Squirrels

There are different types of squirrels: there are country squirrels who don't trust humans since usually rifles follow soon after when country squirrels see people; there are city squirrels who are street smart (literally--I've seen the cross the street and dodge cars and such) but, despite the fact they know we can't kill them with a shotgun, still don't trust humans; then there are Ole Miss squirrels. Maybe squirrels are like this at all universities, but I've only seen them at Ole Miss so that is how I categorize them. These squirrels are fearless--they can cross the road, they fear no human and will let you get within inches of them. They eat dropped food--once a friend of mine tossed an Ole Miss squirrel a waffle fry and it nibbled on it until it was gone. They will run out in front of people just to make them stop suddenly like the evil Geico squirrels who make the cars wreck for shits and giggles. I don't know what makes these Ole Miss squirrels so carefree--maybe it's Ole Miss's beautiful campus, maybe it's the no-gun policy the university holds, it may even be that we humans seem genuinely fond of the little creatures in a non-food sort of way. Whatever it is, there is something different about Ole Miss squirrels.