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Offline thundley4

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Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« on: October 14, 2008, 06:18:15 PM »
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Frank Garren is tough guy. The 6-foot, 4-inch former Army sergeant was awarded a Purple Heart after surviving a roadside bomb while deployed in Iraq in 2004. He knows about combat and quick reactions.

An angry squirrel is another matter, said Garren, who reported just such a run-in recently in Washington Park.

“You might expect a mugging in the park, but not to be attacked by a tree rodent,” the 34-year-old Springfield resident said Monday. “I never thought a squirrel could kick my (behind).”

He said the animal, which Garren estimated weighed 2 to 3 pounds, pounced on his head after he simulated a squirrel call to get its attention Sunday afternoon.

Garren walked away with several scratches on his face and head, and a newfound respect for a squirrel’s agility.

Raging Squirrel


That's not how you do it.  :banghead:
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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2008, 06:52:31 PM »
Some animals you just don't screw with...

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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2008, 07:50:32 PM »
I HATE tree rats !!!!!!!!!!!  (Probably MORE than Ptarmy hate Bunnies) I'll run them over if I can catch them in the road.
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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 07:56:52 PM »
Quote from: Thor on October 14, 2008, 07:50:32 PM
I HATE tree rats !!!!!!!!!!!  (Probably MORE than Ptarmy hate Bunnies) I'll run them over if I can catch them in the road.
You weren't driving this car then, were you? 
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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2008, 09:40:14 PM »
I guess he should have paid more attention watching CaddyShack.
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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2008, 09:58:59 PM »
GOD HATES SQUIRRELS!!!!!!!
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Re: Squirrel roughs up Iraq veteran in park
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2008, 11:52:21 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on October 14, 2008, 07:56:52 PM
You weren't driving this car then, were you? 
 

Nope. No way I would hurt my truck in order to avoid a tree rat......
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