Chocolate Thief

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Have you seen this incredible news report about a thieving squirrel in Helsinki, Finland?

This is too cute to be legal.

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CHOCOHOLIC SQUIRREL STEALS TREATS FROM SHOP

A Finnish squirrel with a sweet tooth heads to a Finnish grocery shop at least twice a day to steal "Kinder Surprise" chocolate-shelled eggs.

"I named it the Kinder-squirrel, after the treats. It always goes after them, other sweets do not seem to interest it as much," the manager of the store in Jyvaskyla, central Finland, told Reuters.

The confectionary, which is intended for children, has a toy inside.

"It removes the foil carefully, eats the chocolate and leaves the store with the toy," Irene Lindroos said.

Unfortunately, the bushy-tailed thief does not clean up after itself, but leaves the wrappers behind, she added.

Squirrels have a well deserved reputation for being clever and adaptable animals.

Many a home owner has seen the small rodents raiding their supposedly "squirrel-proof" bird feeders.

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I love it!

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."