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Author Topic: Squirrel ears?  (Read 2526 times)
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« on: September 11, 2007, 12:02:36 PM »
Read Ms. Mentor today. Can you figure out what the student was wearing? "Squirrel ears. Identity changed to protect identity"? Whatever could this student be wearing? I am perplexed.
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2007, 01:02:28 PM »
Vulcan ears?  I too was quite perplexed.  And somewhat indifferent.  That was such an off-the-wall choice of example that I didn't quite know what to make of it.  Tattoo, I can understand.  Nose ring, yep.  Mohawk, sure.  But squirrel ears? WTF?  I have no context for that.
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2007, 01:26:00 PM »
I wondered if it was something completely different, like weird T-Shirts or something.  All that really mattered for the article was that it was clear that the student was wearing something completely unprofessional.
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2007, 02:26:58 PM »
Yes, but why disguise it? Any number of fashion choices would be pretty common across the universe of academe.

I was  thinking rabbit ears ala playboy!
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2007, 02:44:45 PM »
Well, you know what I'm going to say.
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2007, 03:08:26 PM »
It actually says

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(species changed to protect identity)


Clearly, this is some item that is named <some animal other than a squirrel> ears.

Bunny ears are a possibility, although that seems like a long shot. Maybe mouse ears, like the disney hat, but that also seems unlikely.

Completely bafled as to what animal's ears this person was wearing. Sounds inappropriate though.
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