Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist...

[Mimiheart]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm

A new species of giant rat has been discovered deep in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.
The rat, which has no fear of humans, measures 82cm long, placing it among the largest species of rat known anywhere in the world.
The creature, which has not yet been formally described, was discovered by an expedition team filming the BBC programme Lost Land of the Volcano.


A rat the size of a cat... And it's surprisingly cute. It just lets them handle it. Apparently it's definitely a true rat, and not some other type of creature. We know so little about the world.

[Dragon1963]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm



A rat the size of a cat... And it's surprisingly cute. It just lets them handle it. Apparently it's definitely a true rat, and not some other type of creature. We know so little about the world.

One question.

How does one lose a volcano?

[Army Wife]

OH No don't let the Husband see that he will be wanting to add one tour girls...

[chip]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm



A rat the size of a cat... And it's surprisingly cute. It just lets them handle it. Apparently it's definitely a true rat, and not some other type of creature. We know so little about the world.

Odd. I wonder why they are recycling stories from 2007?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-502798/Giant-cat-sized-rats-discovered-Papuan-lost-world.html

[Mimiheart]

Odd. I wonder why they are recycling stories from 2007?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-502798/Giant-cat-sized-rats-discovered-Papuan-lost-world.html
This is an article about the documentary which is airing soon in the U.K. They probably discovered it a in 2007, but with editing of the full documentary, it hasn't really been shown until now.

[Drawz]

Mimi,

Remember two things:

First, never get involved in a land war in Asia.

Second, and only slightly less well known: Never go in against a Siclian when DEATH is on the line!!

[Samm]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm



A rat the size of a cat... And it's surprisingly cute. It just lets them handle it. Apparently it's definitely a true rat, and not some other type of creature. We know so little about the world.

Just curious... why in your thread title, did you say "I don't believe they exist..."? :eh:

Your statement above seems to acknowledge their existence. :confused:

[jeepers]

Mimi,

Remember two things:

First, never get involved in a land war in Asia.

Second, and only slightly less well known: Never go in against a Siclian when DEATH is on the line!!

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

[Dragon1963]

Just curious... why in your thread title, did you say "I don't believe they exist..."? :eh:

Your statement above seems to acknowledge their existence. :confused:

Get a copy of "The Princess Bride" and you'll understand.

[Gabby]

NOw that's a big rat!!!

But he's so cute. I love how trusting it is. They have not yet learned to fear humans. That will be the end of the species for sure.

[EnchantedFrog]

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist...

The thread title is obviously false.

Evidence is shown on CSPAN every single day.

[Dragon1963]

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist...

The thread title is obviously false.

Evidence is shown on CSPAN every single day.


We're talking real rats. Not rat finks.

[Mimiheart]

Just curious... why in your thread title, did you say "I don't believe they exist..."? :eh:

Your statement above seems to acknowledge their existence. :confused:
It's from "The Princess Bride"

Buttercup: What about the R.U.S.es?

Wesley:Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist.

(R.U.S. jumps out and attacks Wesley)

Wesley: AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

[Mimiheart]

Mimi,

Remember two things:

First, never get involved in a land war in Asia.

Second, and only slightly less well known: Never go in against a Siclian when DEATH is on the line!!
Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Yes.
Morons.

[jeepers]

Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Yes.
Morons.


We'll never survive.

Nonsense, you're only saying that because no one ever has.

[Greyclouds]

NOw that's a big rat!!!

But he's so cute. I love how trusting it is. They have not yet learned to fear humans. That will be the end of the species for sure.

There are islands in New Guinea where, if you make a weird noise, seabirds will land to investigate what you're doing! They'll even allow you to pick them up and feed them! They have no natural predators on their islands, so they have no instinctual fear of other animals.

Check out the BBC's late 90's documentary on the Life of Birds to see this phenomenon.

[PelosiisaLOSER]

1)Find NEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
2)GET TWO ATOMIC BOMBS!!!!!!!!
3)GET OUT OF DODGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4) DETONATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMITTEDLY THIS MIGHT be a BIT EXTREME
but HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY RATS!!!!!!!!!!!!
:mrgeen:

[RTchoke]

Get a copy of "The Princess Bride" and you'll understand.

That is required viewing IMHO. :mrgreen:

[jeepers]

That is required viewing IMHO. :mrgreen:

If it's not my favorite movie, it's always in the top three.

[gdoane]

I seriously have to question the intelligence of the people petting a wild rat about a thousand miles away from the nearest rabies shot. I'm pretty sure there weren't any licenses on the non-existent collar there.

If I remember the end of the R.O.U.S. sequence of Princess Bride correctly, Wesley wound up skewering one on his sword and then roasting it by a burst of flame by the Fire Swamp.

Petting the rat was not an option.

I don't like rats and I don't like snakes, but I'll be happy to put them together.

[Mimiheart]

If it's not my favorite movie, it's always in the top three.
There are very few movies that appeal to men, women, and children the way Princess Bride does. There's action, adventure, comedy, romance... what is there not to love about it?

[Mimiheart]

I seriously have to question the intelligence of the people petting a wild rat about a thousand miles away from the nearest rabies shot. I'm pretty sure there weren't any licenses on the non-existent collar there.

If I remember the end of the R.O.U.S. sequence of Princess Bride correctly, Wesley wound up skewering one on his sword and then roasting it by a burst of flame by the Fire Swamp.

Petting the rat was not an option.

I don't like rats and I don't like snakes, but I'll be happy to put them together.I'm guessing they know what they're doing. It didn't look like it was an agressive rat. I used to keep pet rats, and I never had one bite me. Also, Papua New Guinea is rabies-free.

[WorldWatcher]

There are very few movies that appeal to men, women, and children the way Princess Bride does. There's action, adventure, comedy, romance... what is there not to love about it?



A persistent lack of cleavage.




(Hey - I liked the movie also, but you asked. :mrgreen:)


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[snagswolf]

Maybe those urban legends have a grain of truth to them...

http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/mexicanpet.asp

A woman from La Mesa, California, went to Tijuana, Mexico, to do some shopping. As any visitor to this border town knows, the streets near the shopping areas are populated with stray dogs. The woman took pity on one little stray and offered it a few bites of her lunch, after which it followed her around for the rest of the afternoon.

When it came time to return home, the woman had become so attached to her little friend that she couldn't bear to leave him behind. Knowing that it was illegal to bring a dog across the international border, she hid him among some packages on the seat of her car and managed to pass through the border checkpoint without incident. After arriving home, she gave the dog a bath, brushed his fur, then retired for the night with her newfound pet curled up at the foot of her bed.

When she awoke the next morning, the woman noticed that there was an oozing mucus around the dog's eyes and a slight foaming at the mouth. Afraid that the dog might be sick, she rushed him to a nearby veterinarian and returned home to await word on her pet's condition.

The call soon came. "I have just one question," said the vet. "Where did you get this dog?"

The woman didn't want to get into trouble, so she told the vet that she had found the dog running loose in the street near her home in La Mesa.

But the vet didn't buy it. "You did not find this dog in La Mesa. Where did you get the dog?"

The woman nervously admitted having brought the dog across the border from Tijuana. "But tell me, doctor," she said. "What is wrong with my dog?"

His reply was brief and to the point. "First of all, it's not a dog -- it's a Mexican sewer rat. And second, it's dying."

[Mimiheart]

a persistent lack of cleavage.




(hey - i liked the movie also, but you asked. :mrgreen:)


>>>>boooo!

[RTchoke]

A persistent lack of cleavage.




(Hey - I liked the movie also, but you asked. :mrgreen:)


>>>>

Bewbs. It's all you guys think about. :rolleyes: :razz:

Maybe they should do away with the rating system they have and have one based on how much breasticle is shown in the movie. :lol:

[snagswolf]

Bewbs. It's all you guys think about. :rolleyes: :razz:

Maybe they should do away with the rating system they have and have one based on how much breasticle is shown in the movie. :lol:
Something like that:

http://www.bearchive.com/~breastsinmovies/all.html

[WorldWatcher]

Bewbs. It's all you guys think about. :rolleyes: :razz:

Maybe they should do away with the rating system they have and have one based on how much breasticle is shown in the movie. :lol:


A 1 to 5 bewbs rating system?





................................................. I like it!




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[WorldWatcher]

boooo!



Mimi,


You forgot the last "b".



>>>>

[RTchoke]

Something like that:

http://www.bearchive.com/~breastsinmovies/all.html

Good Lord, there really is something along those lines. :))

[Mimiheart]

Mimi,


You forgot the last "b".



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No I didn't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_c7SbkGaLk BOO!

[mysticbeauty_nbeast]

http://www.comfycavies.com/info/family.htm

What about 100+ pound guinea pigs? :dance: Some get as big as 250 pounds!

These huge 'rodent' family guinea pigs are really docile but ubber ugly (unlike their little cousins the guinea pig). Hubby and I saw a group when we visited Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo Ca.

Kinda blew my mind that a rodent could get so darn big. Some cultures actually eat these creatures...say their damn good eats. :eh::snooty::sick::sick:

~Mysty

[JimGP20]

There are very few movies that appeal to men, women, and children the way Princess Bride does. There's action, adventure, comedy, romance... what is there not to love about it?


As you wish.

[gdoane]

There are very few movies that appeal to men, women, and children the way Princess Bride does. There's action, adventure, comedy, romance... what is there not to love about it?

It's politically incorrect as all heck.

"I've Known Too Many Spaniards"

[Mimiheart]

http://www.comfycavies.com/info/family.htm

What about 100+ pound guinea pigs? :dance: Some get as big as 250 pounds!

These huge 'rodent' family guinea pigs are really docile but ubber ugly (unlike their little cousins the guinea pig). Hubby and I saw a group when we visited Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo Ca.

Kinda blew my mind that a rodent could get so darn big. Some cultures actually eat these creatures...say their damn good eats. :eh::snooty::sick::sick:

~MystyDidn't the Catholic Church declare capybara a fish?

(I'm just giving you a hard time, I know the circumstances of it. I just find it amusing.)

[mysticbeauty_nbeast]

Didn't the Catholic Church declare capybara a fish?

(I'm just giving you a hard time, I know the circumstances of it. I just find it amusing.)

Had no idea there was a fish called capybara! But then again..I'm not catholic. :shhh:

Can you imagine a 200+ pound guinea pig? Just blows my mind. Like the rat in your OP...just amazing what we don't know or what we still discovering in our world. Love it when life still offers it's little surprises. Keeps us humble.

~Mysty

[Mimiheart]

Had no idea there was a fish called capybara! But then again..I'm not catholic. :shhh:

Can you imagine a 200+ pound guinea pig? Just blows my mind. Like the rat in your OP...just amazing what we don't know or what we still discovering in our world. Love it when life still offers it's little surprises. Keeps us humble.

~MystyThe story goes that during the 1700s in Venezuela, a man went to the Pope and said that the capybara was a semi-aquatic creature like a fish. (No photographs or pictures then.) He asked if it would be permissible to eat them on lent, since people in the area would starve without them... and the pope at the time declared them a fish and said they could be eaten. I think something similar happened with beavers in Quebec.

[Samm]

Get a copy of "The Princess Bride" and you'll understand.

I have seen "The Princess Bride" many times... I just was not making the association. ;)

[captusa]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm



A rat the size of a cat... And it's surprisingly cute. It just lets them handle it. Apparently it's definitely a true rat, and not some other type of creature. We know so little about the world.

Maybe it was so friendly because it was a baby rat.

[Drawz]

"Good night, Everyone. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

[Harmonious]

A persistent lack of cleavage.




(Hey - I liked the movie also, but you asked. :mrgreen:)


>>>>Then you missed this one:

There is a shortage of perfect breasts in this world.

[captusa]

Had no idea there was a fish called capybara! But then again..I'm not catholic. :shhh:

Can you imagine a 200+ pound guinea pig? Just blows my mind. Like the rat in your OP...just amazing what we don't know or what we still discovering in our world. Love it when life still offers it's little surprises. Keeps us humble.

~Mysty
There are no 100+ pound guinea pigs.
The largest rodent is the capybara and as the article says is a cousin to the guinea pig not a type of guinea pig.

The capybara (Hydrochaeris) is the world's largest rodent - adults can measure up to 1.3m (4ft) long! These web-footed natives of South America are cousins to our lovable pet guinea pigs! The capybara inhabits marshes and dense vegetation around water. It has thin yellowish hair, swims well and can rest underwater with just ears, nose and eyes above the surface.
I have never heard of a fish called a capybara so now I have to look it up.

[captusa]

A persistent lack of cleavage.




(Hey - I liked the movie also, but you asked. :mrgreen:)


>>>>

Cleavage belongs in the religious forum.
Something worth worshipping.

[PeterGriffin]

What, no "Food Of The Gods" box covers yet?

http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/files/the_food_of_the_gods.jpg

Man was that a craptacular flick.

[Drawz]

Then you missed this one:

There is a shortage of perfect breasts in this world.

Saying that they are perfect (subjective) does not equate with "copious cleavage". Whether you like hers or not, they were very small and there wasn't any remarkable cleavage.

That's not to say that large breasts are requisite for nice cleavage. Witness the chick who plays the Confessor, "Kaylen" on the WB show "The Seeker". Small boobs, fantastic cleavage, IMO.

[captusa]

Saying that they are perfect (subjective) does not equate with "copious cleavage". Whether you like hers or not, they were very small and there wasn't any remarkable cleavage.

That's not to say that large breasts are requisite for nice cleavage. Witness the chick who plays the Confessor, "Kaylen" on the WB show "The Seeker". Small boobs, fantastic cleavage, IMO.

The cleavage episode on Seinfeld is etcthed in my mind.

[Drawz]

The cleavage episode on Seinfeld is etcthed in my mind.

You mean the one where George gets caught looking at the NBC exec's "15 year old daughter"?
That one was just on Fox's re-run's.

"There was cleavage! So I poked."

"You poked, so I peeked!"

[mysticbeauty_nbeast]

There are no 100+ pound guinea pigs.
The largest rodent is the capybara and as the article says is a cousin to the guinea pig not a type of guinea pig.


I have never heard of a fish called a capybara so now I have to look it up.

I said 'cousin'..same sub family group or some sort. Still that's one big rodent! I near screamed when I saw it on our trip years ago. It was all docile..and looked like Godzilla of guinea pig! Gave me the willies! lol

~Mysty

[Mimiheart]

Saying that they are perfect (subjective) does not equate with "copious cleavage". Whether you like hers or not, they were very small and there wasn't any remarkable cleavage.

That's not to say that large breasts are requisite for nice cleavage. Witness the chick who plays the Confessor, "Kaylen" on the WB show "The Seeker". Small boobs, fantastic cleavage, IMO.
Her name is Kahlan, not Kaylen. (It's my daughter's name... I chose it from the book series that tv series is based on.)

[Drawz]

Her name is Kahlan, not Kaylen. (It's my daughter's name... I chose it from the book series that tv series is based on.)

Never even heard of the books before the show came out. Terry Goodkind is it?

[Hadassah]

From giant rats to boobs........quite the leap. :))




That having been said, that rat is soooooo cute. I want one!

[Mimiheart]

Never even heard of the books before the show came out. Terry Goodkind is it?
Sword of Truth series. The first is Wizards First Rule. They have a strong libertarian bent, though. (I didn't mind it, it was interesting from a philosophical point-of-view.)

[WorldWatcher]

From giant rats to boobs........quite the leap. :))




That having been said, that rat is soooooo cute. I want one!



Hmmm, nice Avatar.


:angel:



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[captusa]

You mean the one where George gets caught looking at the NBC exec's "15 year old daughter"?
That one was just on Fox's re-run's.

"There was cleavage! So I poked."

"You poked, so I peeked!"

15 year old daughter really should be in " "!

[Drawz]

15 year old daughter really should be in " "!

Um, it is.
Time for some new specs Cap?

[captusa]

Um, it is.
Time for some new specs Cap?

I was affirming the appropriateness of their use in your question.

You can't agree with somebody here and not get in a fight.

I meant:
15 year old daughter really should be in " "!
not:
15 year old daughter really should be in " "!

[Drawz]

I was affirming the appropriateness of their use in your question.

You can't agree with somebody here and not get in a fight.

I meant:
15 year old daughter really should be in " "!
not:
15 year old daughter really should be in " "!
:lol:

it occured to me that that might be your meaning, after I posted.

[Claymore]

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist...

I've rarely seen a politician smaller than 140 lbs.:eh:

[Harmonious]

Saying that they are perfect (subjective) does not equate with "copious cleavage". Whether you like hers or not, they were very small and there wasn't any remarkable cleavage. Look - I didn't say that there was copious cleavage. There wasn't. I WAS saying that it was a line in the movie that actually referred to breasts.

I don't know. You are probably more of a visual guy. That works, too.

That's not to say that large breasts are requisite for nice cleavage. Witness the chick who plays the Confessor, "Kaylen" on the WB show "The Seeker". Small boobs, fantastic cleavage, IMO.I'll take your word for it.

[Claymore]

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist...

I've rarely seen a politician smaller than 140 lbs.:eh:
bump

[Drawz]

"Inconceivable!"

"I do not think that word means what you think it means."

[Claymore]

Cleavage belongs in the religious forum.
Something worth worshipping.


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