Squirrels always eat nuts with two hands, always two hands, 'Raar-ra-ra-yum-yum-yum'. And occasionally they stop and they go [gasps, starts, then pauses and looks around, wide-eyed] As if they're going, 'Did I leave the gas on? [sudden happy realization] No! No, I'm a fucking squirrel!' [munching nuts]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A squirrel's sudden anxiety about domestic safety contrasts with its identity as a wild animal.
- In plain terms
- Squirrels act like humans worrying about chores, then remember they are just squirrels.
- What can you take from it?
- We often project human worries onto animals.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do animals feel anxiety like us?
- Why do we imagine animal thoughts?
Another view
The joke anthropomorphizes animals which is scientifically inaccurate.
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