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| Giant gerbils infest China |
| 2003-08-19 |
| An explosion of gerbils is decimating vast areas of grasslands in China’s north-western Xinjiang region, with some of the prairies completely destroyed by hundreds of rodent burrows, according to authorities in the region. The Great Gerbil found in many parts of Central Asia can be up to 16 inches long from head to tail. Officials say the gerbils have damaged more than 11m acres of grassland about the size of Switzerland. This is reported to be the worst rodent disaster to hit this region of Xinjiang in 10 years. Authorities are trying to combat the gerbils, not only by using poison, but also by breeding eagles to devour them. Of course, after the eagles run out of gerbils they’ll start eating people. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #18 the gerbils are coming to my country they are taking over the towns and villages. we have no food or fresh water to drink. the gerbils are keeping us in tiny cages and feeding us catnip and elephat feisies |
| Posted by: fred gunnniidddyyy 2003-9-3 8:46:00 PM |
| #17 Reuters Flash! CIA Scientists develop new breed of Y-Chromasome-free Gerbil! (Available with parachutes in pastealth colors!) |
| Posted by: john 2003-8-19 10:44:26 PM |
| #16 It's the CIA! They did this! Parachuted a pair in by night... and the rest is history. |
| Posted by: Raphael 2003-8-19 10:32:17 PM |
| #15 Has Al Queda taken credit for this yet? They probably escaped from Binny's secret stash. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-8-19 9:54:01 PM |
| #14 The journey from the People's Eagle, to the eagle's people, is but a single step.... When mankind unleashes forces that it barely understands, etc., etc... you get the drift. The Beginning. [roll credits] |
| Posted by: Mark IV 2003-8-19 7:49:56 PM |
| #13 Sometimes this blog reads like the Weekly World News. I'm deleting any Bat Boy posts, dammit! |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-8-19 7:39:04 PM |
| #12 Start exporting .22LR varmint loads to China. Should do wonders for the balance of trade. |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-8-19 6:07:23 PM |
| #11 "Yereee Haw! Yippie-tie-one-on! Get along, little fuzzballs..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-8-19 4:27:05 PM |
| #10 New Star Treck Episode: Trouble with Gerbils Nah, just does not have a good ring to it.... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-8-19 1:47:16 PM |
| #9 Maybe those cat herders from that EDS commercial can give them some pointers. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-8-19 11:51:38 AM |
| #8 "how do you herd gerbils?" With little tiny horses. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-19 10:46:10 AM |
| #7 First, you have to set out special traps. These are giant, clear-plastic balls with doors that snap closed after the gerbil enters... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-8-19 10:44:52 AM |
| #6 Chuck Simmins: LOL! Robert Crawford: Great idea - but how do you herd gerbils? :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-8-19 10:40:15 AM |
| #5 Hordes of giant gerbils... famine in North Korea... I see a business opportunity for the Chinese! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-8-19 10:28:05 AM |
| #4 Tastes just like chicken. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-8-19 9:50:55 AM |
| #3 LOL Flash -you got there first - this is obviously a curse sent by Gere in response to their continued repression of Tibet and the Dalai Lama |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-19 9:45:49 AM |
| #2 Hollywood special forces has already dispatched a task force led by Richard Gere to deal with the problem. Probably gonna stop by the "bachelor" villages too... |
| Posted by: flash91 2003-8-19 9:31:48 AM |
| #1 In Chinese, the word gerbil is spelled "tribble". Odd, that... |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-8-19 9:27:59 AM |