no stop, drop, and roll

NOTE TO GENTLE READERS: The Toby we lovingly eulogized in last night's post is not the same "infamous chowhound" described in this horrifying tale from Lynchburg, VA, of a college snack gone wrong.

To Hudgins' surprise, the squirrel--described as an infamous chowhound named Toby--snatched a piece of the strawberry Nutri-Grain bar she was holding.

"I said to myself, 'That doesn't happen every day.' "

But when Toby went back for a second bite it locked on, and bit through Hudgins' right thumbnail.

At that point, the communications major said she tried to unlatch Toby by beating it against the bench.

"What else do you do in that situation?" she asked. "There's no stop, drop and roll."

After Hudgins shook Toby off, she sat in shock.

"He's looking at me, I'm looking at him," she said of the moment just before Toby grabbed the Nutri-Grain bar that she had dropped during the struggle and ran off.