Can squirrels get addicted to crack?

[Brainaddict]

yep, just saw this in the guardian. it mentions the possibility of crack foxes too!

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Everyone is getting out of their tree IMO.
Poor squirrels, I feel sorry for them. And there I was thinking it was all a big urban myth!

 

[Brainaddict]

thing is, how many of these news sources are actually taking this story seriously? it's obvious that the guardian doesn't, but what about the others?

from the guardian:

""I've only been released from prison today but I've heard about the squirrels. They are scoffing all the crack, more stoned than me. Have you ever seen cats with hash? Cats always go for hash."

There is no sign of a squirrel half-crazed on Class As along Coldharbour Lane or Rush Common - but, finally, a possible sighting. "I've just seen one jump down from an old sunflower by the Seventh Day Adventist church," said Reg Throssell. "I locked eyes with it and it stared back at me really confidently. It was scavenging and it looked scrawny.""

 

[Stobart Stopper]

some one told me it was in the Mirror

It is:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obj...2&headline=squirrel-crack-kin--name_page.html

 

[Brainaddict]

A housemate of mine has just suggested a new urban 'crack squirrels' t-shirt.

I'm thinking it would have a picture of a squirrel with really bloodshot eyes and a slogan like: "Urban75: home of the original crack squirrels"
or perhaps "Urban75: the fix for Brixton crack squirrels"

Any volunteers to do the artwork?

 

[Orang Utan]

Urban Crack Squirrel Squad - saving Brixton from the zombies

 

[Brainaddict]

Urban Crack Squirrel Squad - saving Brixton from the zombies

I like it

 

[Orang Utan]

It's got me thinking - perhaps the crack squirrels are a secret police initiative - they've been trained to steal all the crack

 

[Brainaddict]

Incidentally, let's look at the science of this story: *can* you get a hit off crack by eating it?

 

[tastebud]

And there I was thinking it was all a big urban myth!

a ridiculous one at that.

 

[Brainaddict]

Back to the t-shirt theme, how about 'Beware the Brixton crack squirrels'?

 

[rutabowa]

In today's Guardian too!!!

South London squirrels after different kind of stash

it's on the front page of the Guardian, with a picture!

 

[Orang Utan]

it's on the front page of the Guardian, with a picture!

Er..it's on page 7

 

[tastebud]

it's on both.

 

[Orang Utan]

it's on both.

so it is

 

[rutabowa]

yep, full story page 7 but picture and headline on front page. it is crazy.

 

[Orang Utan]

It'll be in The National Enquirer next

 

[tastebud]

not particularly surprising these days to be honest, but apparently the beeb are taking the story seriously and whilst i haven't read them i'd hate to read what the sun and the mirror say about it.. the guardian snippet was lighthearted enough to be vaguely amusing.. i suppose.

 

[lostexpectation]

insert pun

definitly better then the dog on a hook story, which is probably still on the rspca site to their shame...

 

[Orang Utan]

definitly better then the dog a hook story, which is proably still on the rspca site to their shame...

Did that turn out to be bollocks then?

 

[clandestino]

i burst out laughing on the tube when i got to page seven of the guardian today. the power of a slow news weekend!

i reckon t shirts are a must.

i eat crack squirrels

 

[editor]

It is:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obj...2&headline=squirrel-crack-kin--name_page.html

That's got a direct quote off these boards!

 

[rennie]

In the mirror story: "The squirrel raids have led to rival drug gangs blaming each other for the stolen drugs"



priceless!!!!

 

[clandestino]

In the mirror story: "The squirrel raids have led to rival drug gangs blaming each other for the stolen drugs"



priceless!!!!

yeah, that made me laugh too! just goes to show how much is made up in the tabloid stories. not that we didn't know that already of course, but it's interesting to see it in action.

you can almost picture the process. the hack bashing out the original story and then thinking 'hmm, it's missing something...crack...gangs...ah, yes, i know...'

 

[rennie]

definitely... what's so compelling about squirrels after all?

 

[Stobart Stopper]

That's got a direct quote off these boards!

That's a bloody cheek! It's theft IMO!

 

[Brainaddict]

The whole debacle does give you a bit of insight into the construction of a news story doesn't it?

I wonder if they'll realise they've been printing shite, and if they do realise, will they do anything to retract the stories?

 

[Orang Utan]

I wonder if they'll realise they've been printing shite, and if they do realise, will they do anything to retract the stories?

I doubt it, though I can imagine a paper who hasn't covered it (The Independent?) gleefully pointing it out. Perhaps someone should get in touch (I doubt Private Eye would be interested, but you never know)

 

[Brainaddict]

I've been googling for the effects of eating crack (as opposed to smoking it) but can't find much.

*leaves thread for drugs forum*

 

[cybotto]

Remebered me when I was in Palenque and a quirrel like animal called techon or so used to steal peoples weed and mushrooms what they stashed in the palm roof.

He used to drink mushroom tea as well when somebody left it, I know it was a he since he had sex with my trouser wanking all over it after getting high.