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News & ArtsWednesday, December 24, 2008
Wilderness Merry Christmas! It's a Purple Squirrel!
Posted by Lindy West on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Dr. Mike Edwards, an English teacher at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hampshire, first saw "Pete" the squirrel outside his classroom and was surprised at the critter's strange-colored fur. "When you look up close, it's an all-over coat, not in patches like you'd expect if it had been paint. It's an absolute mystery," he said.
Thanks to Slog tipper Keith.
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I understand that Pete was seen rootling around inside the dumpster in back of the Wonka candy plant.
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thanks lindy. squirrels are difficult to do 'en plein air' so i've usually resorted to photographs. i'll post my chrismas card rendition on my blog for ya'll in the morn. i'll use this one for a newyearrs card to the stranger. happy eves.
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And on Christmas Eve, Pete the Purple Christmas Squirrel scampers down the chimneys of the good little boys and girls, his cheeks bulging with presents, which he disgorges at the base of the Christmas tree before moving on to the next house.
If the house contains Bad Little Children, Pete stealthily creeps into their bedrooms and bites them as they sleep, infecting them with a debilitating strain of Christmas rabies. Merry Christmas!
If the house contains Bad Little Children, Pete stealthily creeps into their bedrooms and bites them as they sleep, infecting them with a debilitating strain of Christmas rabies. Merry Christmas!
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"There are no red squirrels, there are no blue squirrels, there are only purple squirrels in the United States of America!" (cheers and applause)
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May I suggest perusing this story http://www.nwbotanicals.org/mediawatch/p… and perhaps engaging in a GIS of 'purple polar bear'. The results are not only a brilliant shade of violet, but quite satisfying as well.
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