You must be German, Kay. You have no sense of humor, you have completely
missed the point and you immediately go on the attack.

Hate to break it to you, babe, but squirrels are rodents just like rats.
Even though they are not as "ugly" as rats, they often do just as much
damage to property.

So why don't you go back to playing with your nuts?


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"redclay" wrote in message
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in suburban America a great number of people put it out for the tree
rats,
incorrectly called gray squirrels.

Grey squirrels are Sciurus carolinensis, ie they are squirrels. They are
not rats, they are not related to rats.

You may have a perfectly valid value judgement that places them on a par
with rats, but your value judgement does not make it incorrect to call
them gray squirrels'. There is no validity in the name 'tree rat' other
than as an epithet which has gained wide currency.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"