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Posted 2014-January-21, 06:40

In case you missed the announcement, today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. I feel honored.
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Posted 2014-January-21, 08:01

 kenberg, on 2014-January-21, 06:40, said:

In case you missed the announcement, today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. I feel honored.

Congratulations! ;)

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Posted 2014-January-21, 13:43

Dang, we never get the good holidays - all we got is roadkill appreciation day.
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Posted 2014-January-21, 14:16

Ken,

Sounds like sled dog appreciation day would be more appropriate for Md today.
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Posted 2014-January-21, 16:17

 Winstonm, on 2014-January-21, 14:16, said:

Ken,

Sounds like sled dog appreciation day would be more appropriate for Md today.


Yeah, even the wine store was closed! And Starbucks was closed. The club probably ran the bridge game though. I shoveled out the driveway around noon. I'll do it again and then it's time to sit back and relax.
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Posted 2014-January-21, 17:28

 kenberg, on 2014-January-21, 16:17, said:

Yeah, even the wine store was closed! And Starbucks was closed. The club probably ran the bridge game though. I shoveled out the driveway around noon. I'll do it again and then it's time to sit back and relax.


The vision of a man shoveling snow from his driveway always reminds me of the scene near the end of Fargo where the guy says, So the wife says I should phone it in, so I phoned it in. End of story. You don't have a giant blue ox where you live, do you?
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Posted 2014-January-21, 18:16

I shot one on my only hunting expedition and have been in therapy ever since.

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Posted 2014-January-21, 18:30

 ggwhiz, on 2014-January-21, 18:16, said:

I shot one on my only hunting expedition
a man shovelling snow or a squirrel?
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Posted 2014-January-21, 18:41

 Winstonm, on 2014-January-21, 17:28, said:

The vision of a man shoveling snow from his driveway always reminds me of the scene near the end of Fargo where the guy says, So the wife says I should phone it in, so I phoned it in. End of story. You don't have a giant blue ox where you live, do you?


Hi Babe
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Posted 2014-January-21, 20:24

Nobody has noticed that the same day is THE WORLD HUG DAY ???
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Posted 2014-January-21, 21:10

 kenberg, on 2014-January-21, 16:17, said:

Yeah, even the wine store was closed! And Starbucks was closed. The club probably ran the bridge game though. I shoveled out the driveway around noon. I'll do it again and then it's time to sit back and relax.


Well darn! I guess that means they cancelled the parade and the fireworks?
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Posted 2014-January-21, 22:00

As another National Squirrel Appreciation day comes to a.close, I thank everyone for joining me in this tribute to our friends.
Until next year.
Ken
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Posted 2014-January-22, 10:35

 kenberg, on 2014-January-21, 16:17, said:

Yeah, even the wine store was closed! And Starbucks was closed. The club probably ran the bridge game though. I shoveled out the driveway around noon. I'll do it again and then it's time to sit back and relax.

We had our bridge game at MIT last night. Only 5 tables (we usually get 7-8). My partner wimped out at the last minute, I played with someone else with a similar problem.

All was good until I tried to go home, and discovered that my car had been towed because Cambridge had a parking ban for the snow emergency. Paid $130 to get my car out of ransom, and have to pay a $30 ticket. Well, at least we got an above-average score.

So much for all my fond memories of Squirrel Appreciation Day. From now on I'll always associate it with a $160 game of bridge.

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Posted 2014-January-22, 10:45

 kenberg, on 2014-January-21, 22:00, said:

As another National Squirrel Appreciation day comes to a.close, I thank everyone for joining me in this tribute to our friends.
Until next year.


Friends? Well, I suppose they are not actually rats, so that is something in their favour.
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Posted 2014-January-22, 10:51

 Vampyr, on 2014-January-22, 10:45, said:

Friends? Well, I suppose they are not actually rats, so that is something in their favour.

Are you auditioning for the lead in "How the Grinch Stole Squirrel Appreciation Day"?

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Posted 2014-January-22, 11:05

 barmar, on 2014-January-22, 10:51, said:

Are you auditioning for the lead in "How the Grinch Stole Squirrel Appreciation Day"?


Yes. How am I doing?
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Posted 2014-January-22, 14:03

 barmar, on 2014-January-22, 10:35, said:

We had our bridge game at MIT last night. Only 5 tables (we usually get 7-8). My partner wimped out at the last minute, I played with someone else with a similar problem.

All was good until I tried to go home, and discovered that my car had been towed because Cambridge had a parking ban for the snow emergency. Paid $130 to get my car out of ransom, and have to pay a $30 ticket. Well, at least we got an above-average score.

So much for all my fond memories of Squirrel Appreciation Day. From now on I'll always associate it with a $160 game of bridge.

There's one memory you can squirrel away.
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