[QUOTE=only_human;419680]Ten Germans try to say the word "squirrel"[/QUOTE]
In Europe, we do not have the American knack of reducing words to one syllable, which the Germans here are attempting to imitate.
We pronounce "squirrel" with 2 syllables, just as with "Europe" itself.

[QUOTE=Nick;419705]In Europe, we do not have the American knack of reducing words to one syllable, which the Germans here are attempting to imitate.
We pronounce "squirrel" with 2 syllables, just as with "Europe" itself.[/QUOTE]
I myself say squirrel with two syllables. I actually looked at another video but didn't post it because she was so long-winded in talking about Germans and the word squirrel and why they disregard the 'e' and wrongly feel that that two consonant clusters separated by a short vowel 'i' should all be said in one syllable.

It is strange that she was so long-winded because I regularly watch Katja's videos on German because she has exceptionally good pacing and information density. Her energy is always a pleasure too. Her series Deutsch für Euch is a good place for a total beginner (like me) to visit.

Here is her explanation about Germans and squirrel:
[url]http://youtu.be/GLykPfK9FuM[/url]
[YOUTUBE]GLykPfK9FuM[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]xrAIGLkSMls[/YOUTUBE]

[QUOTE=only_human;419680]Ten Germans try to say the word "squirrel"
[/QUOTE]
What about ten canadians try to say "Eichhörnchen"?
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjvK8odVGT4[/URL]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;419714][YOUTUBE]xrAIGLkSMls[/YOUTUBE][/QUOTE]
[url]http://youtu.be/pv3oDHGXdKI[/url]
[YOUTUBE]pv3oDHGXdKI[/YOUTUBE]

Why would one actually say "the devil is a squirrel"?
What is the origin of this idiom?

Yes, the devil is in the details in proving the godlessness of the Universe.

"A blue yeti and a white unicorn lay together in peace and
produced two offspring, a male and a female together.
The first was Dog, and the second Lived."

Who the h*ll am I quoting? Tis not for mere mortal me to say.

[QUOTE=davar55;419730]Why would one actually say "the devil is a squirrel"?
[/QUOTE]
Follow the link I provided and read.

[QUOTE=blip;419743]Follow the link I provided and read.[/QUOTE]

If I read that correctly, the random scurrying of a squirrel may
represent disorder, complexity, "devil details", chaoticness, as
opposed to the order, perhaps simplicity, of a God. Close?

[QUOTE=davar55;419746]If I read that correctly, the random scurrying of a squirrel may
represent disorder, complexity, "devil details", chaoticness, as
opposed to the order, perhaps simplicity, of a God. Close?[/QUOTE]
Yup. And considering its red colour to be a "devilish indicator".

[QUOTE=davar55;419746]If I read that correctly, the random scurrying of a squirrel may
represent disorder, complexity, "devil details", chaoticness, as
opposed to the order, perhaps simplicity, of a God. Close?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=blip;419754]Yup. And considering its red colour to be a "devilish indicator".[/QUOTE]

Well, fine. But atheism is compatible with science,
and a universal god or devil, as in some religions,
is not compatible with science.

[QUOTE=davar55;419758]Well, fine. But atheism is compatible with science,
and a universal god or devil, as in some religions,
is not compatible with science.[/QUOTE]
Very slippery slope... [URL="http://www3.nd.edu/~undpress/excerpts/P01545-ex.pdf"]#![/URL]