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Giant Rabbits To Feed North Korea
iamdrscience writes with news of an East German pensioner who breeds rabbits the size of dogs. Karl Szmolinsky won a prize for breeding Germany's largest rabbit, at 23 lbs., in 2006. News photos reached the North Koreans, who asked through their embassy whether Szmolinsky would be willing to sell them some as foodstocks — each rabbit yields about 15 lb. of meat. A deal was struck and Szmolinsky will be traveling to North Korea in April to help them set up a breeding program. (The photos in the article use the most extreme, contrived camera angles to make the rabbits look even more huge.)
welcome our Giant Rabbit Overlords
Is that you, Harvey? I can't see... :)
On the plus side, I don't see anything wrong with eating rabbit meat. Rabbits are well known for their reproductive capabilities, so if it's edible, why not? It beats kimchee...
Thanks to the War on Drugs, it's easier to buy meth than it is to buy cold medicine!
In Australia the rabbits are even bigger - I think they call them 'roos'...
Oh well, what the hell...
who breeds rabbits the size of dogs.
Why don't the North Koreans just continue to eat dogs?
Trolling is a art,
Can anyone else see next month's headline? ... Giant Rabid Rabbits Wreck Havoc on North Korean Village.
The giant rabbit thing sounds straight out of a cheesy horror film. I think I would go with micro rabbits instead. You could breed them by the millions and just eat them whole like little snacks. They might be a little furry and a little crunchy, but at least there is less danger they will turn out evil and eat your children.
Are they made of wood?
Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
DAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
They may not taste good but they can dance.
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
What happens when (not if) N. Korea weaponizes these giant rabbits? Possibly by irradiating them and turning them into an even larger and more fearsome animal (sort of like African killer bees, but with big floppy death ray shooting ears). Seriously folks. Won't someone think of the children?
Aren't these giant rabbits subject to military export control laws? An army of killer rabbits is no joking matter. It would be safer let the North Koreans have nukes than an army of killer rabbits.
I disagree. I've made it plenty of times to California being only able to shoot and kill rabbits.
PS we used a raft to get past the last river.
PPS my wife died of cholera
The dogs will have to evolve and get bigger to be able to kill the rabbits. That way they get bigger dogs too!
Engineering is the art of compromise.
Nothing to see h--Oh. Wow. Nevermind.
For those who thought that the North Korean nuclear test was a hoax, take that!
Looks wrong, but feels so right...
I'd say that the N.Koreans will be breeding these wabbits to release into the DMZ (detonate the mines) as a response to everyone laughing at their low-yield nuclear capability demonstration. Kim Jong whatever his name is got the idea from Snakes On A Plane. Think of the global (not to mention local) impact of thousands of bunnies being blown-up in the DMZ (and seen on CNN). Only a evil genius would bring the world to the brink this way. F@#king brilliant, I with I had thought of it first!
One step closer to Night of the Lepus. My plans to cause the least likely horror movie to become a reality are almost complete.
Darth --
Nil Mortifi, Sine Lucre
Well, at least we know that North Korea is now safe from Jimmy Carter. ;)
For the love of God hasn't anyone seen "Night of the Lepus!" Deforest Kelly is dead. Who's gonna save us from the giant rabbits this time? I hope they have a rail system they can electricute the super bunnies on. If people would just watch more cheesy SciFi films we wouldn't have these problems. SciFi Channel is there to inform people! Next thing you know we'll be dealing with giant snakehead fish in our lakes. Watch these films and learn! Giant rabbits turn carnivous. They knew this in the 70s. How soon we forget!
The photos in the article use the most extreme, contrived camera angles to make the rabbits look even more huge.
I dunno about that, but this shot could get him in a lot of trouble with the law in some places.
Father Turtle: So you nervous for the race tomorrow, son?
Turtle Jr: No way, Dad! Us turtles NEVER lose to the rabbit!
Father Turtle: Riight... but I think you better have a look at the competition.
* In thunders the giant German Rabbit dwarfing Father Turtle and his son *
Giant Rabbit: Guten Tag!
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
Please do not feed the trolls.
At each step down the line, there is a tremendous waste of energy.
But a tenfold increase in taste.
Plus you don't get gas from eating an entire plate of chicken protein.
With the increase in vegetarians, maybe a good crop of swedes could make money?
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
These puns are getting out of hand, best turnip it in the bud right now.
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.