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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 08:29 PM
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About that family that got kicked off the plane; what about the gerbil?
In the video, one of the kids is holding a caged gerbil or hamster:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/07/dnt.family.off.plane.kiro


Was the gerbil aboard the flight? Was the gerbil well behaved? Was the gerbil better behaved than the kids? Was the gerbil used to threaten other passengers? Was anyone using the gerbil for a pick-up game of touch football? Should kids be placed in a little plastic habitat when flying?


Inquiring minds want to know!
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Crashe Donating Member (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 08:37 PM
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1. I doubt they even bought tickets for the gerbil!
:rofl: :rofl: :hi:
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 08:45 PM
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2. I am tired of gerbils being the butt of jokes.
Can't we just leave that nonsense behind?
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:16 AM
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3. My children are very disappointed with DU. They expected many
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distantearlywarning Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:33 AM
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4. The gerbil only deserves sympathy if it's handicapped. n/t
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