Nutty Squirrel: Difference between revisions

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One mild but demonstrative beating for the terrible pun later, we must admit that squirrels are indeed creatures that, for some reason or another, tend to easily elicit wild reactions from people.

Some people find them amusing—maybe because they appear to be such little [[The Ditz|ditzes]] when they're in motion, or because "squirrel" is an [[Inherently Funny Words|Inherently Funny Word]]. For other folks, squirrels are evil pests that are the bane of human existence, with [~~http~~://~~www~~.anti-squirrel.com/proof.html an entire webpage] dedicated to explaining why.

Some people find them amusing—maybe because they appear to be such little [[The Ditz|ditzes]] when they're in motion, or because "squirrel" is an [[Inherently Funny Words|Inherently Funny Word]]. For other folks, squirrels are evil pests that are the bane of human existence, with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130725135325/http://anti-squirrel.com/proof.html an entire webpage] dedicated to explaining why.

Because of their often amusing or annoying nature, squirrels are often included (mostly in Western works) to either lighten up the mood or drive people crazy, though more of their appearances are for humor than annoyance.

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== Tabletop Games ==

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' features squirrels on quite a few of their cards. See [http://magiccards.info/query/cards/3409574.html here] for examples. You can even make a whole deck revolve around squirrels. A winning movie that's banned in certain tournaments is where you kill your opponent by having an infinite number of squirrels magically appear out of a tree continuously.

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' features squirrels on quite a few of their cards. See [http://magiccards.info/query/cards/3409574.html here]{{Dead link}} for examples. You can even make a whole deck revolve around squirrels. A winning movie that's banned in certain tournaments is where you kill your opponent by having an infinite number of squirrels magically appear out of a tree continuously.

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' got Ratatosk (flying squirrel people living on [[World Tree|Yggdrasil]] in ''[[Planescape]]''), Kercpa (normal-sized sentient wild squirells, from [[Dragon (magazine)]]) in AD&D era. In 3.5, Monster Manual features carnivorous flying squirrels and "Skiurids"—evil squirrel demons that harvest <s>nuts</s> soul acorns from people.

* ''[[GURPS]]'' had a supplement, 'Illuminati University'. The campus featured squirrels. And vampire squirrels. And mugger squirrels.

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* Aquerna from the [[Whateley Universe]]. An [[Captain Ersatz]] of the above-mentioned Squirrel Girl (who ironically also exists in the universe ''as a comic book character'' owned by the setting's incarnation of Marvel). She gets her powers from the ''spirit'' of the Squirrel, which makes her superhumanly acrobatic (though not particularly strong or tough compared to some of the other students) and, yes, lets her talk to squirrels as well; her combat final against one of the tougher, but not brighter school bullies was a defining [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].

* Nutty the squirrel, from [[Happy Tree Friends]]. His nutty nature comes from a very high sugar consumption.

* Let us never forget Frazzles, the [[Channel 101]] squirrel from the Lonely Island's [http://old.thelonelyisland.com/thebu1.html The 'Bu]

* Let us never forget Frazzles, the [[Channel 101]] squirrel from the Lonely Island's [https://web.archive.org/web/20100824011900/http://old.thelonelyisland.com/thebu1.html The 'Bu]

* Sciurus is a squirrel-powered superhero from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''. He's superhumanly agile, can leap long distances, can scale walls with his claws, and has a reaction time that is nothing short of phenomenal.

* Squirrel vs Motorcycle, or [http://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/10/29/neighborhoodHazardorWhyTheCopsWontPatrolBriceStreet.html Why the Cops Won't Patrol Brice Street]. Yes, Squirrel wins.