# Who gave crack to the hamster?! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 30, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488 "2003-01-30T01:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/1 "2003-01-30T01:46:19Z")
Whatever happened? I wasn’t able to access SDMB for over two days, was it just me? Who gave crack to the hamster? Don’t you know you are supporting terrorists by doing that? Would someone think of the dopers? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/2 "2003-01-30T01:51:48Z")
[Burst water pipe.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=159407) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/3 "2003-01-30T02:02:56Z")
The most recent SDMB hamster, **Deadmeat** , succumbed to unknown causes during the State of the Union Address. Rumors of suicide remain, at this point in time, unconfirmed. While it is well known that hamsters are quick to annoyance when thier intelligence is insulted, there is no record of suicidal depression. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/4 "2003-01-30T02:04:47Z")
[www.teemingmillions.com](http://www.teemingmillions.com) and [fathom.org](http://fff.fathom.org/forums) are good places to check when the Dope is down. Usually there are people there discussing it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/5 "2003-01-30T02:12:38Z")
I think it was **CRorex** ’s [exploding ticks](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2911679#post2911679). ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/6 "2003-01-30T02:17:46Z")
Good thing I have a flea circus in my head to amuse me when SDMB is down. Look, a flea in a trapeze! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/7 "2003-01-30T03:22:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elucidator \* > \*\*The most recent SDMB hamster, **Deadmeat** , succumbed to unknown causes during the State of the Union Address. Rumors of suicide remain, at this point in time, unconfirmed. While it is well known that hamsters are quick to annoyance when thier intelligence is insulted, there is no record of suicidal depression. \*\* Well, now we can save money on the prosthesis that was intended to stop that disgusting “improvising” of his… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/8 "2003-01-30T03:32:16Z")
Well, he had a “leg up”. So to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/9 "2003-01-30T04:21:10Z")
I was falling all over myself trying to get into this forum. Considering the somewhat strong political feelings that run around here, I was dying to see what folks thought of the State of the Union address. It was a double kick in the pants. First I couldn’t get in for over a day. Then when I **do** get in, there’s not word one about it anywhere! _grumps_ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/10 "2003-01-30T04:24:39Z")
Well, I tuned into the State/Union Address for the cool commercials, but, dude, I mean, what a rip! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gave-crack-to-the-hamster/151488/11 "2003-01-30T04:24:50Z")
[It was in Cafe.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=159413)