tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post7504501630792687603..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: Squirrel!CS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-40645858799394446592015-04-25T14:45:06.396-07:002015-04-25T14:45:06.396-07:00Hi Dorothy. They are, indeed.Hi Dorothy. They are, indeed.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-65783460003105044922015-04-25T13:00:50.255-07:002015-04-25T13:00:50.255-07:00Interesting post. The only thing I know about squi...Interesting post. The only thing I know about squirrels comes from a Sex n the City episode. "They are rats in cuter outfits."<br /><br />Now I know better. Dorothy Ann Segoviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-23601304723294062462015-04-25T10:22:15.664-07:002015-04-25T10:22:15.664-07:00Hi Christine - what a great theory. Your question ...Hi Christine - what a great theory. Your question caused me to dig deeper, & darned if I didn't find an obsolete form of the verb "to squirrel" used in 1589 to refer to the hunting of squirrels (He went a squirreling." I was unsuccessful, though, in finding evidence to support your probable theory.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-16460855451478244492015-04-24T18:00:10.637-07:002015-04-24T18:00:10.637-07:00Gophers. Don't get me started on gophers. Inte...Gophers. Don't get me started on gophers. Interesting that squirrel did not become a verb until 1939. Could it have had something to do with the stock market crash? Did people squirrel away money instead if investing? It seems like a safer choice. A hole in a tree over a failed stock market. Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-43055074926025520052015-04-24T12:03:09.241-07:002015-04-24T12:03:09.241-07:00Hi Anne - Thanks for joining me in my consideratio...Hi Anne - Thanks for joining me in my consideration of rodential words. And you're right that almost all chipmunks are inhabitants of the Americas. Apparently there are some Siberian chipmunks, too, but they don't get much press.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-75862415370481963062015-04-24T09:41:59.721-07:002015-04-24T09:41:59.721-07:00I've always liked the word "squirrel"...I've always liked the word "squirrel". How nice to know it has such ancient origins."Shadow-tail" is the perfect name for them. Although I like "to squirrel" as a verb, too. <br /><br />I loved chipmunks when I was growing up on the east coast. They're so little and cute and colorful. I didn't know they weren't found in the rest of the world, but since we us a Native American word for them, I assume they're exclusive to North America? <br /><br />I can't say I've ever met a marmot. They sound sneaky. And gophers...I'm not sure I can think of any kind words for gophers. They certainly do waffle a lawn. And a patio. And destroy all my lovely bulb plants. Don't even plant them any more. Sigh. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.com