# The hamsters aren't just eating posts on the SDMB any more... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615 "2006-09-29T15:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615/1 "2006-09-29T15:53:20Z")
[Hamsters on a Plane!](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/09/29/international/i074955D97.DTL) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615/2 "2006-09-29T15:57:31Z")
Think: what if they ran the lil critter through the airport x-ray machine? Crispy Critter! ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615/3 "2006-09-29T16:00:49Z")
So while everyone is targeting liquids and plastic forks, the real terrorists were using rodents. Does this mean that the SDMB is responsible for rodent terrorism and that all paid members are supporting it? Or are we being held hostage by the hamsters and we are all victims? Given the performance of the board around 1600 hrs CDT, I’m going with the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615/4 "2006-09-29T16:08:41Z")
[QUOTE=Greenback] are we being held hostage by the hamsters and we are all victims? [/QUOTE] I’m in trouble now, given my history of less-than-nice acts toward hamsters while playing [Maniac Mansion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion)… ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamsters-arent-just-eating-posts-on-the-sdmb-any-more/374615/5 "2006-09-29T16:26:27Z")
I wonder why Richard Gere was flying to Graz.