“Dance ‘til the squirrels come home.”
Groucho Marx is responsible for changing this expression to its current form. Apparently he said, "I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I'll dance with the cows and you come home." Obviously, cows were used for this joke because they are horrible dancers. Squirrels wouldn’t have made sense or gotten as many laughs because as everyone knows they are incredible and skillful dancers. So that explains why this phrase is said this way, but not how it originated. The inspiration is probably because squirrels are notorious for making their way home in an unhurried fashion. They are not one to be rushed and they usually always operate on a very relaxed timeline.
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