Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for October 01, 2023

He’s vexed by business questions. Why do people expect him to work for peanuts? How much will he have to shell out in storage fees? Should he take his beloved to the Coconut Grove tonight, or should he squirrel away enough money for a trip to Brazil?

He’s a hard one to crack.

I think it’s always time to shut up, unless you pay me to listen.  And I don’t take acorns as payment.

But not next month. Never November.

I prefer my nuts down.

…the Harvest Moon brought Willy and the rest of the squirrels into nut collection fever…

…the sweet smell of fallen walnuts enhanced their senses…

…it was time to nut up or shut up…

The expression is said to have come from gambling, where a card player would be told to ante up (bet money) or leave the game. Another theory is that it alludes to a fight, where an opponent is told to either put up their fists (in order to fight), or back down.

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms.

Gray squirrels do not store nuts for the winter. They hide them all throughout their foraging territory, losing most of them, which then have an opportunity to become new trees. Removing new black walnut trees from one’s yard, where they are strategically placed close to buildings, there to interfere with foundations and sewerage, by those squirrels, is an ongoing chore for homeowners.

or both…

Jerky squirrels make the best squirrel jerky.

Sometimes he feels like a nut, but most times he’s stufffing his face and burying the goods! He loves to chatter so he’ll never shut up!

for all good squirrels to come to the aid of .. squirrels!

We walnut be afraid. Pecan do it!

Squirrel militancy must not be tolerated.

https://www.gocomics.Com/frogapplause/2015/04/05

(This has been a public service announcement from ARAST)

That squirrel has a story to tell. And a pile of nuts somewhere.

That’s Ralph’s motto!

I’m pretty sure it’s not just me: don’t squirrels always seem to have an attitude? And they’re not physically built to carry it off, so they have to make noise and move around a lot.

This is driving me up the walnuts.

I think Brass should post his squirrel jerky recipe …!

( where’s the meat? )

Making squirrel jerky. Do not watch if sensitive to skinned squirrel meat.

https://www.youtube.Com/watch?v=v-6gGqUEn8M

Such a cute squirrel with such a Bad Attitude! Avariciously nutty, he has become an aggressive Backyard Menace! Time for some Acorn Justice!

I don’t know what cosmic comic muses are at work, but this is the exact ‘thump-in-the-head’ I needed to see today.Thank you Teresa.