squirrels are evil
Today I wrote a large check to the very nice man who trapped the squirrel that’s been living in one of my walls.
See, everybody thinks squirrels are cute, but they’re actually evil little monsters. I once saw a squirrel bite off the head of a field mouse. And the field mouse was still alive to appreciate the experience.
When JRR Tolkien wrote the first draft of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, originally the true shape of the Dark Lord Sauron was a form which reflected his evil, which of course was that of a giant squirrel (pictured above). Later, after squirrels started living in his attic, Tolkien was pressured to revise THE LORD OF THE RINGS to omit that scene, but we all know the truth! 🙂
-JM
Haha I can count on you for making me laugh! Never stop sending us your thoughts on the world 👍
Wet cats are also kind of evil.. just a reflection. //Anna
Ah, wait till you are visited by a squirrel from the shadowlands. Then you will know what true evil is *smile*
Oh yes! They’ll make the bloodrats look downright amiable.
And this is how new monsters are created for reader enjoyment.
The funny thing is that Tolkien did write about an animal Sauron way back when many of the servants of good and evil were animals (I believe the wargs and eagles may be remnants of this). He was an ensorcelled giant cat with magic ring commonly known as Tevildo.
Also, squirrels don’t have the mass of, say, cats to stun or kill a mouse by pouncing on them, nor can they deliver the deadly neck-bite of the weasel or shake them in their jaws like a canid, so it’s no wonder it had to gnaw the mouse you saw to death. After living in the countryside for over a decade now, I have come to appreciate how, while cute and fluffy (or scaly or downy), all of God’s adorable little creatures are locked in a constant struggle of life and death, both against each other and against the very elements.
Oh yes. Where I live is mostly forest, and the local wildlife is still under the impression that it’s entirely forest.
As a squirrel apologist, I think they are pretty fun. The cat of the rodent world, independent and grumpy and everywhere.
Just think if we could harness the power of the squirrel by equipping them with acorn shaped grenades and sending them in wave attacks against our foes, instant world domination.
They are rats with fluffy tails. However they lack the intelligence of rats.
The red ones are really clever.
We had trouble around here because some people were putting down food for the squirrels.
Fines ensued, it being illegal to attract rodents. ANY rodents.
Though I disliked them from my childhood. Something about having to keep refilling the bird feeder for the birds. . .
We have a black walnut tree nearby. That thing’s like McDonald’s for squirrels. They park underneath it and fill up.