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Braintree mayor vows to save Christmas from squirrels
Boston Herald ^ | December 4, 2010 | Renee Nadeau Algarin

Posted on 12/04/2010 8:42:00 AM PST by GQuagmire

Grinch-like squirrels with hearts three sizes too small failed to steal Christmas from Braintree — but the furry little fiends did gum up the town’s tree-lighting festivities.

The yuletide buzz-killers managed to chew through wires on lights strung on four of the eight trees on the town hall mall.

But fear not, Braintree, said a defiant Mayor Joseph Sullivan: “We will have Christmas lights on the town hall mall, despite the squirrels’ desire to thwart Christmas lights in Braintree.”

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: damnsquirrels; squirrels

1 posted on 12/04/2010 8:42:05 AM PST by GQuagmire
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To: Darksheare
DARKS! Knock it off!
2 posted on 12/04/2010 8:52:58 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 682 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: GQuagmire
Stewed squirrel is mighty tasty.
3 posted on 12/04/2010 8:54:13 AM PST by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: GQuagmire

Love it...that was a cute story. :)


4 posted on 12/04/2010 8:59:32 AM PST by Irenic
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To: GQuagmire

5 posted on 12/04/2010 9:15:32 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

That’s just nuts.


6 posted on 12/04/2010 9:18:54 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: JoeProBono

We had a squirrel once who I suspect had some netheregion problems. He’d lay all spread out on the top of the kids’ metal swing set warming his, uh, stuff. Then he’d switch over and do the same on the cooler metal handrail on the porch. He did that daily for a couple years. It was rather disconcerting.


7 posted on 12/04/2010 9:41:19 AM PST by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: GQuagmire
I suspect the communist environmentalists are to blame, forcing the use of "green" insulation made from soy products to replace the previously inedible plastic insulation.

It's always the damn commies.

8 posted on 12/04/2010 10:06:13 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: GQuagmire


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

9 posted on 12/04/2010 10:06:37 AM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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Squirrels are simply rats with better PR


10 posted on 12/04/2010 10:36:18 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ...In the US the number is 54%)
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To: JoeProBono
...and now for something completely different. LOL!
11 posted on 12/04/2010 11:55:36 AM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal!)
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To: null and void

];-)

Heh heh heh.
My plan is coming along nicely.


12 posted on 12/04/2010 12:38:47 PM PST by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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