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Researchers Race To Recover Radioactive Rabbits
Ponca City writes "The Tri-City Herald reports that radioactive rabbit droppings were recently found near the old Hanford Nuclear Site in southeast Washington that produced nuclear materials for 40 years and is now being decontaminated. The Department of Health looks for contamination off-site to make sure there is no public hazard and a rabbit trapped at the 300 Area caught their attention because it was close enough to the site's boundaries to potentially come in contact with the public. Joe Franco, an assistant manager for the Department of Energy, said workers erected fences, removed potential food sources and even sprayed the scent of a predator around the perimeter to prevent any other rabbit contamination and the Department of Energy said only one of 18 rabbits surveyed were deemed contaminated. Researchers narrowed the area of possible contamination to the 327 Building used during the Cold War for testing highly radioactive materials, particularly fuel elements and cladding that were irradiated at Hanford reactors as part of plutonium production for the nation's nuclear weapons program. Because the number of contaminated droppings being discovered on-site has decreased, officials now believe it's possible that just one rabbit might have been contaminated and they now are finding old droppings from it."
I for one, welcome our glowing Leporidae overlords.
I'm hunting wabbits!
Look, wabbit twacks ...
I am officially gone from
This can mean only one thing. The rabbits are now super inteligent and hiding their droppings.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The original Howling Frog is a fictional character and has no UID.
Just look for the 3 eyed green ones.
Tired of my customary (Score:1)
the Holy Handgrenade of Antioch!
But I'm not jumping to any wild conclusions. Probably just a wild hare.
Please do not read this sig. Thank you.
That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Ron Judd asked a good question: News stories about the Hanford creature said "Washington state Health Department workers with the Office of Radiation Protection have been searching for contaminated rabbit droppings." Exactly how short of a straw does one have to draw to get that assignment?
Using "Wesearchers Wace to Wecover Wadoactive Wabbits" makes it easier.
In adding a sig, for no other reason, than for aesthetics.
Tim: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Sir Galahad: Get stuffed!
Tim: He'll do you up a treat, mate.
Sir Galahad: Oh, yeah?
Sir Robin: You manky Scots git!
Tim: I'm warning you!
Sir Robin: What's he do? Nibble your bum?
Tim: He's got huge, sharp... er... He can leap about. Look at the bones!
We could use them to counter nuclear proliferation.
Well, when dogs are thinking and reasoning like that, they probably were part of some genetic experiment to increase brain capacity and intelligence. You see most dogs follow fairly simple sensory input / response programs like so
Sensory Input / Response
See ass (yours or others ) / Sniff it!!
See leg / Hump it!
See food / Eat it!
See balls / Lick it!
Hear noise / Bark at it!
What's with all the carrots?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
We could use them to counter nuclear proliferation.
iWanian Wabbits FTW
Police news report: Energizer Bunny arrested. Charged with Battery.
That Hugh Hefner has joined the search team. No one can track down hot bunnies like Hef.
doubt a significant amount of material will be carried into the female in the seaman.
What exactly is this seaman doing?
Shagging rabbits, obviously! This is what sailors will resort to when you don't allow women on board a ship.
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