Rats.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:57 pm

We had two rats for a few years. The last one died a couple days ago. We both declared, "NO MORE RATS!"

Today we went to Petsmart and I got a rat, to hang out with me by my desk while I play StarCraft II.

I named her Kerrigan.

I'm gonna add this $9 to the "total spent on SC2" tally I've been keeping track of (if you haven't, it's now well over $1500.)

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:37 am

Needs more rat pix!

Rats playing SC2 would be even better!

THE
TWO GREAT TASTES
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AARDVARK

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:05 pm

Speaking of rats, do you know how the newer rat poison works? They put a chemical in it that causes nausea and vomiting, the reason being that most household pets and humans can vomit, but rats can't. This means if a person, a cat, a dog or a child eats the typical rat poison - like red squill - they'll vomit it and won't absorb the poison, while rats, which don't have a vomit reflex, won't vomit, will absorb the poison, and they'll die.

bruce · Post by **bruce** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:45 pm

Tdarcos wrote:Speaking of rats, do you know how the newer rat poison works? They put a chemical in it that causes nausea and vomiting, the reason being that most household pets and humans can vomit, but rats can't. This means if a person, a cat, a dog or a child eats the typical rat poison - like red squill - they'll vomit it and won't absorb the poison, while rats, which don't have a vomit reflex, won't vomit, will absorb the poison, and they'll die.

But it can still be terribly dangerous to anyone who has habituated suppressing their gag reflex.

If you know what I'm sayin'. And I think you do.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:51 pm

Yes, I do! "Destroy blind person I7 code!!"

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:26 am

Tdarcos wrote:Speaking of rats, do you know how the newer rat poison works? They put a chemical in it that causes nausea and vomiting, the reason being that most household pets and humans can vomit, but rats can't. This means if a person, a cat, a dog or a child eats the typical rat poison - like red squill - they'll vomit it and won't absorb the poison, while rats, which don't have a vomit reflex, won't vomit, will absorb the poison, and they'll die.

I see God in everything, including this.

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:51 am

pinback wrote: I see God in everything, including this.

I don't. Please explain.

(Just doing my part to save this base. Only 68 more posts needed.)

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:50 am

I see God in rat poison and Ray Gordon.

Also, Kerrigan the rat tore half her fucking tail off after getting it stuck in the little wheel she like[d] to run in. The tail piece was still stuck to the wheel in a mess of cartilage and gore.

The rest of her is fine. But, ew, that was gross. And now my rat's defective.