LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT RAT!!

[wyldwolf]

Fossil Shows Rodent Was Size of Buffalo

WASHINGTON - A rodent the size of a buffalo? Researchers say they have found fossils for a 1,545-pound giant that thrived millions of years ago in a swampy South American forest.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20030918/ap_on_sc/giant_rodent



Of course, if you're from NYC, this is nothing new.

[Ashcroft Kutcher]

1. even if it was true

They still wouldn't be as cool as flying squrriels

[wyldwolf]

4. Looks true to me...

...why would you doubt it?

[Ashcroft Kutcher]

7. I wasn't really doubting

I just wanted to make it clear how cool I think flying squrriels are.

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. A buffalo huh?

Eh, mine is bigger.

:evilgrin:

[mmm]

3. I want one

[radwriter0555]

5. Why that's an ROUS! (Rodent of Unusual

SIXE!)

[Blue-Jay]

6. It looks like one of those whatchamacallits

that live in Louisiana.

A nutria! (I had to look it up)

[Drifter]

8. Since the Earth is only about ...

10,000 years old, this is hogwash.

Don't you know that God has put these fossils out there to keep people busy and employed. You know he's up there in his big purple chair having a good laugh about this right now.

</sarcasm>

Cheers
Drifter

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. I am locking this as it is a dupe

please continue this rodent-centric discussion at the following link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=203744

Big McLargehuge
DU Mod