camillemichiganNov 13
✧✦Catherine✦✧
hey. Check out this squirrel
Nov 13 at 7:45pmWeb
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 13
i have been thinking about it for at least two weeks basically non-stop
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 13
it's so incredibly round and unbelievably content
Show threadHugo MillsNov 13
@whitequark Not so much a squiggle as a squorb.
Show threadJosh JusticeNov 13
@whitequark it turns out there was no need to *assume* a perfectly spherical squirrel!
Show threadlizard appreciatorNov 13
@whitequark omg look at them, they look like me at a buffet
Show threadRichard HendricksNov 14
@whitequark Catherine, you cant upgrade its firmware or plug it into a Glasgow.
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14
@hendric Not with this attitude I can't
Show threadari Nov 13
@whitequark fluffy
Show threadRonflaixNov 13
@whitequark squirrel: checked ✅
Show threadestelleNov 13
@whitequark me: "aren't you typically known for burying these so rainwater will leach tannins and you can eat them later"
this squirrel:
Show thread>>>>>>>Nov 13
@whitequark this squirrel is thriving
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 13
@artemis i think about it whenever i want some measure of joy in my life
Show threadAnnekeNov 13
@whitequark basically a picture of the US president hoarding money
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 13
@Anneke this was completely unnecessarily political
Show threadAnnekeNov 13
@whitequark sorry. I love squirrels.
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 13
@Anneke squirrels are great
Show threadJohnNov 13
@whitequark Look at how many nuts it's sitting on! No wonder it's so pleased with its situation!
Show threadBrianKrebsNov 13
@whitequark um, it looks like it already ate all the nuts lol.
Show threadBillNov 13
@whitequark He's ready for Winter!
Show threadBongolianNov 13
@whitequark It's fat squirrel week!
Show thread/~gfaster Nov 13
@whitequark "uh... now what do I do with all these??"
Show threadMark T. TomczakNov 13
@whitequark Aw, yissss, that's a good sqrl.
Show threadPeteNov 13
@whitequark I was recently up in the mountains in my old Jeep Islander. It was running a little rough so I popped the hood, took the breather off to check the air filter and found 👇👇👇
Show threadMx. Eddie RNov 13
@philpetree @whitequark
One spring when I was a kid, Dad had finished getting his motorbike ready. He grabbed his helmet from where it had hung upside down since the summer before, flipped it up onto his head, and it was full to the brim with acorns. He's standing there with acorns continuing to roll down his face, not quire sure yet what was happening, and I was holding in laughter so hard I couldn't breathe.
Show threadPeteNov 14
@silvermoon82 @whitequark The little boogers are clever! (Also those funny moments are how dad's get the best nicknames!)
Show threadTadhgNov 13
@whitequark Such a round little creature, simply silly
Show threadEasydorNov 13
@whitequark I'm not hoarding, I'm prepping!
Show threadOrb 2069Nov 13

@whitequark

PHAT GUS, BAYBEEEE!

Show threadNimona RESISTSNov 13
@whitequark Looks like Elon to me
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14
@valen1 touch grass
Show threadADHDeanASLNov 13
@whitequark Life goals.
Show threadSpaceLifeFormNov 13

@whitequark

Clearly expecting a hard winter.

Show threadStephen WuebkerNov 13
@whitequark I'm sorry I couldn't help myself...
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Nov 13
@whitequark floofy macchunKAY!
Show threadJo - pièce de résistanceNov 13
@whitequark No wonder it’s so chonky look at all the nuts it’s surrounded by!
Show threadGabsNov 13
@whitequark
Show threadGeorge SaichNov 13
@whitequark Billionaire.
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14
@geos touch grass
Show threadFerdi Groenewald Nov 13
@whitequark chonkerrel
Show threadHelena BNov 14
@whitequark beautiful fatass
Show threadVeedemsNov 14
@whitequark he’s so freaking ready. So ready.
Show thread🍵JasmintNov 14
@whitequark This photo is INCREDIBLE
All hail Their Chonkiness ✨
Show threadNicole ParsonsNov 14

@whitequark

The perfect metaphor for Republican billionaires, like Elon Musk, Charles Koch, & Peter Thiel, ...

...accumulating more than they could possibly ever need, fat with greed,

... yet still going out of their way to make sure you & yours don't get health care, education, food, choices, or a future.

Show threadDusk to Don Nov 14

@Npars01

I journeyed to the comments to find the "No more billionaires" sentiment (which is what popped into my head as well).

Mastodon did not disappoint 😄

@whitequark I saw you note "unnecessarily political" which is totally fair, sometimes a chonky squirrel is just a chonky squirrel

Show threadNicole ParsonsNov 14

@dusk @whitequark

Chonky squirrels hoard acorns to survive tough winters, ...

What are billionaires rationale for hoarding enough wealth to survive a million winters?

Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14
@Npars01 you are commenting on a picture of a fat squirrel. Touch grass
Show threadNicole ParsonsNov 14

@whitequark

I do. I adore these critters.

There's one in the garden shed building an enormous nest under the lawnmower at this moment & scolding me from the trees when I dare to open the door.

Pint-sized & bold.

Show threadJust BobNov 14
@whitequark what billionaire is he related to?
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14
@justbob touch grass
Show threadQ. EdwardsNov 14
@whitequark C H O N K Y
Show threadAl & Val's Modern HomesteadingNov 14
@whitequark I LOVE that 1920's era Fur Coat vibe, but it should have been RACCOON, not squirrel......
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialNov 14
@whitequark my wife described the squirrel as "incredibly successful"
Show threadAdara AstinNov 14
@whitequark Absolute unit!
Show threadRev. RobodummyNov 14
@whitequark
Chubbs McNutt
Show threadChris LowlesNov 14
@whitequark looks like they want to tell me a story
Show threadShadSterlingNov 14
@whitequark makes me think of a dragon, atop a pile of gold
Show thread@iveylineNov 14
@whitequark Exquisite.