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'911? A squirrel's stuck in a tree ...'
Pittsburghlive.com ^
| Sunday, April 9, 2006
| Craig Smith
Posted on 04/09/2006 1:54:35 PM PDT by fanfan
Vernetta Geric won't soon forget the 911 call she received about the squirrel in the tree.
~snip~
The caller said she needed a police officer right away.
"What's the problem?" said Geric, 46, of East Pittsburgh.
"I have a large tree in my backyard ... there's a squirrel stuck in the tree."
"Ma'am, this is a squirrel? In a tree? What's the problem?"
"It's been there for about an hour. It's crying; it needs help. There's a problem," the caller insisted.
"Ma'am, sorry, but this isn't necessarily a police issue. It's a wild animal, sitting in a tree. It's supposed to be doing that. The squirrel will be OK. It'll climb down when it's ready," Geric said.
~snip~
"Sorry ma'am, this isn't a police issue. An officer wouldn't be able to do anything. The squirrel will be just fine, really."
"But police officers help people in need right?"
"Yes, ma'am. Squirrels are not people."
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posted on
04/09/2006 1:54:36 PM PDT
by
fanfan
To: Monkey Face; Darksheare; NicknamedBob; Conspiracy Guy; nicmarlo; tuliptree76; ...
Heh.
Ping.
2
posted on
04/09/2006 1:58:24 PM PDT
by
fanfan
( We have become the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world.)
To: fanfan
But the squirrel was "crying."
3
posted on
04/09/2006 1:59:33 PM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
To: fanfan
4
posted on
04/09/2006 2:01:00 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(She left suds in the bucket, And the clothes hangin' out on the line)
To: fanfan
Reminds me of the joke about the Scottish woman who called police to report the sighting of an elephant that escaped from the zoo.
"Aye officer. The beastie is in me garden right now. A great grey leather ox. Pickin' the cabbages with his tail and stoofin' 'em up his behind."
5
posted on
04/09/2006 2:05:09 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Pain is nothing. Pain is weakness leaving the body.)
To: tiredoflaundry
BTTT 'cause it just too silly! :-)
6
posted on
04/09/2006 2:05:17 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(She left suds in the bucket, And the clothes hangin' out on the line)
To: fanfan
In other news, a rabbit was found stuck in a burrow.
7
posted on
04/09/2006 2:09:24 PM PDT
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~| IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)
To: fanfan
"Yes, I have seen such things before, but this one is eating my popcorn!"
8
posted on
04/09/2006 2:13:03 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(I don't want a World with empty dreams ... Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty Now! ... Farm Mars!)
To: Irish_Thatcherite; NicknamedBob; All
Absolutely bizarre!
Someone should knock on her head to find out if anybody is home.
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I'll be back later. :-)
9
posted on
04/09/2006 2:46:50 PM PDT
by
fanfan
( We have become the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world.)
To: fanfan
I'm having an early night - so I'll be gone when you get back, goodnight fan!! :)
10
posted on
04/09/2006 2:50:24 PM PDT
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~| IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)
To: SquirrelKing; 3catsanadog; agrace; airborne; annyokie; Asphalt; Atlantin; Ayn Rand wannabe; ...
To: fanfan
12
posted on
04/09/2006 3:00:04 PM PDT
by
usmcobra
(Those that are incited to violence by the sight of OUR flag are the enemies of this nation.)
To: martin_fierro
Hope you included Squirrel King.
To: fanfan
You would think that those cops could at the very least remove that sqirrel from it's natural habitat!!!!
14
posted on
04/09/2006 3:01:45 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
((Immigration: Acting like dupes does not earn us their respect, but their CONTEMPT.))
To: NicknamedBob
This woman is so stupid. All the cops need to do is leave the rodent in the tree and remove the tree..............................huh??
15
posted on
04/09/2006 3:03:32 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
((Immigration: Acting like dupes does not earn us their respect, but their CONTEMPT.))
To: Tijeras_Slim; SquirrelKing
You kidding? He got the Pole Position!
To: martin_fierro
Read then post, Slim.
Read then post, Slim.
Read then post, Slim.
Read then post, Slim.
Read then post, Slim.
Repeat as needed.
To: fanfan; stephenjohnbanker
"Well, could you at least move the deer crossing sign?
The place you've chosen is much too dangerous for them."
18
posted on
04/09/2006 3:37:12 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(I don't want a World with empty dreams ... Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty Now! ... Farm Mars!)
To: NicknamedBob
19
posted on
04/09/2006 4:01:18 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
((Immigration: Acting like dupes does not earn us their respect, but their CONTEMPT.))
To: fanfan
"But police officers help people in need right?" "Yes, ma'am. Squirrels are not people."Liberals aren't people either... They're nutbars. ;)
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posted on
04/09/2006 4:05:12 PM PDT
by
Libertina
(Immigration: Acting like dupes does not earn us their respect, but their CONTEMPT.)
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