Backstory: My mom had posted something on her Facebook account about how hot it is where we live, and this is how she replied to someone agreeing with her.
The squirrels need pot holders to hold their nuts!
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"I'm named after the song A Letter to Elise by The Cure, and my middlenames: Klara and Lisel were chosen because my mom had a dream about having a daughter named Klara, and she promised my great-grandmother that she would name me Lisel."
— Elise
on "Today in Mom News: How Did You Choose Your Child’s Name?"
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I’m guessing Mom is a David Letterman fan. Sounds totally like something he would say ;-)
July 1, 2009 at 12:07 pm
OMG. Hilarious!!!
July 1, 2009 at 1:51 pm
OMG – it’s my mother’s twin sister.
July 1, 2009 at 4:35 pm
That is so cute!
July 1, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Great balls of fire! Loved it.
July 2, 2009 at 5:50 am
What do the girl squirrels get to hold onto?? Too stinking funny!
July 6, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Now I am just imagining tiny squirrel-sized potholders. So cute.
July 6, 2009 at 7:04 pm
@Julie: They would go nicely with squirrel underpants. I imagine the potholders would be more difficult to put on small animals, though.
July 12, 2009 at 9:17 pm