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On Jan 31, 10:35 am, Malcolm wrote:
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They are alien tree rats that destroy birds nests and trees of all
sizes.
Would you sign up for rats? Of course not. They are just rats with a
fluffy tail.

Except that squirrels are not rats ....or beavers, coypu porcupines
or
guineapigs. They are all rodents, but that does not imply that a
squirrel is a porcupine, or a rat is a beaver.

No, a squirrel is a tree rat with a fluffy tail!


So why all the fuss about them dying out, then?

No idea, they are just vermin and should be killed!


Plenty of people wouldn't agree that "a squirrel is a tree rat with a
fluffy tail", and "vermin" that "should be killed." Some squirrels even
enjoy protected status under UK law, and local populations of squirrels
have bands of people actively doing their best to protect them.

I was under the impression that we were talking about grey (vermin)
squirrels!

Alan

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In article e7ac2491-537c-4207-a553-07d9b69b7c65@
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On Jan 31, 10:35 am, Malcolm wrote:
In article ,
writes

They are alien tree rats that destroy birds nests and trees of all
sizes.
Would you sign up for rats? Of course not. They are just rats with a
fluffy tail.

Except that squirrels are not rats ....or beavers, coypu porcupines
or
guineapigs. They are all rodents, but that does not imply that a
squirrel is a porcupine, or a rat is a beaver.

No, a squirrel is a tree rat with a fluffy tail!

So why all the fuss about them dying out, then?

No idea, they are just vermin and should be killed!

Plenty of people wouldn't agree that "a squirrel is a tree rat with a
fluffy
tail", and "vermin" that "should be killed." Some squirrels even enjoy
protected status under UK law, and local populations of squirrels have
bands
of people actively doing their best to protect them.- Hide quoted text -

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Poisoning is what they need. Half wits that live in towns.

So you want to kill all squirrels and anyone who disagrees with you about
it? Charming...

Just the grey vermin!

Alan

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In article e7ac2491-537c-4207-a553-07d9b69b7c65@
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On Jan 31, 10:35 am, Malcolm wrote:
In article ,
writes

They are alien tree rats that destroy birds nests and trees of all
sizes.
Would you sign up for rats? *Of course not. They are just rats with a
fluffy tail.

*Except that squirrels are not rats ....or beavers, coypu porcupines
or
guineapigs. They are all rodents, but that does not imply that a
squirrel is a porcupine, or a rat is a beaver.

No, a squirrel is a tree rat with a fluffy tail!

So why all the fuss about them dying out, then?

No idea, they are just vermin and should be killed!

I don't always practise what I preach, but this rather potty
conversation looks like a case for engaging brain before opening
mouth. There's no fuss about grey squirrels dying out, and nobody in
his right mind thinks red squirrels should be treated as vermin.

The 'pottiness' derives from Harold and Alan's condemnation of 'squirrels'
as tree rats and vermin. They made no distinction between grey and red
squirrels. Perhaps that isn't surprising, given their view that squirrels
are rats with furry tails.

Incidentally, you are mistaken in thinking there's no fuss about grey
squirrels dying out (by being exterminated); there are plenty of people who
oppose such actions. As for red squirrels being treated as vermin, that no
longer happens, but it isn't really all that long ago that they, too, were
being described as 'tree rats', and 'squirrel clubs' were set up and
provided with free cartridges to kill them, ostensibly to protect forestry.- Hide quoted text -

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Clearly you are illiterate as well as stupid. Why not go back and
read the post? We are talking about grey squirrels being tree rats.

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In article e7ac2491-537c-4207-a553-07d9b69b7c65@
8g2000prb.googlegroups.com, says...

On Jan 31, 10:35 am, Malcolm wrote:
In article ,
writes

They are alien tree rats that destroy birds nests and trees of all
sizes.
Would you sign up for rats? Of course not. They are just rats with a
fluffy tail.

Except that squirrels are not rats ....or beavers, coypu porcupines
or
guineapigs. They are all rodents, but that does not imply that a
squirrel is a porcupine, or a rat is a beaver.

No, a squirrel is a tree rat with a fluffy tail!

So why all the fuss about them dying out, then?

No idea, they are just vermin and should be killed!

I don't always practise what I preach, but this rather potty
conversation looks like a case for engaging brain before opening
mouth. There's no fuss about grey squirrels dying out, and nobody in
his right mind thinks red squirrels should be treated as vermin.

The 'pottiness' derives from Harold and Alan's condemnation of 'squirrels'
as tree rats and vermin. They made no distinction between grey and red
squirrels. Perhaps that isn't surprising, given their view that squirrels
are rats with furry tails.

Incidentally, you are mistaken in thinking there's no fuss about grey
squirrels dying out (by being exterminated); there are plenty of people
who
oppose such actions. As for red squirrels being treated as vermin, that no
longer happens, but it isn't really all that long ago that they, too, were
being described as 'tree rats', and 'squirrel clubs' were set up and
provided with free cartridges to kill them, ostensibly to protect
forestry.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Clearly you are illiterate as well as stupid. Why not go back and
read the post? We are talking about grey squirrels being tree rats.

Harry - I have read the thread, thanks. It started on the 31st January, and
it wasn't until 3rd February that you (or anyone else) mentioned 'grey'
squirrels, and not until 5th February that Holmes mentioned them. Prior to
that, both of you had been posting about "squirrels", including the stupid
and ignorant comparison with rats, which prompted my postings. I don't know
why I bothered - wilful pig-ignorance and prejudice usually exists within an
impenetrable shell, and you've just proved the point, I'm afraid.

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Clearly you are illiterate as well as stupid. Why not go back and
read the post? We are talking about grey squirrels being tree rats.

Harry - I have read the thread, thanks. It started on the 31st January,
and it wasn't until 3rd February that you (or anyone else) mentioned
'grey' squirrels, and not until 5th February that Holmes mentioned them.
Prior to that, both of you had been posting about "squirrels", including
the stupid and ignorant comparison with rats, which prompted my postings.
I don't know why I bothered - wilful pig-ignorance and prejudice usually
exists within an impenetrable shell, and you've just proved the point, I'm
afraid.

Brian, if you had clicked on the link provided by the OP, you would have
realised that the subject of this thread referred to a grey squirrel.


Having watched it prior to posting, of course I knew that the video featured
a gray squirrel. The same cannot be said of the posts to which I responded,
however, which merely referred to "squirrels". Or miniature tree capybara,
as I call them :-)

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In article , BAC
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"harry" wrote in message


Clearly you are illiterate as well as stupid. Why not go back and
read the post? We are talking about grey squirrels being tree rats.

Harry - I have read the thread, thanks. It started on the 31st January,
and it wasn't until 3rd February that you (or anyone else) mentioned
'grey' squirrels, and not until 5th February that Holmes mentioned
them. Prior to that, both of you had been posting about "squirrels",
including the stupid and ignorant comparison with rats, which prompted
my postings. I don't know why I bothered - wilful pig-ignorance and
prejudice usually exists within an impenetrable shell, and you've just
proved the point, I'm afraid.

Brian, if you had clicked on the link provided by the OP, you would have
realised that the subject of this thread referred to a grey squirrel.

... not a rat, then....

Otherwise known as a tree rat!


Janet