I just caught a promo for the news tonight, and aparently, a bunch of people are protesting, outside CBS headquarters in New York, I presume, that the people on Survive ate rats. What the fuck is wrong with these poster children for abortion? They had a guy in a giant rat suit, a bunch of signs protesting “cruelty to rats” and seemed to be chanting. What, I don’t know, unless it was “C-B-S don’t give a shit, we’re a bunch of idiots”. How much free time do you have to have to put on a rat suit and go protest the rat de jour on an island? I mean, how empty must your life be? Why can’t people like this go volunteer time at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity? DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE, don’t wave a bunch of signs around to get on the 11:00 news. I swear, if it was up to me, these folks would be bound, gagged and lowered into the NY sewer system so the rats would have the oportunity to come show them how grateful they are. What a looney bunch of fucking losers. These folks are using perectly good organs that are needed by hundreds of sick people worldwide. I say we slice them in two and help ourselves.
Dont those bastards know that nobody gives a rats ass.
There were only 8 of those PETA-pissants! Have they forgotten how humans used to and still do have to hunt for their food?!? And who gives a flying fuck about rats anyway? I’d be more worried about the people catching some sort of disease from eating the rodents!
Ya’d think they could get more than 8 measly little people to protest something that “obviously” bothered them! HAH!
The PETA protestors are trying to get their message across to the great unwashed.
Of course, the message that they’re getting across is primarily, “We’re a bunch of idiotic geeks with too much time on our hands”.
Remember when they asked the mayor of Fishkill to consider changing the town’s name? My suggestion was that he should change it…to Babysealkill…and celebrate the change of name with a veal barbecue.
But why didn’t they raise a fuss over the beetle larvae?
I was wondering what Beekman’s assistant did in his spare time.
Sorry, I thought the OP title was a reference to us.
Why, weirddave, whatever are you talking about? It’s not a waste of time to demand rights for all rats. I mean, look around…lawyers, politicians, car salesmen…they all live in relative luxury and don’t have to worry about being eaten by people. Why not give all rats the same rights? Let’s eat 'em all!
I ain’t eatin’ no fuckin’ lawyer.
I’m pissed coz nobody is out there demanding humane treatment of stingrays. These Assholes on the island, cruelly speared numerous skates and rays just to have something to eat. You could see how the poor things were still alive and flopping when they brought them to the surface. I’m gonna get out my stingray suit and go right over to CBS and let them know just what I think!
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Or maybe I’ll stop for sushi on the way!
later, Tom
I don’t blame you.
There are some things you just don’t ask a rat to do.
Those Petaful folks have never compained about the rats who are cruelly plucked (while still alive, mind you) to assure a consistent level of rodent hairs in various products, like hot dogs. There are some breakfast cereals that start out with no insect parts whatsoever, only to have insect parts artificially added to meet government specifications. These insect parts come from fleas who are grown in laboratories on rats. This is extremely cruel to the rat, as it takes a lot of fleas to bring a jumbo size box of Cheerios up to spec.
I’ve had lawyer. Lawyer ain’t so bad. It’s the politicians I have trouble with. You ever try to CLEAN one of those things?
yeah, lawyer ain’t bad, if you change the water 3 times while boiling - gets rid of most of the slime. Politico is so GREASY, yuk!
–Tastes just like possum.
–>totally pointless mischief…
If the demonstrators are so whipped up about rats, what would happen if we paraded in with Wally, Slayer of Gerbils? <—
Oh, and good one, Ike! Laughed out loud like a loon, here at the ol’ computer at your comment and the follow-ups.
'Scuse me, gotta run. The Shoulder Of Used Car Salesman en Casserole is burning.
Veb
Uh… this was a serious protest? Are you sure? Sounds like chain yanking to me. Perhaps if there were only eight of them… are you sure they were representing PETA? Got a link to share? (I couldn’t find anything about this story but I have to admit I didn’t look real hard.)
I mean, I’m all for treating animals with respect but hey, if I’m on an island and there’s nothing to eat… hey, you seem pretty fit. Hmmm… I guess we will see the real protest when they get down to cannibalism. But I think PETA might be all for that!
I hope that works, I had to join the NY Times website to find it. It was free, so WTF. Heres a quote from RaeLeann Smith of PETA:
I saw the story on the news. There were all girls, about 18-20, white, middle class,(one had a nice rack, thought) who probobly think eating rats is “yucky” and wouldnt have a clue what to do with a bullion cube and boiling water if mommy weren’t there to serve it to them. I suggested above that these people devote some time to needy causes. Never happen. Habitat requires that you actualy work, and in a soup kitchen they’d be exposed to <whisper>poor people and BLACKS! I now understand why rats eat their young. In some cases, I wish they would eat ours.
Weirddave: the link didn’t work but I’ll take your word for it.
I am really amazed that ANYONE would waste their time on something so outright meaningless when they could make a tremendous difference by doing something, almost ANYTHING else.
I’m going to by-pass your “nice rack” comment and quote this:
“I now understand why rats eat their young. In some cases, I wish they would eat ours.”
Nuff said!
Gosh, now that Survivor has the participants actually, you know, really roughing it, and living off the island, as opposed to eating caviar or whatever and playing pointless games, there are protests over it? What do you expect them to do, live off Evian?