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Giant Rat Found in 'Lost Volcano'
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Posted on 09/06/2009 11:03:01 PM PDT by Dallas59
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: rat; rodents; wildlife
For Your Amusement. Enjoy!
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:03:03 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:04:34 PM PDT
by
Rick_Michael
(Have no fear "President Government" is here)
To: Rick_Michael
Placid...unable to defend itself....
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:05:09 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: Dallas59
Now we know where to send Nanzi Pelozi.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:05:26 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
(In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:06:11 PM PDT
by
Duckdog
(If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:07:27 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: Dallas59
'E not big enough...but
There's always, Micheal Moore and Gerald Nadler
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:07:54 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Zer0 to the voter: "Welcome to 'MY' DeathCARE ® Plan"...Sucker! ...now just die. :^)
To: Dallas59
OOOH! The Democrats have found their new symbol, now they’re not stuck with that lame donkey anymore!
Comment #9 Removed by Moderator
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:09:50 PM PDT
by
OldSpice
To: Dallas59
That’s an unusual size for a rodent. Very unusual.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:10:04 PM PDT
by
krb
(Obama is a miserable failure.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
LOL, was it attacked by honey bees?
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:10:26 PM PDT
by
OldSpice
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:10:32 PM PDT
by
Safrguns
To: Dallas59
Soon to be the next Green Jobs Czar.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:11:31 PM PDT
by
Rocko
(Alinsky, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!)
To: Dallas59
That is a rodent of unusual size. I didn’t think they existed.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:12:06 PM PDT
by
xjcsa
(And these three remain: change, hope and government. But the greatest of these is government.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
82 millimeters?
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:12:07 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:12:16 PM PDT
by
kingattax
(99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
To: krb; Dallas59
Thats an unusual size for a rodent. Very unusual. The "ROUS?" They're probably just a myth...
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:12:22 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Question Liberal Authority
Your going to get ZOTTED, for that!
You've been warned.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:12:58 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Zer0 to the voter: "Welcome to 'MY' DeathCARE ® Plan"...Sucker! ...now just die. :^)
To: Safrguns
Did Barney get caught running another queer whorehouse out of his apartment again, because that sure looks like a police booking photo.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:14:15 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
To: Question Liberal Authority
No point in mincing words! You’re an idiot!
To: kingattax
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:15:30 PM PDT
by
Duckdog
(If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
To: krb
Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:15:39 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Dallas59

Giant Rat?
To: Dallas59
I’d say closer to guinea pig than street rat.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:17:43 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: kingattax
Pelosi's Salt-Hill Harvest Rat
To: Dallas59
Sits...on...hands...to...stop...from...posting...Teddy...Kennedy...pic...
;-)
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:19:27 PM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
To: Dallas59
They taste like Chicken
TT
To: TexasTransplant
They taste like ChickenA bit more crunchy than the Spotted Owl.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:25:37 PM PDT
by
1035rep
(The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
To: Dallas59
I can’t let my Rat Terrier see this. She’ll start working out and I’m just too old to keep up.
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:35:52 PM PDT
by
BruceysMom
(My dumb heart is in Hermiston. Hasn't even sent me a melon.)
To: 1035rep
Let your breading set a bit longer and increase the oil temp to 335 deg, if that doesn’t work just deep fry half as long and finish under a broiler after it rests 5 minutes out of the fryer.
Down right Crunchy then... tried both methods on some California Condor and some Endangered California Kangaroo Rats and it works every time.
TT
To: Dallas59

You see, I got this rat...
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posted on
09/06/2009 11:44:44 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Ps 122:6)
To: Question Liberal Authority
"
82 centimeters sounds like a lot, until you realize its the same size as my penis."
Hey brother, the article said the rat is 82 centimeters long, not 82 millimeters. Lol!
To: krb
The capybara is the largest rodent on earth at over 4ft in length and weighing around 150lbs. There are other rodents larger than this rat. But that IS a big rat, although it doesn’t really look like any rat I’ve seen. It’s very cute.
To: Dallas59
The soul of Ted Kennedy reincarnated into a giant rat.
No surprise
To: The Cajun
lol... u right... but no, i just pulled that off google
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posted on
09/07/2009 6:36:07 AM PDT
by
Safrguns
To: Dallas59
Many years ago while working nights (third shift) as a computer operator, I saw an absolutely HUGE rat while on my way to work. It was in Grant Park in Chicago and it was at least s large as a medium size dog.
I could tell it was a rat by it’s hunched back while it was walking.
Somwhow demon rats and Chicago seem to go hand in hand.
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posted on
09/07/2009 11:28:37 AM PDT
by
dglang
To: Dallas59

Looks like the BBC slithered down that slope to discover a Nutria which is a rat and larger than what they found.
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posted on
09/07/2009 11:42:55 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . fasl el-khital)
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