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TlalocW

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2. I have a friend who works in DC who says the squirrels are nuts

Reply to big_dog (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:42 PM

Oct 2013

He was at a corner waiting to cross, and a bunch of squirrels started throwing things from a tree onto a car waiting to make a turn.

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Furloughed Groundskeepers Return to White House Overrun With Woodland Creatures (thanks GOP!) [View all] big_dog Oct 2013 OP

If the produce was organic, you can bet not. MNBrewer Oct 2013 #1

I have a friend who works in DC who says the squirrels are nuts TlalocW Oct 2013 #2

WH pic big_dog Oct 2013 #3

That isn't a coyote in the second photo, is it? nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #18

It's a fox - probably a red fox n/t csziggy Oct 2013 #20

Thanks csziggy, eyes aren't great. Did not realize there were foxes at the WH. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #21

He's right. A squirrel climbed up my fucking jeans on a park bench in DC once Cal Carpenter Oct 2013 #38

They eat tomatoes?? question everything Oct 2013 #4

If they're like the ones here, they take a bite, discard it and leave it to rot Retrograde Oct 2013 #34

That's what they do on out farm BronxBoy Oct 2013 #35

Oh yes. They and everyone else question everything Oct 2013 #36

It's a woodland critter Christmas! Newsjock Oct 2013 #5

This is the time of year when squirrels collect nuts. They wreak havoc in vegetable gardens JDPriestly Oct 2013 #6

My solution to the squirrels tech3149 Oct 2013 #19

Spread tea leaves & coffee grounds around plants. CottonBear Oct 2013 #27

Too bad they couldn't have sent Bo out to run the squirrels off. pnwmom Oct 2013 #7

I hope they catch the fox and move it to another area. Paper Roses Oct 2013 #8

^^^^Exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. Miranda4peace Oct 2013 #14

When asked for comment, the fox said Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #23

What's a First Dog's job if not to chase squirrels? mahannah Oct 2013 #9

better not to cite the Daily Mail wial Oct 2013 #10

Ok this is where I draw the line. If the family in the White House wants to........ wandy Oct 2013 #11

I agree OnlinePoker Oct 2013 #13

Amen Wandy & Poker! Jeeze, NOBODY could run them off? 7962 Oct 2013 #29

Isn't it is a bit presumptuous for us to be telling Michelle how manage her schedule? yellowcanine Oct 2013 #32

As a Gardener RobinA Oct 2013 #30

those squirrells were working for free during the shutdown. I hope they get their back pay soon. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #12

Bo was trapped inside, now he's back on duty big_dog Oct 2013 #17

Good dog. My dog loves chasing squirrels too TeamPooka Oct 2013 #25

What about Sunny? Remember, there are two White House dogs now... Moonwalk Oct 2013 #26

how could we forget sunny! :) big_dog Oct 2013 #37

Foxes will eat squirrels. More foxes, I say! Shrike47 Oct 2013 #15

What's wrong with critters? Cleita Oct 2013 #16

I love to sit on the porch and watch the squirrels under the pin oak in the yard. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #24

although I'm the last to go after Squirrels. they are just a bit funny. Black squirrels are too PatrynXX Oct 2013 #22

Sounds like it's time for Brunswick stew! NickB79 Oct 2013 #28

Maybe the fox is there for the squirrels. yellowcanine Oct 2013 #31

A pity they have to remove the Fox agentS Oct 2013 #33

Woodchucks? Nihil Oct 2013 #39