The undergrad I went to was formerly a women's college. It wasn't by the time I got there but there were still way more women than men. We used to joke that while walking around campus you could stop at any time and see more squirrels than guys.
We had fancy compacting trash cans around campus that had a one-way flap and bucket receptacle doohickey that worked kinda like a book drop at a library.
But whoever's bright idea it was to install these things didn't think of squirrels. For squirrels, they could somewhat easily get into the can, but it was a one-way trip. After that, they were stuck. But the smart squirrels figured out that they could get into the can, eat all the garbage they wanted, and then go back to the bucket and just sit there and wait, lurking in the darkness. Then an unsuspecting student would come along, go to throw away some trash, and inadvertently help a squirrel (or rat) make their grand escape.
If you were waiting at a campus bus stop for a long time, this was a great way to pass the time. Some heavily obese squirrel would make his way into the can, practically wheezing from his own heft, and then like 10 minutes later a student would chuck a Starbucks cup in there and scream because their hand was inches away from a desperate, jailbreaking squirrel as he rolled out of the bucket like a fat guy trying to get up out of a low couch.
God damn we had some fat squirrels. They were like furry spheres, like a pokemon that leaked into real life.
Caroflashlight on December 27th, 2019 at 04:09 UTC »
The undergrad I went to was formerly a women's college. It wasn't by the time I got there but there were still way more women than men. We used to joke that while walking around campus you could stop at any time and see more squirrels than guys.
Edit: formally=/=formerly
CurlSagan on December 27th, 2019 at 04:43 UTC »
We had fancy compacting trash cans around campus that had a one-way flap and bucket receptacle doohickey that worked kinda like a book drop at a library.
But whoever's bright idea it was to install these things didn't think of squirrels. For squirrels, they could somewhat easily get into the can, but it was a one-way trip. After that, they were stuck. But the smart squirrels figured out that they could get into the can, eat all the garbage they wanted, and then go back to the bucket and just sit there and wait, lurking in the darkness. Then an unsuspecting student would come along, go to throw away some trash, and inadvertently help a squirrel (or rat) make their grand escape.
If you were waiting at a campus bus stop for a long time, this was a great way to pass the time. Some heavily obese squirrel would make his way into the can, practically wheezing from his own heft, and then like 10 minutes later a student would chuck a Starbucks cup in there and scream because their hand was inches away from a desperate, jailbreaking squirrel as he rolled out of the bucket like a fat guy trying to get up out of a low couch.
God damn we had some fat squirrels. They were like furry spheres, like a pokemon that leaked into real life.
SeitanicDoog on December 27th, 2019 at 06:32 UTC »
At UWashington Squirrels were banned from running for ASUW office (student government) after they had a landslide victory in 2014.