CorpCommander | 05 Jun 2013 7:16 a.m. PST |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! link It reads like an Onion article but… it isn't funny. Perhaps there is more going on with Iran's nuclear research – it isn't for atom bombs but to create an army of mutants,,, |
HMSResolution | 05 Jun 2013 7:25 a.m. PST |
This rather more temperate article link seems to indicate that it's just garden-standard Norwegian rats, who can get pretty dang big. |
CorpCommander | 05 Jun 2013 7:38 a.m. PST |
They cut out the part about secret weapons experiments, uncontained leaks and the unlocking of latent psychic powers! It had so much potential to stand as a warning to pushing the edges of dark science! :-) |
darthfozzywig | 05 Jun 2013 7:40 a.m. PST |
Stand as a warning? Or maybe as an incentive!
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(I make fun of others) | 05 Jun 2013 7:53 a.m. PST |
Yes, I'm quite certain that teams of snipers are the best way to rid heavily populated urban neighborhoods of vermin. |
Henrix | 05 Jun 2013 8:15 a.m. PST |
I still like how the conclusion is drawn: We now have huge rats They don't look like our normal, much smaller, rats ---- MUTANTS! |
A Twiningham | 05 Jun 2013 8:17 a.m. PST |
That rat is on the puny side compared to some I have seen. |
Patrick R | 05 Jun 2013 8:24 a.m. PST |
Unlimited energy, an economy that is totally immune to recession, a Stealth fighter that can single-handedly take down everything that flies at the same time, the most advanced pocket destroyer in the world, time travel and now giant mutant rats. It's only a matter of time before Iran walks over us … |
Klibanophoros | 05 Jun 2013 8:35 a.m. PST |
Tail is shorter than body. Looks like just a standard Norway Rat to me. Looks like we are safe from mutant hordes overrunning the earth. For now. |
Gaz0045 | 05 Jun 2013 8:50 a.m. PST |
If they look a little deeper they might discover the Tehran Mutant Turtles- Cyrus, Roshan, Ardavan & Pajman……… |
morrigan | 05 Jun 2013 10:13 a.m. PST |
Iran kinda reminds me of the little kid in school who was "special". According to him he could take on the world… |
Timbo W | 05 Jun 2013 10:20 a.m. PST |
What what! Is this the resurgence of the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared?! |
Woolshed Wargamer  | 05 Jun 2013 11:10 a.m. PST |
I am sure the blame will land squarely on the Juice. |
Sloppypainter | 05 Jun 2013 9:15 p.m. PST |
Bah! I can see the zipper. It's just an Iranian commando in a rat suit. |
miniMo  | 06 Jun 2013 7:15 a.m. PST |
Yes, I'm quite certain that teams of snipers are the best way to rid heavily populated urban neighborhoods of vermin. Actually, it is! There are quite a variety of pellet guns quite capable of dispatching rats. Although for overgrown rodents of that size, .22 or .25 caliber pellets would be in order. (.177's work just fine on the small garden variety Norway rat.) * Much quieter than firearms, so you're not waking neighbors up in the middle of the night. * Less labour intensive than setting and checking traps in that quantity. * Much healthier for children and other critters than using poison. * Less unintended consequences than bringing in sufficient quantities of large predators that could be reliably counted on to hunt and consume that many giant rodents. |
Uesugi Kenshin  | 06 Jun 2013 7:43 a.m. PST |
How much is 5 kilos? Like 2000 pounds? |
Lion in the Stars | 06 Jun 2013 8:17 a.m. PST |
5kg = ~11lbs. Rats are not supposed to be larger than most cats. |
miniMo  | 06 Jun 2013 9:04 a.m. PST |
WIth access to an abundance of food, they do get that big. |
Milites | 06 Jun 2013 1:20 p.m. PST |
Lived next to a graveyard, when the man came with his dog to clear our seriously overgrown garden, all I'd see is the dogs head snap up and a large cat sized rat summersault through the air, neck broken. Every now and then though, the fearless hound would throw up something larger, but clearly rat-shaped. I got a chill just thinking that I'd been prepared to clear the garden myself, James Herbert's books, avidly devoured at school, must have still had an effect on me! |
Legion 4  | 07 Jun 2013 5:41 a.m. PST |
I hope they overrun the entire country … It's hard to chant "Death To America" when you're living in a Persian version of "Ben" and Willard" !!  |
capncarp | 07 Jun 2013 6:22 p.m. PST |
"…what's that, Brain?" "The same thing we do every election cycle--try and take over Tehran!" <queue theme song tag end> |
Johny Boy | 08 Jun 2013 11:29 a.m. PST |
That there's good eatin boy……… ;-) |
essayons7 | 10 Jun 2013 5:48 a.m. PST |
The giant rats have already infiltrated their government……  |
Lion in the Stars | 10 Jun 2013 7:04 a.m. PST |
The giant rats have already infiltrated their government… Don't you mean all governments? :P |
VonTed | 10 Jun 2013 7:10 a.m. PST |
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