Yesterday I came across a video produced by a very angry, very animated . . . squirrel. The squirrel, despite its high-pitched voice and adorably huge eyes, hates everyone and everything and spends his free time complaining about human beings and throwing nuts at them. Warning - the following video uses (some) strong language.
In Foamy Fan Mail VIII, Foamy (the Squirrel) receives a fan letter regarding a contest he had. The transcript goes:
Letter: Dear Foamy, in October, when you had the Foamy-Look-Alike contest, how come the pictures I submitted didn't win?
Foamy: *sigh* Dear Annie Leibovitz, well a simple explanation for this - you sent in pictures of a damn cat! AM I A CAT? No! I am not a cat. I don't look like a cat, I don't think like a cat, and I don't know any cats that have a t-shirt with the logo "Squirrely Rap" on it. SSSQUUUIRRREEELLLLY.
I have to disagree, especially with the comment "I don't look like a cat."
Yes, Foamy, yes you do. All squirrels do. And it's only since yesterday when I came to understand why.
First off, for those of you who are skeptical about the whole "Squirrels look like cats" claim, go outside and start walking until you come across a squirrel. Take note of its spastic, jerky movements, its cute fluffiness, and it's general caffeinated-like demeanor. Seem familiar? That's because it is. I would know. I'm and expert on both squirrels and cats at this point, given my observational studies on felines and the fact that my school campus is teeming with squirrels. Seriously. I'm pretty sure the humans are barely taking the lead with a student to tree rodent ratio of, like, 2 to 1. They're everywhere.
Here's a visual aid to illustrate their likeness:
Identical.
A shallow-minded thinker might go "They're clearly related by some distant ancestor. That's just proof of evolution! That cats evolved along with squirrels right here on Earth!" But you and I know better than that. No, no, this is evidence, alright - evidence that cats are also psychologists. They know exactly how we think.
See, I don't think that cats just stumbled across Earth, thought it was a decent enough place, plunked their ship down, and took over the world. There are many, many variables they must have considered - such as oxygen, gravity, presence of water (but not too much), and on and on. And I'll bet they knew that the intelligent species* on any particular planet would notice something was off if every single creature on the planet had scales except one species. Yeah, that's discreet.
I imagine that they must have taken the appearance of other creatures in the world into consideration in choosing the planet of their choice. They had to blend into the crowd.
Nailed it.
* Not as intelligent as them, obviously.
Glad you're back at the writing. :D
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, this is the first time I've come across this blog, and I tell you something, I'm going to make very, very sure that my human never does! I don't need her knowing secrets like the ones you reveal here! After all, if she started wearing a tin foil hat, how would I be able to insinuate my constant need for tuna and treats in a manner she'll respond to? This writing is dangerous to cats everywhere! I don't know how you stumbled across these secrets, but you should promptly do your best to forget them! It's for the good of your cats!
ReplyDeleteFunny post, keep writing!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, very funny and i read a few of your older posts and got a kick out of them! Especially liked the post about cats and the bathroom. Mine are like toddlers, if I am in there, they are too!
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Chloe and Cecil, too
http://www.chloeandcecil.blogspot.com
thats a great comparison shot! :-)
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