Squirrels have spent decades trying to persuade us that they are cute, fuzzy, helpless things. This adorability (is that a word?) has its roots back in Victorian times.
Courtesy of Walter Potter (no relation to Harry) who, in a mania of misguided taxidermy, created --among other things-- "Squirrels Club" which depicts some 15 or so red squirrels at a "gentlemen's club," squirrels squirrelled (for lack of a better term) themselves into our good graces. At the time, anthropomorphy was all the rage.
Now it's kind of creepy. But, it also may be indicative of a long-running subversion of the evil squirrel empire.
There must be a reason Man's Best Friend chases these creatures, no?
1 comment:
That photo a total rip-off of the "dogs playing poker" painting!
Addition to list of things to dislike about squirrels: plagiarism.
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