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muriel_volestrangler

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27. That didn't say 'giant'; they justified 'super' and 'mutant' because of evolved resistance to poison

Reply to forest444 (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 03:09 PM

Dec 2015

It was normal tabloid hyperbole. They didn't bother describing which poison or poisons they were talking about.

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Better daffodils than giant rats forest444 Dec 2015 #7

Wow... haikugal Dec 2015 #9

I hear you. forest444 Dec 2015 #11

I know what you mean.. haikugal Dec 2015 #14

Is that right? forest444 Dec 2015 #24

Yep...that's the stance he takes at the dog park. haikugal Dec 2015 #25

Dogs really do make a home. forest444 Dec 2015 #26

That didn't say 'giant'; they justified 'super' and 'mutant' because of evolved resistance to poison muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #27

They were referring to the 2012 "Ratzilla" scare triggered by major floods that year. forest444 Dec 2015 #28

No, they weren't; please read the article before linking to it muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #29

The point is that record flooding - linked to global warming - has been causing these infestations. forest444 Dec 2015 #32

The point is you made up the 'giant' bit muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #33

You know, there is such as a thing as Google. forest444 Dec 2015 #34

Well, yes; and Google showed that no-one else saw the 'giant rats' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #35

They did. You seem obsessed with rats, Muriel. forest444 Dec 2015 #36

Oh yes, I was the one who brought 'giant rats' into the thread about global warming muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #37

Crazy U.K. weather shown online ffr Dec 2015 #12

Wow, I didn't know you guys were having such a rough go of it. haikugal Dec 2015 #17