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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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1 posted on 04/09/2006 1:54:36 PM PDT by fanfan
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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.)
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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.)
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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)
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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.)
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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)
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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!)
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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!)
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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.)
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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!)
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11 posted on 04/09/2006 2:56:40 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: fanfan

Squirrels are nuts.


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.)
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To: martin_fierro

Hope you included Squirrel King.


13 posted on 04/09/2006 3:00:31 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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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.))
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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.))
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To: Tijeras_Slim; SquirrelKing

You kidding? He got the Pole Position!


16 posted on 04/09/2006 3:03:54 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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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.


17 posted on 04/09/2006 3:06:22 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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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!)
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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.))
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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. ;)

20 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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