You know you're a squirrel nut when...

...you drive out of state just to see Twiggy, the water-skiing squirrel.
...your favorite cereal has the portrait of one on the box...
...you can't stand "modern" music but buy a CD because the name of the band
   is "Squirrel Nut Zippers"
...you know the latin names for the genus and species AND the translations
...you know the origins of the phrase "snug as a bug..."
...you know (AND HAVE VISITED) the chateau in France that is full of
   squirrels in the architecture, paintings and gardens because it was the
   dominant feature in the family crest. (Now THAT'S a story...)
...you have a collection of more than 900 squirrel reproductions, including
   more than 65 stuffed animals, 40+ magnets, original watercolors and
   commisioned artwork.
...your friends ALL know EXACTLY what to get you for every special occasion
   (grin)  
...every card you send out for every occasion has a squirrel somewhere on
   it, and has for the past 15 years
...you get mail addressed to "The Squirrel Lady" with no name or address,
   just a city and it GETS DELIVERED!
...you grin and say "yes, thank you" when someone yells at you "ARE YOU
   NUTS????"
...you can spot another dust catcher or reproduction on a flea market table
   from 50 yards away.
...you wear a piece of squirrel jewelry EVERY day, and can go 30 days
   without a repete.
...knows the ratio of the length of a squirrels tail to it's body.
...a plane crashes in the middle of a forest and you worry that squirrels 
   may have been affected.
...you know the word "squirrel" in at least 50 languages.
...your best friend's favorite food is pecans.
...you know exactly where the Disney movie "Perri" was filmed and you camp
   there every summer (it's somewhere in Utah).
...when you see a squirrel there you say, "hey, that's Perri's great-great-
   great-great grandnephew!"
...you wish you could kiss the wild squirrels.
...you take frequent visits to Andrew Watts' squirrel websites.
...you borrow a sourcerer's book of magic to see if there's a spell that 
   would turn you (or other people) into a squirrel.
...you discovered a squirrel recipe in one of your old cookbooks, so you tore 
   it out and burned it.
...your favorite actor has done a number of cereal commercials, and also appeared
   in a Post-It notes commercial.
...you go on vacation and worry about your fuzzy friends so you plan on paying 
   someone to feed them for you while you are gone.
...your best friend invites you to lunch and you turn her down because the squirrels are 
   due in your yard at the time you would be out.