is on a bottle only, and s/he screams in the way only a squirrel can when hungry.

rl

Now THAT is cute. You do realize, though, that you're gonna have to post more pictures as the squirrel grows, don't you?!!!

Walt

[RhondaLea 4]

If I can get her to send me pictures regularly, I will post them progress.

If not, you can flood her with email demands (beckz70018@aol.com) and late night phone calls. She's a dz kid--she can take it.

She's also a big girl now, and she no longer obeys when I send her to her room.



rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[Mike111 0]

you know people eat grey squirrels to!!!!

yum yum!!

[waltappel 1]

Quote

If not, you can flood her with email demands and late night phone calls.

Are you kidding? If you can't get her to send pics, then I wouldn't have a prayer. The only thing I can get women to give me is piercing looks of disgust and the occasional slap!

Walt

[waltappel 1]

Quote

you know people eat grey squirrels to!!!!

yum yum!!

And people probably should eat them. I just don't have the heart to eat something so cute--even if it is the very definition of evil.

Walt

[RhondaLea 4]

Quote

you know people eat grey squirrels to!!!!

yum yum!!

There's something seriously wrong with you, and you need to see a doctor right away.

If you think squirrel meat tastes good, you must have flesh-eating bacteria-infested taste buds.

Gah! Gak! Gag!

I grew up in a household where hunting and fishing were a way of life. I don't much like the taste of game, but after the first time my father brought home a squirrel, my normally-tolerant mother drew the line.

I need to go puke now.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[waltappel 1]

Rhonda Lea,

If I may interject here, Mike111 makes his anti-grey squirrel remarks at every opportunity because in the UK, where he lives, the grey squirrels are wiping out the populations of other, more people-friendly squirrrels.

Walt