Picture of the day: a squirrel

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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My example:

Como adivina muy cualificada, puedo asegurarle que todas las nueces que quiere darme le traerán muy buena suerte a Usted.

As a highly qualified fortune-teller, I can assure you that all the nuts you want to give me will bring you a lot of luck.

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• Corregid mi español, por favor :) - Issabela Jan 8, 2010
• Should I use the subjunctive? and "de que" instead of "que"?? - Issabela Jan 8, 2010
• Now I checked the phrase with a good translator, backwards and forwards, Spanish to English and English to Spanish... and got the same results! - Issabela Jan 8, 2010
• No tengo idea :( - Issabela Jan 8, 2010
• Bien hecho:):) nueces era femenino, claro;) lo demás: como adivina..., muy buena suerte - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
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Answer 1

"Venimos en paz." ("We come in peace.)

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 2

Una ardilla en la mano vale más que dos en el arbusto.

A squirrel in the hand is worth two in the bush.

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
• Wow, I've got a :) I must be getting better !! Thanks Heiid :-) - sheila-foste Jan 8, 2010

Answer 3

"Rara amistad" (A rare friendship)

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 4

No robé el alpiste. No invadí el alimentador de pájaros. ¡Lo juro!

I did not steal the birdseed. I did not raid the bird feeder. I swear!

• Feedback welcome! - LaBurra Jan 8, 2010
• lo juro - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 5

¿Qué? No hay comida caliente?

What!? No hot food?

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 6

How do you get a squirrel to like you? ........ Act like a nut.

¿Cómo consigue usted una ardilla gustar tú?......Acto como una nuez.

• :( - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
• Why the sad face? Does that mean I have every thing wrong? - gloriadean Jan 8, 2010
• You've used gustar incorrectly, but I can't figure out how to translate that part of the statement myself. I hope a native will enlighten us. - webdunce Jan 9, 2010
• Acto should be Actúa - webdunce Jan 9, 2010
• I'm playing with things like "¿Cómo a una ardilla le gustes?" but that just doesn't seem quite right, yet. - webdunce Jan 9, 2010
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Answer 7

¡Qué sacudiendo!

How shocking!

(Corrections welcome / Corríjanme, por favor)

• Corríjame, qué horror - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
• (smiling here)...I started to submit this same response! :-) Too funny! - Dee914 Jan 8, 2010
• So, are you saying "How shocking" (as in static electricity shocking) should be "Qué horror" or are you saying it is horrifying that I misspelled corríjan as corréjan? - webdunce Jan 8, 2010

Answer 8

Mis padres no me comprenden.

My parents don't understand me.

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 9

It is not your fingers that I want!

No es tus dedos en los que quiero!

• son, que quiero - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 10

I accept your invitation sir.Let's dance! Yo acepto tu invitación señor.Vamos a bailar!

• :) - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
• One of my faves :)) - Issabela Jan 8, 2010

Answer 11

Si me quieres matar a las ardillas grises, necesito más dinero.

If you want me to kill the grey squirrels, I need more money.

• si quieres que mate - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 12

would be more correct to say "que quiera darme" or "que me quiera dar" and "le traeran mucha suerte" or "le traeran suerte"

Answer 13

Palmada en el aire, pequeño tipo...eso es un estilo de cabello feroz.

High-five, little dude...that is one fierce hairstyle.

• :( - Heidita Jan 8, 2010

Answer 14

Me pueden haber olividado de utilizar una hoja de pelo, ¡pero tú, mi querida amiga, se olvidó de tu loción de manos!

I may have forgotten to use a dryer sheet, but you, my dear friend, forgot to lotion your hands!

Answer 15

¡P-p-por favor, Señor! ¡Llévame consigo! ¡No me gusta el f-f-f-f-frío!

P-p-please, Sir! Take me with you! I don't like the c-c-c-cold!

• llévEme - Heidita Jan 8, 2010
• Heidita, are you saying he shouldn't use the tú form of the imperative? - webdunce Jan 8, 2010
• Maybe it's because of the "sir" - Issabela Jan 9, 2010
• "Señor" suggests that we're talking to someone in authority. - Issabela Jan 9, 2010