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Rodents of Unusual Size

Posted by michael on from the world's-largest-hamster-wheel dept.

lowy writes "The New York Times has a story (free registration, blah, blah) reporting that paleontologists are claiming they have a nearly complete skeleton of a 1500-pound distant relative of the guinea pig. Would Westley and Buttercup have made it through the Fire Swamp if the R.O.U.S's were this big?"

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  1. that's a lot of Italian pork, my friends by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nothing better than guinea pig sausages before going out on the daily hunt.

  2. Of Course they would ... by altp · · Score: 4, Funny

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    Would Westley and Buttercup have made it through the Fire Swamp if the R.O.U.S's were this big?
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    Of course, I don't think they really exist.

  3. The Princess Bride by RedWolves2 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The Princess Bride is one of my favorite Drinking games. You will get drunk within the first five minutes of the movie.

    Drinking Game Rules:
    When you hear a predetermined word or phrase, you must drink. Here are some of the catch phrases you MUST use for optimum enjoyment of this game:

    Farmboy

    As you wish.

    Buttercup

    Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.

    Inconceivable

    True love.

    Mawige.

    Humperdink

    Man in black.

    Boo!

    Rodents of unusual size

    you truly have a dizzying intellect. Wait till I get going!

    What's so funny? I'll tell you in a minute.

    ...and dream of large women.

    hahahahahahahahahahaha... (thud)

    I am not left-handed!

    I'm not left-handed either!

    Life is pain, highness...anyone that says otherwise is selling something.

    Ever heard of Aristotle? Socrates? Yes. Morons.

    Anybody want a peanut?

    My way isn't sportsmanlike.

    It is important to drink when ANY character says these catch phrases, as they occur in many places, even in the narration. You'll find that they occur more frequently than you might think.

  4. Rodents of Unusual Size? by Skeezix · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't think they exist.

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    Celebrate the finer things in life
  5. The only answer: by cybermace5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Would Westley and Buttercup have made it through the Fire Swamp if the R.O.U.S's were this big?

    INCONCEIVABLE!!!

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    1. Re:The only answer: by gooberguy · · Score: 2, Funny

      You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

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      Karma: Meh (Mostly from meh.)
  6. Um... by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm a 180 lbs distant relative of a guinea pig.

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    There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
  7. What, no one's done it yet? by La+Temperanza · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new guinea pig overlords.

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    est modus in rebus
  8. HAR HAR HAR!!! by mechugena · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Dad," said the kid, "can I have five dollars to buy a guinea pig?" "Here's ten dollars, son. Go find yourself a nice Irish girl." Go ahead...mod me offtopic!

  9. Ooh, Jesus Christ by Xenothaulus · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's Lemmiwinks's great*10^32 uncle.