Rats!
August 28, 2008
A conversation with my husband:
Me: Berlyn and I went to Petco today, and it was like a free trip to the zoo for her. She got to see chinchillas, gerbils, fish, snakes, dogs, mice, and rats. She especially liked the rats.
Pat: Rats? Really?
Me: Yeah, they’re really friendly and cuddly. They make excellent pets, when they’re not gnawing through your dry-wall or rummaging around in your trash cans.
Pat: Rats? Really?
Me: My friend had one as a pet when I was in Jr. High. I used to let him hang out on my shoulder and we’d watch the always inappropriate, Days of Our Lives together. This rat was really sweet. I think we should get one for Berlyn, she’d love it.
Pat: Are you serious right now? Because I think you’re kidding. You’re kidding, right?
Me: No, I’m totally serious. They’re really cheap, and you can get one of those plastic balls for them to roam around in. We can name him Bernard.
Pat: Are you talking about the same rats that live in the sewer and hang out with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Me: Yeah, they’re cute, let’s get one.
Pat: No.
Me: Damn.
3 Comments
Supposedly rats are very intelligent, but I can’t get past the fact that they are, well you know, rats.
Tootsie Farklepants
8/29/08
10:43 pm
It’s probably for the best. Those cages can funk up a house like nobody’s business.
They are very intelligent and, I’ve heard, least of the pet rodents to bite. It’s the hamsters and gerbils and guinea pigs who are the real troublemakers, and stupid, to boot! I vote for getting a rat!
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