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Critters Friday
28Dec
Rats and Mice
Friday, 12.28.07 @ 12:26AM 
A year ago, the guy at the Farm Supply talked me into buying a 20-pound sack of winter wheat seed. I only needed a few pounds for a cover crop, but figured I could make the sack last two years. I stored half in my basement (it’s a basement to me; to anyone over 5’5” it’s a crawl space). This year, I pulled it out and noticed it did not weigh ten pounds. Mice had eaten it and left only hulls! So I bought a few more pounds and considered poison. Instead, I made friends with the neighbor’s outside cats, even fed them a few times, and now they come to my basement and sleep on the heating ducts. That may get rid of the mice... I hope. Thanks to Gogo and Biscuit, I never see any in the house. I saw a rat in the neighborhood once many years ago, but with all the competition from mice, possums, squirrels, groundhogs, moles, raccoons, rabbits, and pets, the rats probably left for greener pastures.
Carlitopolis (via Grow-A-Brain)
Everything you ever wanted to know about rats.
The long-eared jerboa has been caught on film in the Gobi desert for what scientists believe is the first time ever. It looks like an adorable mouse with rabbit ears!
A three-pound rat was found in the Foja Mountains of western New Guinea, Indonesia. Experts think it may be a previously-unknown species. It is five times the size of regular city rats, and has no fear of humans. That sounds suspiciously like the premise for a horror film.
The World's Largest Mouse Invasion: 100 Million Mice, $70 Million in Damages.
The cutest Naked Mole Rat ever!
The Saga of Lemmiwinks The Gerbil King. Warning: may be offensive.
Scientists Create Genetically Engineered Supermice. And they were supposed to be building a better mousetrap!
Poor Hamster! (via b3ta)
Isabella, the Rat Princess. (via Grow-A-Brain)
Which Do You Prefer? One Cat? Or A Thousand Rats?
Tech support said a stuck mouse shouldn’t affect my printer. I believe otherwise.
Rat Javelin. How far can your rat throw one?
MOUSE BALLS
This memo is from an unnamed computer company. It went to all field engineers about a computer peripheral problem. The author of this memo was quite serious. The engineers rolled on the floor.
“Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Unit). Therefore, if a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement. Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel.
Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls. Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop-off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist-off method. Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge.
Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately. It is recommended that each replacer have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. Any customer missing his balls should suspect local personnel of removing these necessary items.”
TOUGH RATS
Once there were these three rats sitting around talking how macho they were. The first rats says to the other three, "I can eat a whole box of rat poisoning and not get a buzz!"
The other two rats were like, "Whoa, that's some stunt!"
The second rat says, "Oh yeah? Well, I can pop the bar off a rat trap and bench press it with no problem."
The other rats were like, "That is cool!"
So the last rat gets up and starts to walk away and the other rat says, "Hey dude where are you going?"
The third rats turns around and says, " I'm off to screw the cat."
PSA By David Lynch
Thought for today: The problem with the rat race is, even if you win, you're still a rat. - Lily Tomlin
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