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Something Fishy by Loki, Spidere

July 1st, 2009 5:59 PM / Location: 37.76904,-122.4835

INSTRUCTIONS: Go fishing for something that is not fish.

Last August, Spidere came to San Francisco. Armed with a fishing pole and an assortment of bait, Spidere, Loki, and several non-players went fishing for squirrels in Golden Gate Park.

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Reach for it.
Fishing for squirrels
Preparations
Bait box
Ready to fish.
Loki begins
Just another Fisherman on the Wharf
Seagull fishing.
Face-off!
Fishing for pigeons.
Casting for Pigeons
Squirrel on a line.
Casting for squirrels
Crowd dispersal.
Another Group
Luring Them In
The old fishing hole.
He makes it look natural
Fish fish fish-ummy fish
Squirrel.
Alternative bait.
Just barely airborne.
Yet more cutepr0n.
Wildnerness
Don't Use Your Hands
Finally, a suspended squirrel.
Up, up, and away!
The Fisherman and The Squirrel
Battle is Fierce!
Liftoff!
I'm a fisherman and I'm okay
C'mere, little guy...
Squirrel on a Line
Battle Squirrel
Sutrospidere.
Loki Fishing
Hat Delivery Mechanism

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posted by teucer on July 1st, 2009 6:10 PM

Tetherball vote!

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posted by artmouse on July 1st, 2009 6:42 PM

vote (& fav) for:

1) the most perfect music selection possible for that video
2) monty python reference!
3) bringing the most ridiculous smile to my face

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posted by Not Here No More on July 1st, 2009 9:23 PM

You really are listy...

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posted by susy derkins on July 1st, 2009 8:56 PM

Man, I love this task. Plus I love you guys both, so classy.

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posted by Ben [Sunshine] on July 1st, 2009 9:46 PM

The video made me laugh so hard. I absolutely love it. Linked half a dozen non-player friends to it, who were all equally amused.

~Duk

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posted by Adam on July 2nd, 2009 8:38 AM

I don't know about the ethical implications of hurling squirrels across parks or baiting them with apricots but, to be honest, I don't care in the least, thus this was a good task, a very good task.

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posted by GYØ Ben on July 2nd, 2009 9:15 AM

Agreed with everything you said. I'm not sure squirrels are viewed the same way in SF and in the UK.

How do you view them? +5
posted by Burn Unit on July 2nd, 2009 7:57 PM

In MN, we view them as minor deities and build shrines to them. Twice a year we travel into the countryside and perform the ritual Squirrel Dance in their honor, present them with small gifts, and then invite them into our homes for a week of feasting. We treat them pretty much the same a rabbits and ducks, in that respect.

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posted by teucer on July 2nd, 2009 9:45 PM

This is definitely a local thing, though. Minnesota squirrels are aggressive. Minnesota squirrels know no fear. Minnesota squirrels, if you do not appease them, will carry a grudge to the very ends of their short rodent lives and hand it off to the next generation, creating a blood feud from which there can be no escape. Plus they're in league with the jackalopes, and you do not want to cross the jackalopes.

In North Carolina, where we don't have jackalopes, everyone pretty much leaves the rodents alone. The pine trees, on the other hand, have a tendency to paint things yellow every spring, so we are in awe of their power.

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posted by GYØ Ben on July 4th, 2009 5:58 AM

Well that's alright then.

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posted by misschraddøn on July 3rd, 2009 11:33 AM

Complete fucking win.

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posted by rongo rongo on July 9th, 2009 3:28 PM

I never realized that squirrels could actually be suspended via peanut. Brilliant.

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posted by Palindromedary on September 13th, 2009 3:48 PM

But did you catch any?