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what do they taste like? snooper2 May 2013 #1
I've heard they're not too bad. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #9
better than muskrat d_r May 2013 #37
My first thought as well...eat what's eating you! eom Maeve May 2013 #53
Oh you literally meant swamp rats. Have to take off my political hat for a second..... Sheepshank May 2013 #2
Wait till the burmese pythons from the everglades Vinnie From Indy May 2013 #3
That would be a good thing. They'll eat the rats. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #29
ROUS!!!! tblue May 2013 #4
lmao! now i know what we are up against lol! just need 5 million princes to be imported to Louisiana BREMPRO May 2013 #12
But then who will feed and shelter the 5 million princes!? We'll need 5 million pricess brides... Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #45
Sounds like the beginning of an Australian nightmare.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #5
My solution: plant some rock pythons in the swamps AngryAmish May 2013 #6
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly MattBaggins May 2013 #8
We all know where that ends. longship May 2013 #34
Can I nominate Piyush Jindal to be the appetizer? 11 Bravo May 2013 #7
Swamp Rat is Truth! Octafish May 2013 #10
My first thought also. I wonder does he ever come around anymore? Haven't seen him here in ages. Mnemosyne May 2013 #16
I was sort of hoping he'd make an appearance... Blue_Tires May 2013 #23
Nutria have been there for decades and I even have a nutria felt hat. Something in the ecology byeya May 2013 #11
What does the nutria fur feel like? fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #24
By the time the Nutria fur is processed into felt and compressed it feels like most felt fedoras byeya May 2013 #25
Didn't George Costanza have a Nutria hat? nt msanthrope May 2013 #32
Yes he surely did. He got Elaine, while she was running J. Peterman, Co, to buy him a sable. byeya May 2013 #40
Good to know . . . fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #36
Somehow. I see the oil/gas/chemical folks as a more dangerous SoCalDem May 2013 #13
War with the Newts DavidDvorkin May 2013 #14
A wonderful book as is his play R.U.R. byeya May 2013 #15
Yes! I wish he were better known nowadays. DavidDvorkin May 2013 #22
He and his brother wrote an amazing play blogslut May 2013 #61
that was scary BillStein May 2013 #20
The newts in the book are intelligent and honorable. DavidDvorkin May 2013 #21
I don't know why it's not better known. This type of fiction is still popular and it's byeya May 2013 #27
Thanks. I'm an early sci-fi fan and I've never read Karel Capek.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #41
It's just my opinion, but I'd pick War with the Newts. byeya May 2013 #44
Oh, look: 3 of his works are on AudioBooksForFree.com.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #46
Go for it!! byeya May 2013 #56
As I remember, R.U.R. is shorter DavidDvorkin May 2013 #47
Pet food industry? Asian food market? mainer May 2013 #17
I'm bullish on nutria n/t Enrique May 2013 #18
Newchurats demwing May 2013 #19
Your guy is what we call a 'Boudreaux' . . . fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #26
LOL byeya May 2013 #28
He was saying Nutria Rat hootinholler May 2013 #49
Meet Boudreaux, the AAA New Orleans Zephyrs' mascot KamaAina May 2013 #30
I still salute the Zephyrs.. Mr. David May 2013 #57
The Denver Zephyrs were named after the California Zephyr train KamaAina May 2013 #58
I hear they consider soiled diapers worn by Senators a delicacy (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #31
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Horrified is the way to go, I think . . . fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #38
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Yes, I've seen them in person . . . fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #42
Bon appe'tit! I wish them a hearty appetite 1-Old-Man May 2013 #35
I've got 2 pet rats but what they usually do is chase the dog. (and he likes it) BlueJazz May 2013 #43
Maybe if we can convince the Chinese they cure cancer... bluedigger May 2013 #48
Wilford Brimley Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #50
Take care of your diabetes Junkdrawer May 2013 #52
I miss our Swamp Rat! leveymg May 2013 #51
Has he posted after Katrina? nt AnotherDreamWeaver May 2013 #63
Katrina was '05. Some of his work from '07-'08 is on Google images. leveymg May 2013 #65
Well, that's good. I recall the concern for him back then. AnotherDreamWeaver May 2013 #66
He has a distinctive style. Haven't seen anything quite like it anywhere since. leveymg May 2013 #67
Think I may have found him! leveymg May 2013 #68
Among other things, they are eating most of the cypress saplings. nt ladjf May 2013 #54
just wait until the fence at the capybara farm breaks! 0rganism May 2013 #55
Nutria Chili rdharma May 2013 #59
poor rats MFM008 May 2013 #60
They used to be trapped for their fur, which is gorgeous, but the traps were dangerous. nolabear May 2013 #62
they have nutria hit squads .... MichaelSoE May 2013 #64
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