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Lost World of Fanged Frogs and Giant Rats
pilsner.urquell writes "40 previously unidentified species were discovered inside the crater of an extinct volcano on Papua New Guinea. The finds include a hairy caterpillar, an iridescent beetle, a striped possum, and what may be the world's largest rat — the size of a 'well-fed cat,' and showing no fear of man. The extinct volcano Mount Bosavi last erupted more than 200,000 years ago." There are also an audio interview with the expedition leader and a gallery with 15 photos of the new species.
Here in the USA, we call those "lawyers". I've seen a few upside 'ah 300 lbs. You can't hunt 'em though :(.
The newly discovered Giant Rat was wiped out by a swarm of XP farmers.
Wasn't this already a movie?
Rodents of Unusual Size
p.s. Princess Bride was arguably one of the best movies ever made.
I mean really - rodents of unusual size -- clearly a tag of Fire Swamp is required
Its not the years, its the mileage
It is certainly foolish.
I don't know why, but it reminds of an anecdote I heard quite some time ago. Well, anecdote is probably not the right word for it, but I will repeat anyways. I can't give credit to anyone, since I cannot remember where it was from in the first place.
Two aliens come upon each other in their travels. They strike up a conversation which lasts for some time. The one alien notices a strange protrusion from its new acquaintance. Bulbous with a large amount of holes of varying size and shape. It asks, "Do you mind if I have sex with that?". The other alien says, "That's exactly what I said about two hundred years ago.".
I guess you could call it more of cautionary tale than a moral one.
Perhaps ignorance is contagious?
Aaargh, it's all over my face!
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
There was a fake article about such an animal years ago on thedailymash (an English satire online publication). The article can be found here. It's shocking how accurately satire can sometimes describe future events :)
Don't hang your head, you're exposing your neck to assault!