Around here, the squirrel type critters harvest pine seeds from cones, and stash them in a cheek pouch. They then dig a hole and strip their pouch into it before they (may) cover it. During the winter, some of those stashes get opened and eaten. But lots of them sprout into little bunches of baby pines. You can tell which critter planted them by counting the seedlings: the big grays plant about 12 to 20. The ground squirrels plant about 8 to 12 and the chipmunks plant about 4 to 6.
I assume the content of the lunchboxes of siblings is similar (when there’s no dietary reason to heed). So it should be the embarrassment of the box’ design only, no tantrum because of stuff he wouldn’t eat as it touched a girls box contagious plastic
Squirrels were the scourge of my yard. they would dig and bury pieces of bread in the fall. In the spring they would leave divots here, there, and everywhere searching for tidbits that stood no chance of surviving the freeze and thaw cycle of a Minnesota winter. At times they also gnawed their way into my attic, only to die there. Insulation has no nutritional value.I was a “brown bag” kid. My mother would pack lunches for her five kids. One day I got my little sister’s lunch bag and she mine. I found myself with a single, simple cheese sandwich – two slices of Wonder Bread with a slab of Processed American cheese product in between. That was it. Meanwhile, she had to deal with two ham and cheese sandwiches, a bag of Lay’s potato chips, an apple and a mini box of SunMaid raisins. We were both grumpy.
actually I watched a special on PBS about squirrels recently. they can remember where they buried the nuts during the fall their brain increases in size as they hide them
Well … nuts. It was only a couple months or so ago that I told the story here of the bike-shop mechanic who had shown up to work in his girlfriend’s “I wanna be a cowgirl” t-shirt. The story fit very well into the context of the larger theme of cheap roof racks parting ways with cars; I have no regrets about telling it then. I’m just a little bummed that I can’t tell it again now.
Even though I probably will tell it again in another five years. Maybe it will be to a different audience. Or maybe I’ll just have the luxury of having forgotten telling it.
Sometimes a humorist will venture into darker joke territory about a recent tragedy or atrocity, and maybe their measurements will be just a little inaccurate in the equation where humor = tragedy + time, and the audience will scold, “Too soon!”
Yeah. I guess what I’m getting at is that that’s not the only circumstances where “too soon” is a problem.
Squirrels are watched like hawks by jays, who wait for them to leave and then steal the nuts they just planted. So sometimes the squirrels fake them out by pretending to bury their nut but actually stashing it somewhere else. As for the person above talking about them planting trees, they do, but about 2/3 of the time they bite it before burying it to make it so it can’t germinate—and either rot or sprout. They want it to stay food.
GreasyOldTam over 4 years ago
I can’t imagine what his lunch box looked like if he didn’t notice he was holding sparkly unicorns instead.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Around here, the squirrel type critters harvest pine seeds from cones, and stash them in a cheek pouch. They then dig a hole and strip their pouch into it before they (may) cover it. During the winter, some of those stashes get opened and eaten. But lots of them sprout into little bunches of baby pines. You can tell which critter planted them by counting the seedlings: the big grays plant about 12 to 20. The ground squirrels plant about 8 to 12 and the chipmunks plant about 4 to 6.
RAGs over 4 years ago
Always put away extra, just in case…
Sisterdame over 4 years ago
Oh, poor little sister. Left with a plain, boring lunchbox instead of her lovely sparkling one :-o
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
OWN it, m’ boy!
unfair.de over 4 years ago
I assume the content of the lunchboxes of siblings is similar (when there’s no dietary reason to heed). So it should be the embarrassment of the box’ design only, no tantrum because of stuff he wouldn’t eat as it touched a girls box contagious plastic
dshans over 4 years ago
Squirrels were the scourge of my yard. they would dig and bury pieces of bread in the fall. In the spring they would leave divots here, there, and everywhere searching for tidbits that stood no chance of surviving the freeze and thaw cycle of a Minnesota winter. At times they also gnawed their way into my attic, only to die there. Insulation has no nutritional value.I was a “brown bag” kid. My mother would pack lunches for her five kids. One day I got my little sister’s lunch bag and she mine. I found myself with a single, simple cheese sandwich – two slices of Wonder Bread with a slab of Processed American cheese product in between. That was it. Meanwhile, she had to deal with two ham and cheese sandwiches, a bag of Lay’s potato chips, an apple and a mini box of SunMaid raisins. We were both grumpy.
Totalloser Premium Member over 4 years ago
actually I watched a special on PBS about squirrels recently. they can remember where they buried the nuts during the fall their brain increases in size as they hide them
Jhony-Yermo over 4 years ago
Great squirrel art !
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 4 years ago
And they attend different schools?
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Okay, now you can be embarrassed!
jeffcadmanphoto over 4 years ago
Oh darn, it’s a new day and age; just deal with it. :)
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 4 years ago
If said rodent can’t find his stash he can always blame it on Boris and Natasha.
jmcenanly over 4 years ago
And the acorns they never get around to digging up turn into oak forests.
Jan C over 4 years ago
You’d think he would have notice the sparkles before he picked it up.
starfighter441 over 4 years ago
I had a Flintstones lunchbox in grade 4-5 as I recall, went to brown-bagging it after that.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
And along with bluejays help to sow the seeds of more oak trees.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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Well … nuts. It was only a couple months or so ago that I told the story here of the bike-shop mechanic who had shown up to work in his girlfriend’s “I wanna be a cowgirl” t-shirt. The story fit very well into the context of the larger theme of cheap roof racks parting ways with cars; I have no regrets about telling it then. I’m just a little bummed that I can’t tell it again now.
Even though I probably will tell it again in another five years. Maybe it will be to a different audience. Or maybe I’ll just have the luxury of having forgotten telling it.
Sometimes a humorist will venture into darker joke territory about a recent tragedy or atrocity, and maybe their measurements will be just a little inaccurate in the equation where humor = tragedy + time, and the audience will scold, “Too soon!”
Yeah. I guess what I’m getting at is that that’s not the only circumstances where “too soon” is a problem.
childe_of_pan over 4 years ago
I have a Fender guitar amp lunchbox that I used somewhen in my 40s. I stopped using it because I didn’t want it scratched up.
tinstar over 4 years ago
I think the whole conversation is just a tad squirrely.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Squirrels are watched like hawks by jays, who wait for them to leave and then steal the nuts they just planted. So sometimes the squirrels fake them out by pretending to bury their nut but actually stashing it somewhere else. As for the person above talking about them planting trees, they do, but about 2/3 of the time they bite it before burying it to make it so it can’t germinate—and either rot or sprout. They want it to stay food.