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Adventurer
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 Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:26 am Post subject: Men scatter & scream after spotting 'giant rat' inside M |
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Men scatter and scream after spotting 'giant rat' inside Minnesota tire shop
Published: Monday, February 19, 2007 | 3:58 PM ET
Canadian Press
VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) - A furry, uninvited guest had manly men at an Iron Range tire shop shrieking and hopping on desks. "It was pretty humorous," said conservation officer Dan Starr, who filed a report on the critter's break-in. "Here were these big, burly outdoors guys running around screaming." Taconite Tire employees arrived at work on Monday to find what they thought was a giant rat inside the store.
"I was the first one into work that morning and the first one out," said Shannon Bergman, an off-road tire salesman. "I walked in, and in the waiting area I saw this big rat, and I took off."
Mayhem ensued.
After scampering out the front door, Bergman called a buddy and told him to bring a rifle to dispatch the critter.
On edge, employees stalked the "rat," entering the office where it was hold up.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070219/K02199AU.html |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:28 am Post subject: |
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| I was hoping in the end it would turn out to be Brittney Spears |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| haha nice one Mr. James. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: Rats |
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| They had better avoid Bangkok then. I have seen dozens of rats there. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Note the state this story comes from.
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sock
Joined: 07 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: |
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You forgot to post the end of the story:
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| In the end, an employee shot and killed what turned out to be a muskrat. |
Muskrats are a lot bigger than rats. Closer to the size of a cat or a squirrel. No wonder they were shocked, if they really thought it was just a big rat. |
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