 Spike Baby?, "New" Animal found in Washington |
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 Nov 12 2004, 03:27 PM
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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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Nov 12 2004, 03:29 PM
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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."
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Nov 12 2004, 03:31 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 03:40 PM
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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? |
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Nov 12 2004, 04:04 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Y'mean that dark-furred catamount? Early SURGE.
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Nov 12 2004, 04:05 PM
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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?
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Nov 12 2004, 04:06 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 07:06 PM
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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. |
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Nov 12 2004, 07:33 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 07:39 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 07:40 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 07:41 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 07:46 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 08:07 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 08:17 PM
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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.
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Nov 12 2004, 11:04 PM
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Remember. If you can't find it on the Internet then it's not true. :facelick: |
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Nov 13 2004, 12:21 AM
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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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Nov 13 2004, 12:49 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600 |
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. |
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Nov 13 2004, 02:44 AM
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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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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 |
Mad Goatbunny Disease
If you read between the lines you can see she's a sick bitch. |
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Nov 13 2004, 03:10 AM
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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. |
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Nov 13 2004, 03:15 AM
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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.
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Nov 13 2004, 11:08 AM
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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
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Nov 13 2004, 10:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
That's poetic. :D |
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