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Spike Baby?, "New" Animal found in Washington

Mercer View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 03:27 PM Post #1
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600	Animal control workers were mystified by an unusual, "never-before-seen" animal that was captured in the Eureka, Washington area yesterday. They showed a pretty good clip of it on the Early show last night (which would technically have been this morning, but I work nights), and it looked like a cross between a rabbit and a goat. While in all likelihood it is some sort of obscure South American animal that was smuggled into the area, my money is on a pre-Awakening mana expression. Until such time as the goatbunny starts turning to mist, burning down animal shelters or causing people to kill themselves, this remains inconclusive. Just reminding everyone that this isn't the time to buy property in the Midwest.

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Tanka View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 03:29 PM Post #2
Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715	Spike Baby is actually a term for pre-Awakening-born Elves (and Dwarves?), of which usually had their ears filed down by parents who thought it was a "freak of nature."

Mercer View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 03:31 PM Post #3
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600	I thought Spike Baby was a generic term for early expressions. The century ferret in PAoNA was referred to as a spike baby, because it appeared in 2000. And so on.

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 03:40 PM Post #4
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	Spike Baby is a generic term for early expression. Century Ferrets, Elves like Dodger, Emmaneul Lewis, and at least one Troll are all examples of Spike Babies. On a related note, wasn't there some weird creature spotted in the suburbs somewhere along the East Coast of the United States, too?

Ancient History View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 04:04 PM Post #5
Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935	Y'mean that dark-furred catamount? Early SURGE.

Moon-Hawk View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 04:05 PM Post #6
Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715	Got a link to a story about the goat-bunny?

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 04:06 PM Post #7
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	Uhm, no, that would definitely be a spike baby. SURGE is the term used for the reprecussions of the massive spike alledgedly caused by the passing of Halley's Comet. It's not used for spike babies anymore than it's used for UGE or Goblinization.

Mercer View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:06 PM Post #8
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600	I've looked all over msnbc and the site for the Early show and I can't find anything. It was on this morning right after the story about the woman kidnapped from the gas station. They had video of the animal, it was captured by animal control and they were trying to figure out what to do with it, so this isn't like a bigfoot story. It was in custody. I guess no one cares if Washington is overtaken by goat-bunnies.

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:33 PM Post #9
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	Who wouldn't want a goat bunny? Adorable little fluffy bundles of joy that functions as a garbage disposal. Rock.

mfb View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:39 PM Post #10
Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670	functions as a garbage disposal, and replicates at a rate of 1/day. huzzah.

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:40 PM Post #11
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	It's a business opportunity waiting to happen. If you get too many, just chop 'em up and feed them to themselves Matrix style.

Shanshu Freeman View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:41 PM Post #12
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110	I remember hearing about a similar critter out east... ended up being somekind of diseased dog.

Herald of Verjig... Herald of Verjigorm View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 07:46 PM Post #13
Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017	The problem is you can't cage them. Between the eating and the burrowing, they are almost as annoying to restrain as Shasta Deer.

Crimson Jack View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 08:07 PM Post #14
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712	Hmmm, I don't remember anything about a goat-bunny. I have seen the turtle-monkey video clips though. Its a little funnier looking than the snail-fly video. Goat-bunnies? Someone tell me this is a load of bunk.

GaiasWrath8 View Member Profile	Nov 12 2004, 08:17 PM Post #15
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 18-October 04 From: Tujunga, CA Member No.: 6,768	Some one please post a link to the web site on this. I got to see it.

sidartha

Nov 12 2004, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE (Mercer)

I've looked all over msnbc and the site for the Early show and I can't find anything.

Remember. If you can't find it on the Internet then it's not true. :facelick:

Mercer View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 12:21 AM Post #17
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600	The thing is, I saw the video of it (and if its on tv, its got to be true, I guess). Animal control had it and no one knew what it was, but it wasn't violent. They showed a close up on its face (which I can only describe as a bunny with a longer snout), and they showed it being picked up and trying to walk. It had a rabbit body with longer legs. Theres a couple of possibilites. One, I'm on drugs. I don't remember taking any drugs, but if I'm on drugs, my memory may not be reliable. Two, Washington Animal Control freaked out over a mystery creature and called a network affiliate, and the story went out on a national early morning news program, where somebody besides the 8 hicks who caught it got a good look at it, called the network and said, "Dude, thats a llama." (It didn't look like a llama, but that serves as an example.) So the network stopped telling people that a bunch of yokels captured a common animal that was unfamiliar to them. Three, government conspiracy. Goat bunnies are taking over Washington and there has been a media blackout to avoid creating mass panic. Four, a goat bunny was captured yesterday and since it isn't a porn or a conspiracy theory, it hasn't made it to the internet.

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Nov 13 2004, 12:39 AM

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Found it!

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Exotic animal found wandering Kelso reunited with owner
KELSO, Wash. -- It’s a wallaby, it’s a giant rodent -- it’s a … a … what is it?

KGW

The exotic South American animal was taken to the Humane Society.

A confounded Kelso homeowner found a strange, exotic animal wandering around his front yard on Thursday.

“I thought it was a jackalope without horns,” joked Coy Middletone. “It's a real gentle little rodent, mammal whatever,” he said.

He called the sheriff’s department and at first, authorities thought the animal was a small kangaroo. They turned it over to the Cowlitz County Humane Society, where an employee identified the furry brown, log-legged creature as a capybara, the word’s largest rodent, and endemic to South America.

However, upon further inspection, animal experts concluded that the animal is actually a Patagonian cavy, also known as a Patagonian mara. The South American animal is the world’s second largest rodent and a distant relative of the guinea pig.

Eventually, its owner came forward. On Friday, Kelso resident Jessica Croy identified the cavy as her pet, Nicky.

“He’s a really nice animal … he doesn’t bite, he’s not aggressive … he talks back to you, you know, he makes his little ee, ee, ee, ee, ee noise,” Croy said, gathering Nicky up in her arms.

So how did the cavy get loose?

Croy, who owns many animals, including other exotic species, said her pot-bellied pigs knocked over Nicky's pen in the yard.

She said she's happy to have her pet back after finding out he was missing when a friend spotted Nicky on the television news. The animal was found within several blocks of Croy's home.

Kelso authorities said keeping a cavy as a pet in Wash. is legal, but the animal must be registered.

In the wild, cavies live in arid grasslands in South America and can run up to 35 miles per hour. They have been described as looking part rabbit, part miniature antelope, part kangaroo. The animals are known to form life-long, monogamous bonds.

Mercer

Nov 13 2004, 12:49 AM

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QUOTE (Mercer)

While in all likelihood it is some sort of obscure South American animal that was smuggled into the area, my money is on a pre-Awakening mana expression.

I just wanted to take a moment to point out to all you doubters and nay-sayers who doubted and nay-sayed me, that I am a g.d. genius.

Edit: Kanada, thank you. If in a future topic we are disagreeing about some arcane bit of esoteric game theory, I give you one free chit to make me agree with you.

Crimson Jack View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 02:44 AM Post #20
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712	It was just hard to believe that there was an undiscovered North American mammal hopping around in Washington. The term "goatbunny" didn't help. I had all kinds of stupid images in my head about jackalopes... :P

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Nov 13 2004, 03:04 AM

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If you get too many, just chop 'em up and feed them to themselves Matrix style.

Mad Goatbunny Disease

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On Friday, Kelso resident Jessica Croy identified the cavy as her Nicky.
“He’s a really nice animal … he doesn’t bite, he’s not aggressive … he talks back to you, you know, he makes his little ee, ee, ee, ee, ee noise,” Croy said, gathering Nicky up in her arms.
Croy, who animals other exotic species, said her pot-belli knocked over Nicky.
The animals are known to form life-long, monogamous bonds.

If you read between the lines you can see she's a sick bitch.

sidartha View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 03:10 AM Post #22
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 216 Joined: 27-January 04 Member No.: 6,025	What? Sorry I must have eaten the stupid pill this morning, but other than being a quack who thinks keeping rare animals makes her special I don't see anything else between the lines.

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 03:15 AM Post #23
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	No, I don't think you were the one eating the stupid pills. She sounds like a typical pet owner to me, albeit one apparently licensed to own exotic pets.

Fortune View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 11:08 AM Post #24
Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486	I think it's both her reference to it going 'ee, ee, ee, ee, ee' and the term 'monogamous bonds' that sparked the dark side of his imagination. ;) :D

Crimson Jack

Nov 13 2004, 10:53 PM

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QUOTE (Fortune)

I think it's both her reference to it going 'ee, ee, ee, ee, ee' and the term 'monogamous bonds' that sparked the dark side of his imagination. ;) :D

That's poetic. :D

Aku View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 11:16 PM Post #26
Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769	and here i got the dirty stuff outa the "He's nice, and doesnt bite, and isn't aggressive part"... to hink my sick, dirty mind went astray

Fresno Bob View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 11:43 PM Post #27
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252	Bam! Now right there is a freaky monster.

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Nov 15 2004, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE (Kanada Ten)

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“He’s a really nice animal … he doesn’t bite, he’s not aggressive … he talks back to you, you know, he makes his little ee, ee, ee, ee, ee noise,” Croy said, gathering Nicky up in her arms.

Suuuure... When VITAS has scourged mankind, we will look back upon this day and lament:
"Why, oh why, didn't we kill the cuddly fuzzy harbinger of pestilence when we had the chance?"

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Bam!

Imagine it cuddle up and go "ee ee ee". (Rather like "SKREEEE!" and jump for your face...)

Just Jonny View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 01:01 PM Post #29
Target Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 7-May 04 Member No.: 6,308	Voorhees, do you have any idea what the hell that thing is? Because I sure don't. Looks kinda like a cross between a giant cockroach and a giant flea. Nasty, whatever the hell it is.

Moon-Hawk

Nov 15 2004, 03:27 PM

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QUOTE (Voorhees)

Now right there is a freaky monster.

I am never sleeping again.
WTF is that thing?

Austere Emancipa... Austere Emancipator View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 04:18 PM Post #31
Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222	It looks like a giant scud, flatter and wider in shape than usual, and the legs do not seem adapted to swimming. The leg setup, the head, the tail and the plating look exactly like those on smaller anthropods of genus Gammarus. You can see pictures of small scud here and here, and an artists rendition which also highlights the similarities here.

Ol' Scratch View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 04:33 PM Post #32
Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890	Considering its coloration, chances are it's a creature native to the deepest parts of the ocean. We're going to be discovering a lot of "new" and incredibly weird creatures in the coming years as our ability to dive improves.

Moon-Hawk View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 04:41 PM Post #33
Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715	Use altavista babelfish to translate it from portugese. It's a dialect, I think, so parts of it don't translate well, but evidently they found it near a sewer.

CoalHeart View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 09:11 PM Post #34
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 280 Joined: 22-October 03 Member No.: 5,757	That so called 'monster' is a deep ocean critter. It scavanges the sea floor eating carrion. It's related to the common 'Pill Bug' AKA 'Potatoe Bug' Go turn a rock over in the summer and you'll see a tiny version of it. That sucker is the giant ocean version. Same harmless little blighter though. I just saw it on the Trid last night, there are alot of them in the gulf of mexico deep down

Dashifen View Member Profile	Nov 15 2004, 10:45 PM Post #35
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