White squirrel power

May 29th, 2010 254 Comments   Posted in events

White Squirrel in Brevard, N.C.The town of Brevard, N.C., is holding a White Squirrel Festival over the Memorial Day weekend. The small Western North Carolina town claims to be the home of the white squirrel.
While the festival has music, drink and dance, the main focus seems to be the centered around the pigment-challenged little rodent.

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Squirrels cost Clemson $100,000 a year

January 2nd, 2010 168 Comments   Posted in squirrel damage

According to numerous reports, Clemson University has a major squirrel problem.
The Charleston The Post and Courier reports that squirrels are three times more prevalent on the Clemson campus than in normal wooded area, causing numerous problems including damage to trees.

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Britney: I don’t eat squirrels

December 23rd, 2009 184 Comments   Posted in people

According to a recent AFP article, Britney Spears had denied eating squirrels.
Spears ranked the “TOP 75 BULLS#!T Britney Spears stories reported in the media this year.” No. 56 is Britney’s biography increases squirrel meat sales.

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Britney Spears spurs squirrel meat sales

October 12th, 2009 192 Comments   Posted in people

britney_squirrelAccording to a new biography, pop singer Britney Spears grew up in Louisiana on squirrel meat hunted by her dad, Jaime. Now her fans are following in her footsteps and grabbing up squirrel meat.
Apparently squirrels, possums, and other roadkill were popular in Britney’s trailer park in Louisiana. Her fans are reading about it in her biography, titled “Britney: Inside The Dream”, by British author Steve Dennis, and following in the blond nutcase’s footsteps.

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