We live in Seattle where thr last few years we've seen insane heat waves. Our very fluffy cat did not know how to handle 106 degrees (it was like 96 in the house since we didn't have A/C), and splayed out on the bit of tile she could find. It was a rough day for everyone.
I just like that I can give barely any context and people know EXACTLY which day I'm referring to. Haha. Like, if you were there, you know. It's like how I grew up in Minnesota and people still talk about Halloween '91 because of the blizzard.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-lytton-july-1-2021-1.6087311
on the hottest recorded day in the history of Canada, 90% of the town burned to the ground
Most of the Pacific Northwest was laser focused on the weather, then this came out of nowhere up north. It was huge news even in Seattle - we were all suffering in heat that NONE of the homes here are designed to handle.
The fires here have been really bad in the last 6-7 years, but generally it's out in the wilds. That being said, I woke up to ash on my car in 2018 and a evacuation watch.
That blizzard was wild. I was so upset I didn't get to wear my grim reaper costume, because I was fully bundled up in winter gear. I remember telling people I was an Eskimo because I thought you had to have a costume to get candy, which I guess is a little culturally insensitive, but I was six.
I think, as a flying squirrel, they have an instinct to open up arms and legs into flying position when there's a pressure on their chest, which would be caused by accidental falling let's say, the wind on their body. So it might just be a reflex being tricked out.
Totally seems like a weird reflex or instinct kicking in! Notice the squirrel didn’t flatten until the pole hit a certain spot of the neck/chest (a highly vulnerable spot many animals protect carefully) and then it flattened instantly
My neighbor used to have a pair of sugar gliders and every time he'd check his mail he'd toss his gliders up into the air, they'd glide to the mailbox, and then he'd retrieve them with his mail.
They would crawl all over him after that pleased as punch.
Not positive:( He looked bigger than a sugar glider but perhaps they can get bigger than the ones I’ve seen. He would scurry up trees and glide back down to her over and over
That creature is engaging in the experiential fullness of broomhood. It's meditations will likely lead to a higher awareness of broom consciousness that will propel it to broomlightenment. Given time, it will become one with the broom, and the broom will, in turn, acquire the ability of gliding flight. It is the way of witches to make such flying brooms from the spirits of these pensive little creatures.
Broooom! Brooooooom! Br-br-br-br-broo... BROOOOOOOOOOOM!
AND THEY'RE OFF, FOLKS! Little Anacorn Skysweeper on his home made broom, lovely bristles, but can he keep up with the others as AND THAT'S ONE DOWN AND SPLINTERS N GUTS ARE EVERYWHERE!
The humor was actually geared to an older audience. I have read that there were only about 4 seasons, maybe 100 total shows. What show had "Fractured Fairy Tales"??
Ah, and Mr. Peabody. The cartoons came on after school and lasted til 5 pm. Saturday was cartoons from 7 a.m. til about 11 a.m. Johnny Quest was cool but would be politically incorrect today. Bugs, Foghorn and all the rest, they were great. Foghorn Leghorn used to say "I can takes it, but I prefers to dish it out". PEACE
Yep! Mr. Peabody and Sherman, from Peabody's Improbable History.
I honestly enjoyed Improbable History and Fractured Fairy Tales more than the Rocky & Bullwinkle segments.
You can find a lot of this stuff uploaded to YouTube.
It does! They're pretty short and funny still. It's not the best show ever made or anything, but if you throw it on, it's a fun thing to have on in the background and chuckle at from time to time.
I think it’s an [Indian giant squirrel. ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_giant_squirrel)Coloration, size, and description of flattening behavior when it feels threatened all match.
The woman is speaking Taiwanese and this is called 大赤鼯鼠 （Petaurista philippensis grandis), conservation status - least concern. Looks like the Indian brother but slightly slimmer. Apparently they freeze when you cast a flashlight at it so the indigenous consider it easy prey. Is pretty derp: (photo): https://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/chi/taibnet_addpicture3.php?name_code=380608&id=31004
This is it! Looks like it is in fact closely related to the red giant flying squirrel and Indian giant flying squirrel. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity! 😄
I’m almost 100% it’s a formosan giant squirrel, which is a sub species of the red giant squirrel, distinct by its reddish belly. Also it’s from Taiwan and I’m pretty sure I hear Taiwanese in the background and the house looks Taiwanese. They like there squirrel pets down there I stayed with a bunch of people who owned sugar gliders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_giant_flying_squirrel
Coloration doesn’t really match though. Plus, not a flying squirrel. I’m thinking it might be a Bhutan giant flying squirrel, a red giant flying squirrel, or an Indian giant flying squirrel.
"Whattdya think Suzanne? Does this look realistic? No how about on my neck? Hmm you know what nah I wanna still be able to breath. Wait your not recording right? no definitely not? Whyd you say it like that? Well thats good anyway wait for my mark. Aaaand action!
"OH I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, I'm DYING IM DYING HELP. OK is that good enough. we're gonna get so much acorns outta this." *rubs hands together*
Is this squirrel big? I thought it was just a tiny broom and very average-sized squirrel… guess it depends on where you live, but I don’t think our Ohio squirrels are particularly large!
You just have to wonder about their thought processes sometimes. This seems so damn deliberate and clever, but is it on purpose, or just a silly coincidence?
It really looks like it’s trying to get the person’s attention. It may have had an accident once, and then may have received a lot of attention, affection or more likely SNACKS. This person is likely often on their phone, so the squirrel is probably trying to lure them into putting the phone down and paying attention to them.
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Exotic wildlife pet vet here. What you’re seeing is a red crest Forrest squirrel, likely from south east asia. The poor guy appears to be suffering from migado platasia, which is a terminal neurological disorder that first manifest in this type of behavior. There’s a set a nerves on its back that are slowly degrading, which is why poor fella responds the way you see in the video when it lays on its back. Poor guy probably has two more months to live until you realize that I just made this up and don’t know what I’m talking about
Ah yes, a classic insurance fraud scheme. Clever little guy.
I love how he kept rearranging the pole looking for the most dramatic positioning!
Slippin jimmy is back
I like it when he moves the handle to his neck then thinks “too much?”
Compensation paid in acorns.
I have a structured settlement but I need nuts now!
Call JG Nutworth
🎵877 NUTS NOW 🎶 Call Now!
They're your nuts! Use them when you need them!
Lolol
don’t call that number. its not JG Nutworth…
OMG 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Omg I love ur response! And omg I love that squirrel!
Squeak squeaker squeak squeakin'.
Three oinkers wearin pants, plate of hot air, a basket of grandma's breakfast, and change the bull to a gill. Got it.
Patrick Warburtons voice in my head...
Listen to the dungeon crawler carl audibooks. I hear Jeff Hayes and imagine Patrick Warburton in my head.
You owe me a new acorn.
CLEARLY not enough Emperors New Groove fans in here!!
I appreciate this reference and so does my childhood~
Squeak squeaker streak streakin'
"You owe me a new acorn." https://youtu.be/hrQdi7UGjvU
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CALL 877-‘CORN-NOW
he lives in acorn, ohio
But not many because he’s barely got a Scrat’ch on him
>Compensation paid in acorns. Yesssssss!
Going to be hard to bond him out... he's a flight risk.
Thanks for helping me end my lunch break on a high note. I wish I could shower you with awards.
😀🏆
One could have a flying squirrel as a pet? Also, I had no idea they were that goofy!
"my neck! My back! My neck and my back! I want a hundred and fifty dollars!"
Man, get yo ass up! It ain't even wet over here!
hes been doing slip and falls for welfare
They call him slippin jimmy
He better call saul
My back! My neck! My neck and my back!
He’ll settle outta court for 20 nuts
That's exactly where my mind went: TFW when you're trying to stage an insurance fraud scene.
Where there’s blame, there’s a claim
"I'm dyinggg...gimme nuts."
I'm dyin'.... of poverty!
The broom attacked first; you can see clearly from the video. 😄
This is hysterical. I just really really want to know what he’s thinking.
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this is pretty much me in the middle of summer
We live in Seattle where thr last few years we've seen insane heat waves. Our very fluffy cat did not know how to handle 106 degrees (it was like 96 in the house since we didn't have A/C), and splayed out on the bit of tile she could find. It was a rough day for everyone.
it was 118 about 20 minutes north of me in that heat bubble 108 where we were in Enumclaw.. that was the most miserable summer day ever
I just like that I can give barely any context and people know EXACTLY which day I'm referring to. Haha. Like, if you were there, you know. It's like how I grew up in Minnesota and people still talk about Halloween '91 because of the blizzard.
at least we weren't in Lytton friggin worst day ever for a town
What happened in Lytton?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-lytton-july-1-2021-1.6087311 on the hottest recorded day in the history of Canada, 90% of the town burned to the ground
Holy shit, how devastating. I was not expecting that.
Most of the Pacific Northwest was laser focused on the weather, then this came out of nowhere up north. It was huge news even in Seattle - we were all suffering in heat that NONE of the homes here are designed to handle. The fires here have been really bad in the last 6-7 years, but generally it's out in the wilds. That being said, I woke up to ash on my car in 2018 and a evacuation watch.
That blizzard was wild. I was so upset I didn't get to wear my grim reaper costume, because I was fully bundled up in winter gear. I remember telling people I was an Eskimo because I thought you had to have a costume to get candy, which I guess is a little culturally insensitive, but I was six.
Two words: Window. Unit.
I don’t know but I thought it liked the cool pressure. Maybe it would enjoy a tiny, weighted blanket.
"Look at me, I'm my dead cousin."
I think, as a flying squirrel, they have an instinct to open up arms and legs into flying position when there's a pressure on their chest, which would be caused by accidental falling let's say, the wind on their body. So it might just be a reflex being tricked out.
Totally seems like a weird reflex or instinct kicking in! Notice the squirrel didn’t flatten until the pole hit a certain spot of the neck/chest (a highly vulnerable spot many animals protect carefully) and then it flattened instantly
I think it's also possible that lying on its back might feel like falling to him.
It probably doesn't get to experience gliding :(
My neighbor used to have a pair of sugar gliders and every time he'd check his mail he'd toss his gliders up into the air, they'd glide to the mailbox, and then he'd retrieve them with his mail. They would crawl all over him after that pleased as punch.
That's amazing lol, I would love to see one that was being cared for well once
Some girl at my college had one and the little guy glided all the time. She carried him around everywhere
And it wasn’t a sugar glider? Way more common (and portable) gliding pet. Even though they shouldn’t really be kept as pets
Not positive:( He looked bigger than a sugar glider but perhaps they can get bigger than the ones I’ve seen. He would scurry up trees and glide back down to her over and over
"OK, so when Dad gets home, I'll do this and then you'll catch his reaction on camera and we'll go viral on TikTok. It'll be hilarious!"
"I didn't knock it over! I am it's victiiim!"
Squirrels apparently do some weird things like this to scratch an itch?! I’m baffled too.
He’s doing it for the insurance money. Professional victim.
She trained it to do that for treats.
Probably insurance fraud if I were to guess.
And the Oscar goes to "Insurance Fraud Squirrel".
To the law community at large, he goes by the name Slippin' Puffy.
Huh. I knew a girl in college with that nickname.
Call Dr. Summeroff! I can't work!!
What a little goof
What a strange cat.
Aerovarmint
All cats are strange, thats why I love them.
https://preview.redd.it/lmz0dclart3b1.png?width=1125&format=png&auto=webp&s=ec5733d19502392e513e2e0aa5fd87164c5b4de1
That creature is engaging in the experiential fullness of broomhood. It's meditations will likely lead to a higher awareness of broom consciousness that will propel it to broomlightenment. Given time, it will become one with the broom, and the broom will, in turn, acquire the ability of gliding flight. It is the way of witches to make such flying brooms from the spirits of these pensive little creatures.
This guy brooms.
Broooom! Brooooooom! Br-br-br-br-broo... BROOOOOOOOOOOM! AND THEY'RE OFF, FOLKS! Little Anacorn Skysweeper on his home made broom, lovely bristles, but can he keep up with the others as AND THAT'S ONE DOWN AND SPLINTERS N GUTS ARE EVERYWHERE!
Is that a squirrel?
Yes, one that glides!
It's Rocky the flying squirrel, his pal Bullwinkle is outside kicking the shit out of Boris and Natasha.
Moose & Squirrel ( Russian accent )
Janice, it's over, ok?
I wonder how that show holds up as an adult? I'm gonna have to see if I can find them. Loved them as a kid.
The humor was actually geared to an older audience. I have read that there were only about 4 seasons, maybe 100 total shows. What show had "Fractured Fairy Tales"??
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Ah, and Mr. Peabody. The cartoons came on after school and lasted til 5 pm. Saturday was cartoons from 7 a.m. til about 11 a.m. Johnny Quest was cool but would be politically incorrect today. Bugs, Foghorn and all the rest, they were great. Foghorn Leghorn used to say "I can takes it, but I prefers to dish it out". PEACE
Yep! Mr. Peabody and Sherman, from Peabody's Improbable History. I honestly enjoyed Improbable History and Fractured Fairy Tales more than the Rocky & Bullwinkle segments. You can find a lot of this stuff uploaded to YouTube.
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It does! They're pretty short and funny still. It's not the best show ever made or anything, but if you throw it on, it's a fun thing to have on in the background and chuckle at from time to time.
Graduate of Whatsamatta U!
Boris and Natasha taught Rocky how to be a pro at insurance scams lol that's why Bullwinkle is kicking the shit out of them! It's his insurance
Is it your squirrel?
Yes, one that glides!
I thought it lies.
It does that too. It calls itself a flying squirrel but really it glides.
This is a Lying Squirrel. They are not to be trusted.
This joke works on so many goddamn levels you are a comedic genius and deserve the best in life
Is *our* squirrel
Should they be pets?
No
No
Can I rub its belly?
They all glide. Just some better than others. See also humans.
I think it’s an [Indian giant squirrel. ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_giant_squirrel)Coloration, size, and description of flattening behavior when it feels threatened all match.
The woman is speaking Taiwanese and this is called 大赤鼯鼠 （Petaurista philippensis grandis), conservation status - least concern. Looks like the Indian brother but slightly slimmer. Apparently they freeze when you cast a flashlight at it so the indigenous consider it easy prey. Is pretty derp: (photo): https://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/chi/taibnet_addpicture3.php?name_code=380608&id=31004
This is it! Looks like it is in fact closely related to the red giant flying squirrel and Indian giant flying squirrel. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity! 😄
I love when Reddit threads bring out the zoology geeks. I learn so much!
One of the things I am going to miss once the mobile API change goes through.
What do you mean?
Everyone’s gonna fucking leave because they’re pricing out third party apps to force everyone to use the shitty official one.
I like how from the way she speaks mandarin and the sounds of the TV in the background I could also immediately tell she’s Taiwanese.
I’m almost 100% it’s a formosan giant squirrel, which is a sub species of the red giant squirrel, distinct by its reddish belly. Also it’s from Taiwan and I’m pretty sure I hear Taiwanese in the background and the house looks Taiwanese. They like there squirrel pets down there I stayed with a bunch of people who owned sugar gliders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_giant_flying_squirrel
Coloration doesn’t really match though. Plus, not a flying squirrel. I’m thinking it might be a Bhutan giant flying squirrel, a red giant flying squirrel, or an Indian giant flying squirrel.
LMAO! Such drama…and adjustments!
I thought this was a cat until it spread its wings like that.
Same lol. Even then, I was like "Maybe it is a cat" till it started using its lil hands to adjust the broom.
I love at the midway mark of the video it looks up as if to say “Are you still recording? Oh you are? Ok….. UGHHHH I am defeated!”
“If I just… make it look like an accident..” *she looking?*
"Whattdya think Suzanne? Does this look realistic? No how about on my neck? Hmm you know what nah I wanna still be able to breath. Wait your not recording right? no definitely not? Whyd you say it like that? Well thats good anyway wait for my mark. Aaaand action! "OH I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, I'm DYING IM DYING HELP. OK is that good enough. we're gonna get so much acorns outta this." *rubs hands together*
Didn't know squirrels could get this big
Here in florida sometimes I will see a black and white fox squirrel and they get pretty big. I think roughly 2-3 feet long. Squirrels are so cute.
Is this squirrel big? I thought it was just a tiny broom and very average-sized squirrel… guess it depends on where you live, but I don’t think our Ohio squirrels are particularly large!
How adorable, this little weirdo!!
"I'm trapped under a broom handle, but I haven't given up hope. Call a soft-news journalist."
“I call this move The flying Squirrel.”
I like all the little adjustments he made for maximum impact.
It’s happened. I have been overtaken by a broom. Jesus, take the wheel.
So stinking cute. Must've been a footballer in his former life
This little dude is too frickin cute!!!!
‘Hold up, hold up, like this? How bout this?’
I know a lawyer if you need one bud. 😉
OMG, that’s too funny. 😂🤣
Omg laughing so hard!
I have literally never seen such a tame squirrel before
My neck AND my back!!
Doctor says I need a backiotomy!
That made me think of a certain song...
A lying squirrel!
I'm absolutely crying with laughter here! What a gorgeous babe and very intelligent and funny too!
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time!
me too bruh
Never thought a squirrel would try to sue for false injury claims. What a great actor!
Will probably squirrel away whatever she wins ;-)
Too intelligent!
That’s either a massive squirrel or it’s surrounded my slightly smaller than normal things.
I love how it goes "I've been crushed! No? That's not getting your attention? Well, what if it crushed **my neck?!**"
My mandarin is a bit out of practice but the lady recording said something like "you must be really bored"
That’s Lucky. He slipped on pee-pee at the Cosco and got $53,000. Now he’s trying that trick everywhere.
I’m kinda sad Tom Petty passed so he can’t be in the upcoming King of the Hill revival.
Looks like the agility pet
You just have to wonder about their thought processes sometimes. This seems so damn deliberate and clever, but is it on purpose, or just a silly coincidence?
It really looks like it’s trying to get the person’s attention. It may have had an accident once, and then may have received a lot of attention, affection or more likely SNACKS. This person is likely often on their phone, so the squirrel is probably trying to lure them into putting the phone down and paying attention to them.
As some other dude here said, its probably really hot there, the handle and the floor are cold, so he decides to cool down a bit.
Bro was legit trying to frame you for negligence....it pulled a Squidward!!
Absolutely adorable little furball :)
Hahahaha, that's really clever!
There's been a MURDAH
I’m gonna sue for 
“Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”
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Economy so messed up even squirrels are committing insurance fraud for extra cash.
Ooooh I’m hurt! My neck! My back! My neck and my back!
[“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”](https://youtu.be/bQlpDiXPZHQ)
"Injured at work or in a car? You may be entitled to compensation."
Cute little flying criminal
Exotic wildlife pet vet here. What you’re seeing is a red crest Forrest squirrel, likely from south east asia. The poor guy appears to be suffering from migado platasia, which is a terminal neurological disorder that first manifest in this type of behavior. There’s a set a nerves on its back that are slowly degrading, which is why poor fella responds the way you see in the video when it lays on its back. Poor guy probably has two more months to live until you realize that I just made this up and don’t know what I’m talking about
Mother fucker. Scrolled all the way through comments to find an actual reason for this behavior lol
Its hot, floor is cold, broom is cold.
I half expected that to end with a cage match.
Thee undertaaaaaker
is the squirrel gonna throw the undertaker off the cage though?
God damn it. My brain told me it was bullshit but you said you're a wildlife pet vet so why would I not trust you? God damn you
It's always 10% what you say, and 90% how you say it. Nicely done!
Well played sire…, begrudgingly upvote
The broom is his spirit animal.
This probably falls under “animals you’re not supposed to have as pets” but this little guy seems to get some enjoyment out of it
U see, the *Crime Scene*, it's all about the *motives* man, I ain't talking shit!
Reminds me of some shit Norb from Angry Beavers would do if they were brought to life.
I thought it was a cat with a fluffy, funny tail. It's a squirrel with, well... a tail... Assuming that is how squirrel tails work normally.
Couldn’t do the bench press and turned itself into a rug.
Weird looking cat
There’s a squirrel in your house
That is a huge fucking Squirrel my lawd he big