John 'attacked' by a squirrel inadequately afraid of humans, in his Washington, D.C. Thoughts from Places (2012)
running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2018) · last event: callback (2018-08-24)
In October 2012 John told of a squirrel 'inadequately afraid of humans' that approached him on a Washington, D.C. park bench; a week later he noted that the squirrels of the Miami Whitewater Forest are 'appropriately afraid of humans'.
Told alongside: John and Sarah's Sunday in Washington, D.C.: Ai Weiwei opening, the National Mall and museums (2012)
About: Washington, DC, Miami Whitewater Forest
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-09 | first use | John is menaced on a park bench by a squirrel he calls 'inadequately afraid of humans', the title bit of his Washington, D.C. Thoughts from Places. (playful) | Attacked by Squirrels and Neoclassicism: Thoughts from Places, Washington D.C. 00:00:43 |
| 2012-10-16 | callback | Walking in the Miami Whitewater Forest, John notes that the squirrels there are 'appropriately afraid of humans', calling back to the squirrel of his D.C. Thoughts from Places. (playful) | Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday 00:00:11 |
| 2018-08-24 | callback | Honorable mentions: a Congress GIF, 'surprise Putin' (which has audio), and John scared of squirrels, which Hank loves. (playful) | The Top 10 John Green GIFs 00:02:19 |