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Sallyfemina's avatar

There's now a Fat Squirrel Week in a state park in Texas. I voted for both chonky bears and tubbo squirrels this fall.

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Toni McLellan's avatar

Man, we have so many fat squirrels here in IL! Beefy buddies!

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Sallyfemina's avatar

Suggest it to your local park system.

This year's winner was dubbed Chunkosarus Rex.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/27/Fat-Squirrel-Week-Texas-Parks-and-Wildlife/6301761586554

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Sallyfemina's avatar

I've shared the link.

Thanks for the Bluesky link -- so amusing!

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Toni McLellan's avatar

Thank you for the shout-out!

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Sallyfemina's avatar

No prob! I enjoy the Substack and definitely would like the book to happen. Someone or the algorithm gave me a link to you months ago and it's been fun.

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Clark's avatar

I believe what we call baked potatoes in the states are referred to a "jacket potatoes" in the U.K. That might give some more meaning to the potato jacket thing.

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Toni McLellan's avatar

Clark, that is so helpful! I kept wondering if it was a typo in the press release that called it a "jacket potato jacket."

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Sallyfemina's avatar

But the foil on the inside makes no sense! You can't bake potatoes that way.

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Casey Powers's avatar

Are we sure that Dan took a picture of a milkweed pod and not a frog in a tutu on a stick?

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Toni McLellan's avatar

Casey, we can never know with Dan.

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Sallyfemina's avatar

I recognized it instantly from a childhood growing up on the very edge of the (non-virgin) prairie. Literally, a few miles away, no more prairie. That's what they looked like before they got "ripe". My friends and I played with them.

But I like your description!

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Kristin DeMarr's avatar

Shared! Wishing you the best with the book proposal!!! So excited for it!

I would totally wear the potato coat - and a toasted marshmallow one sounds perfect!

The bear! What a riot!!

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Toni McLellan's avatar

Thanks for getting the word out!

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