# Satirewire piece on remote-controlled rats (very humorous)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 3, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118 "2002-05-03T18:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118/1 "2002-05-03T18:36:15Z")

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[http://www.satirewire.com/news/may02/roborats.shtml](http://www.satirewire.com/news/may02/roborats.shtml)

I got a kick out of this, and thought you guys might as well.

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118/2 "2002-05-03T19:12:30Z")

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Heh!

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**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118/3 "2002-05-03T19:37:01Z")

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I’m not worried. They can’t control me.

I’m not worried. They can’t control me.

I’m not worried. They can’t control me.

I’m not worried. They can’t control me.

I’m not worried. They can’t control me.

I’m not worrererer . . …

Eep!

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**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirewire-piece-on-remote-controlled-rats-very-humorous/107118/4 "2002-05-03T20:07:32Z")

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Oh. My. God.

That is so fucking funny, I had to stop reading it. I’m at work and I’m about to explode trying to stifle my laughter. I’ll have to go back and finish it later.

> [@](#):
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> Under withering fire from animal rights activists, who blasted the Pentagon’s plan to fit live rats with electrodes so they could be steered toward hidden bombs or disaster victims, the U.S. Defense Department today promised that actual rats will not be used.
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> Instead, said Pentagon spokesman Art Kekich, the military will use baby chicks surgically altered to look like rats.