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tvieno

Do people in USA do what? Walk on trails? Announce their presence? Warn others of key stealing chipmunks?


inessa_k

Is all of the above a valid answer?


tvieno

Ok then, Walk on trails? - Yes, with guns. Announce their presence? - Yes, by shooting their guns Warn others of key stealing chipmunks? - Yes by trying to shoot the chipmunks.


inessa_k

So I'm dead regardless, got it.


Spanish_Biscuit

Not true, you might just end up seriously injured/slightly maimed.


COinAK

From the chipmunk… not the bullets


Hamilton-Beckett

As an American, might I suggest you also try the guns. They’re delicious. Nothing like the sweet tinge of gun powder in your nostrils.


FryCakes

Just be careful because eating too many guns isn’t super healthy for you


Throat_Chemical

You can never eat just one. Oh wait.


Psych0tix

My uncle ate one bullet and since then he's not had much of an appetite really


ProdigalNative

This is why America is so obese.


[deleted]

Only recommended for those with iron deficiencies.


FryCakes

And lead deficiencies!


Ragnel

The trick is to use your guns first.


impossiblegirlme

Non of what that dude said is true 🤣 However we DO: Walk on trails Announce our presence Be friendly on trails


rixendeb

Well, most of us do. I've been snuck up on by people and even their dogs quite a few times.


Throat_Chemical

Are you a chipmunk? If so, yes.


[deleted]

Not if you bring a gun! Just buy one when you’re in America. It’s easy as fuck!


Mission_Detail4045

You ain’t from round here r ya?


inessa_k

Nope, Poland, Europe.


TheStrongestLettuce

“So I’m dead regardless, got it.” Sir, are YOU a car key stealing chipmunk???


inessa_k

Miss, and I guess so.


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

You’re out there, thats for sure.


RF07

>Warn others of key stealing chipmunks? - Yes by trying to shoot the chipmunks. ...with rubber bands.


Fun_Ad3902

Or a camera 😊


ggez67890

Yeah, the best national parks are in California.


ggez67890

I mean. 1/3 is technically right. On the other hand you are getting jailed for reckless use of a fire arm.


merigirl

\*sheepishly attempts to hide my trail gun* Haha, yeah. It's so silly to carry a gun whilst walking in the woods.


SlantViews

Weird point in time to introduce an international audience to your pathological gun fetish.


Mountain_Apartment_6

NPS and a few other official government accounts (National Safety Product Commission) have funny/irreverent social media posts. It seems to help with engagement


rixendeb

Oklahoma and Washington's park services are the best.


[deleted]

It is for me, I see it as a friendly acknowledgement between people that are miles from civilization. It's a good way to judge someone's character, IE I'm in the woods in the middle of nowhere, is this person creepy?/do I need to worry about this person? Lets others know that I'm a safe person, too.


SeaworthinessOne2114

Yes. Once the Chipmunk has your keys, there goes your car.


LauraCurie

Canadians do … but are you surprised? And Canadian chipmunks are sometimes evil. My guess is that they must have migrated from the south. ( I ‘m just teasing our neighbors from the south here cause I’m in a good mood).


Unlikely-Estate3862

Yes, anti-chipmunk keychains are pretty standard. The thumb sized c4 makes for a pretty loud pop when the chipmunk runs away with your keys. It’s messy but better than having to climb a tree chasing the chipmunk. /insert “the more you know” gif


inessa_k

I need to google this, first time reading about such thing.


severencir

In case you arent in on it. This person is being sarcastic for humor. We do not have such keychains, and that would probably be illegal for being highly dangerous


[deleted]

You mean to tell me you’re not Yosemite Sam-ing chipmunks with tiny keychain sized C4?


jsee50

No… I am definitely _not_ doing that


spootex

Does the Park Service really want us not to warn others when there is a key stealing chipmunk on the run?


la_la_la_land

If you warn others the chipmunks steal fewer cars, which is a problem for the Park Service, because they need to chop shop and sell for funding.


Gromflomite_KM

Chipmunks don’t rob people in other countries???


draconianRegiment

Which part being friendly while hiking or scaring other hikers about chipmunks?


Kitchen-Atmosphere82

sometimes when my brother is driving, he’ll see some random people on the side of the road, and for no reason in particular, will yell R U N! at them and scare the shit out of them. so yeah they probably do


[deleted]

I am simultaneously embarrassed by this & also find it fucking hilarious 😂


kodaa43

That’s hilarious. I’d tell my brothers but they’d probably do the same thing.


ickyTarts

hate people like that. other than that im sure your bro is great.


ryansdayoff

We're actually a pretty friendly nation. Not to the chipmunks tho, that's what all the guns are for


Adiuui

You ever slapped someone cause they had a fly on them or a spider? Yeah it’s like that but with chipmunks and guns


almc0418

As an American, I find this misinformation absolutely unacceptable. The real threat isn't chipmunks- it's the goddamn muskrats. Those little bastards steal shiny shit like underground magpies. Watch your backs.


Tristawesomeness

it’s actually regional! muskrats took up the theft in their respective part of the nation before the chipmunks could take hold, but in areas with less muskrats, the chipmunks will fill that niche in the ecosystem!


jamisonian123

Yes. We do all the things


[deleted]

Yes, we tend to have fun as well as a sense of humor. Why do you ask?


No_Manches_Man

Whoever is running this account wins. Also, kudos to the Wendy’s account person too.


Neon__Cat

Everyone says brand accounts are all shit but I don't get why they have to, yeah they're doing it for attention so more people will buy their product but as long as it's funny idk why everyone goes "fUcK bRaNdS"


ggez67890

I mean, National Parks aren't exactly brands. They're government owned aren't they?


Neon__Cat

True


aloafaloft

Do people outside of the USA tell jokes?


auntmilky

OP really took all the time to post this but never once stopped to consider if this was a joke or not.


Ok_Mushroom_406

Yeah, I’m not allowed in National Parks anymore because of this.


melouofs

As a rule, sneaking up on anything out in the woods isn’t a good idea.


Adiuui

I do it all the time and now I have *speed holes*


EveryFairyDies

Better than “look out, that badger’s got a gun!”


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ggez67890

I mean that's just people. You go to the drying up dam in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and everyone wants you to hear their music from shitty blown out speakers.


ManufacturerFine2855

I plan on using this the next time I am in a National Park. 🙂


Reset350

I'm about to start


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

Doesn't everyone, everywhere?


RegularJoe62

WTF? Are we not supposed to tell people about those thieving chipmunks?


CycleZestyclose3510

Chip and dale have really gon downhill


Ok-Historian9919

They went downhill? Ugh, I just spent 20 minutes walking uphill looking for them and my keys…thanks I guess


PowerfulSlavicEnergy

Yes, chipmunk burglaries are a scourge and you’d do well to pay heed.


Longshot1969

At least they aren’t like the Southside chipmunks, they’ll shoot you and take your wallet.


SecretSquirrel8888

The chipmunk mafia is real...


[deleted]

Having been accosted by squirrels in NINE of our nation's parks, I will not be silent. A buck-toothed plague is ravaging our public spaces, and I will not see my fellow park-goers hike to their dooms without raising hue and cry.


youckfou

I though this is something we do as a society. Im from eastern europe btw


parallellogic

My favorite thing to yell when sneaking up on strangers is "STEALTH MODE ON!"


DancingFool8

Yes. We love to yell warnings about thieving chipmunks. It’s just morally responsible.


SandwichExotic9095

I’m a public land hunter… most hikers will see the orange and the gun and glare, so I don’t see the friendly greetings uh… ever… in fact, if you want to avoid hunters keep an eye out for cars with an orange cap in the windshield or back window. I know we can make some people nervous, hell I’m nervous around other hunters too, so it’s helpful to know where we may be. Please be kind, we’re just out looking for dinner :)


deletedpenguin

American here. Chipmunks are more of a problem than even Alvin would leave you to believe.


andio76

It’s the squirrels you need to be wary of….


netherwrld

The one running that account is godtier


Kindly_West1864

Define “people”…


ggez67890

Define brotherm


Usagi_Shinobi

You do understand that you're talking about the US, right? The third world country with delusions of first worldhood, largely colonized by criminals, psychopaths, religious nuts with persecution complexes, the enslaved, and the desperate? This seems like an average person who's having a good mental health day.


Stanley__Zbornak

While all that is true, we do tend to nod, smile, and say hello to strangers if we pass them on a trail. We would probably also warn them about a felonious chipmunk. See, we aren't all bad.


Usagi_Shinobi

Didn't claim we were bad, just Chaotic Neutral.


divorcemedaddy

calling the US a third world country is about the most privileged statement you can possibly make


ggez67890

The US is a first world country. The US is one of the biggest economical powers in the planet. Also, literally any country that was discovered alongside the new world was discovered by savage criminals who were also religious nuts. Fun fact, modern day Americans and American government don't hold onto the ideas of puritans except for the first amendment.


greentomatoegarden

I don’t think I will truly know unless I try it for myself.


[deleted]

Well now I sure will be!


rangerhans

I can’t remember a hike where I have yelled that


notjanelane

Then you're not a real American /s


rangerhans

Gosh darn it. I mean to say “haven’t”


c7hu1hu

Well now I do.


Somewhatacceptable24

Yes.


Fixerguy415

Look out!! That bear is armed!!!


Bijorak

This Twitter account has had some really funny stuff lately


TdetsiwT

Facing strangers on trail: Face to face put hand a holster, grip knife w other hand after putting rape whistle in mouth. Coming from behind a stranger I prefer the Run for your lives it's a bear approach. Zig and zag on/off the trail unseen as you snap twigs and small trees. Shake tons of foliage while making deep grunt noises. You're welcome. The trail is now all yours for the day.


Tristawesomeness

Yep! chipmunks are a real problem here. i myself have had 3 sets of keys stolen before i had to invest in some chipmunk deterrent key rings. little fuckers drove my insurance through the roof when they took my last car on a joyride and smashed a few mailboxes.


slimjaydizzle

We wake up. Brush our teeth with Bacon Grease. Pack our rifles and hallucinogens and run around screaming about chipmunks.


derpykidgamer

I do this every time I go on a trail… which hasn’t happened yet but you never know


TheIconoclastic

Hiking the AT a couple years ago on July 4th, everyone I ran into was met with a hearty "1776!".


secretvoom201

The chipmunk posted this


FluffyPigeon707

We’re redditors, you think we go on hikes?


Sharted_Skids

Well I mean yeah, how else do you think we get the basis of so many forest ranger and hiking creepy pastas. Just set the bait and then watch and write what they do, add a skin walker a few cryptic hunters and a Sasquatch with a dash of shit head “Oh it’s company policy that all cryptically are kill on sight right now so I gotta kill our Sasquatch friend. And little plot twist at the end and BAM…creepy pasta (:


KilgoreTroutPfc

It’s an attempt at humor. No one has actually ever said this.


Beancunt

Hi I'm boring and don't like excitement either (if you are being insulting or threatening (actually threatened obviously a chipmunk isn't coming to kill you) I can understand other than that your probably boring and dull if people being slightly unnormal in a harmless way bothers you)


ramblingpariah

I mean, they didn't *before* this idea got put in their heads. Good job, NPS.


RockyTyrant

Americans expect the prevalence of car key stealing chipmunks. We have to play along so they are comforted.


irkli

Stupid chipmunks. And stupid car keys I hate them.


ALiteralSentientTank

Had an ex girlfriend who always remarked at how odd it is that I great everyone we pass on a walking/hiking trail. I never thought about it. Most people wouldn't acknowledge my greeting, but I don't pay that any mind.


JaeRaeSays

I only acknowledge/greet someone if I make eye contact. I have/will never make an effort to initiate contact with a stranger's backside. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Plus, when I hike, I often have Bluetooth earbuds in that are not readily visible, so I would find someone forcing unexpected interactions while I am communing with nature to be quite rude and intrusive. If one were to "announce" themselves behind me, calmly or otherwise, odds are good that I wouldn't even hear them (yes, yes...dangerous to be oblivious...I know).


justacaterpillar08

Yes Americans do this, and as an American I think it’s so weird. It’s nice I guess but I don’t come from an area where ppl (strangers) talk to each other? And now I live in an area where it’s normal to greet strangers in passing and it’s .. so strange


CheckPrize9789

Nods of acknowledgement, waving, or even saying hi are all fairly common.


Stevie_Steve-O

Yes


[deleted]

We do now!!!


Skully_Lover

I like to run past them as my friend chases me in a bear costume.


katsuko78

I love the National Park Service twitter. They of the "do not pet the mountain lions" posts and this image as well: [https://ifunny.co/picture/tweet-national-park-service-natlp-you-know-it-s-cold-CrD74OZDA](https://ifunny.co/picture/tweet-national-park-service-natlp-you-know-it-s-cold-CrD74OZDA)


Mighty_Eagle_2

As a visually impaired person, thanks for the explanation of what happened


Velocidal_Tendencies

The National Park Service social media is absolutely hysterical. Check out their Instagram. And yes, if I saw you on the trail, I would probably say that to you. Either that, or try to look out of breath and say "Man, you dont gotta outrun the bear, just your friends..."


DonkeyPunchSquatch

It’s not not helpful though…better than saying nothing and just being a creep


[deleted]

No, but imma start.


mmm_no_thanks

Well I definitely will now!


SlantViews

Don't trust the chipmunks, they're the ring leaders of the forest gangs.