A dead squirrel spotted in a window of a Woolworths shop has been given its own hilarious Twitter account.
The deceased rodent has been lying in the empty shop in Edinburgh since early October and now a passerby has taped a sign on the widow saying "Tweet me @DeidSquirrel".
On its Twitter account, the squirrel has a bio stating: "Hi. I'm a dead squirrel in a Corstorphine shop window. I've been on public display for days so I've got a public profile. I'm an ex squirrel in an ex Woolies."
I'm 8 days dedder now than the day I started tweeting from this shop window. #dead #squirrel #display #Edinburgh pic.twitter.com/5p2hhkGOh7
— Tufty (@DeidSquirrel) October 10, 2016
The @DeidSquirrel account has been tweeting about news from the perspective of the dead squirrel since October 3.
It Tweeted: "If I was red, would you care more? #NotACutePanda #Edinburgh."
Below is a collecton of the 'Deid Squirrel's Tweets:
I'm not moving until #DamienHirst gets here. It's like the Turner Prize @Tate has come to Corstorphine. What next, a big gold bum? #art pic.twitter.com/Uxvn209his
— Tufty (@DeidSquirrel) October 5, 2016
I slipped in, thru the door.
— Tufty (@DeidSquirrel) October 8, 2016
Now I'm dead, on the floor.
Tasty treats made me feel ill.
Did somebody call #Rentokill?#NationalPoetryDay
This building on St John's Road is on the market for £3m. Does having @DeidSquirrel in the window increase value? #edinburgh #property pic.twitter.com/aK5IcLwjTE
— Tufty (@DeidSquirrel) October 10, 2016
I could do a job up front for Scotland #TartanArmy #Scotland #deidsquirrel
— Tufty (@DeidSquirrel) October 8, 2016
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