squirrelcide

n. [common on Usenet's comp.risks newsgroup.] (alt.: squirrelicide ) What
all too frequently happens when a squirrel decides to exercise its species's
unfortunate penchant for shorting out power lines with their little furry
bodies. Result: one dead squirrel, one down computer installation. In this
situation, the computer system is said to have been squirrelcided.

