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Subject: Hokie Hokie Squirrels! While I myself am rather fond of
squirrels, I thought those of you who hate them would enjoy a story of
squirrel tragedy. I attended Virginia Tech, which has a particularly
squirrel-rich campus. Outside of one of the dorms in upper quad (Major
Bill, for those of you who are familiar with the campus) is a rather
large maple that a huge group of squirrels used to live in.
There was a huge thunderstorm in
Blacksburg in 1988, and that tree was struck by lightening, and dozens
of squirrels fell from the tree, dead. Many more lived through the
strike and wandered around campus with newly hairless tails and/or
missing toes and limbs, which apparently drastically reduced their
charisma and led many students and faculty to decide that the squirrels
were now vermin, rather than adorable tree-dwelling puppies.
I'm not sure what the greater truths
behind the story are, apart from easily exposed naiveté of the love some
folks have for fuzzy rodents, and the ability of squirrels to survive
disaster.
— Amy in Blacksburg, Va.
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