Gigantic fossil rodent discovered

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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Submitted by xConorx on 16 January, 2008 - 16:33.

It was as big as a fucking bull. Imagine that, in your head, a fcuking rodent as big as a bull, coming at you, like vermin, but massive.
Fuck that shit. but it's alright, cos it was a herbivore.
BBC


The pakarana is the creature's closest living relative

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lucy_parsons "Cunt saboteur"
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16 January, 2008 - 16:39

Glad to see that you share my dedication to the major stories of the day.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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16 January, 2008 - 16:44

I should have been a journalist, I'd be fuckin way better than that GDID

Lone Wolf "An explanation is not the same as an excuse. "
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16 January, 2008 - 17:06

Amazing - cheers conor i love all this prehistory stuff -it was my big love as a kid!! Which i think i mentioned before!

A giant rodent wouldn't faze me at all - fab! tongue

Btw i meant i would seriously appreciate the reptile husbandry advice i mentiond on the carrot thread - i was serious. Perhaps post or pm me?

Love

LW XXX

Anna
Posts: 494 Joined: 13-11-07 Location: London
16 January, 2008 - 20:17

A few million years ago there used to be loads of large mammals but, apart from the African ones which had co-evolved with humans, most became extinct as soon as humans got to them and ate their way through them.

weeler "temp banned"
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16 January, 2008 - 20:27

Give conor a libcom science blog!

Tacks "in it to win it"
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16 January, 2008 - 21:48
Anna wrote:
A few million years ago there used to be loads of large mammals but, apart from the African ones which had co-evolved with humans, most became extinct as soon as humans got to them and ate their way through them.

suddenly saddened by thought of all the delicious rodents i will never eat...

so succulent...

Anna
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16 January, 2008 - 22:30

These guys wouldn't have been driven extinct by humans though (who only colonized South America say 10,000 years ago). About 3 million years ago the Bolivar Trough disappeared and all the North American mammals walked down into South America and out-competed the South American ones, driving them extinct.

But yeah, if you think a bull-sized herbivorous rodent sounds scary, think about their contemporary the Titanis, a 3 metre tall bird with a 15 inch long sharp jagged beak that could kill and eat deer...

Anna
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16 January, 2008 - 22:37

chirp chirp?
wouldn't like to be that nondescript sheepy thing.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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16 January, 2008 - 23:29
Anna wrote:
humans got to them and ate their way through them.

I'm a vegan and all, but there's something to be proud of in that

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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16 January, 2008 - 23:31
Anna wrote:

Thank fuck those bastards aren't still about.

Bob Savage "brrrapatista."
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16 January, 2008 - 23:35


i certainly wish they were still about. imagine if we tamed them. MOVE OVER HORSES, we got some bad muhfukkas instead.

Anna
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16 January, 2008 - 23:35
xConorx wrote:
Anna wrote:
humans got to them and ate their way through them.

I'm a vegan and all, but there's something to be proud of in that

seriously, look at the impact we had:

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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16 January, 2008 - 23:44

Fair play to humans

jef costello "Beautiful, just like Nuremburg"
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17 January, 2008 - 00:15
xConorx wrote:
Thank fuck those bastards aren't still about.

Just cause you don't eat hot wings.

Tacks "in it to win it"
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17 January, 2008 - 00:24

decent play in this thread all round, but anna currently the clear winner with a four-hit-combo of awesome.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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17 January, 2008 - 00:55

I love when Tacks gives his commentary. It's kinda cool. You should get a pundit sidekick though, every commentator needs one.

Bob Savage "brrrapatista."
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17 January, 2008 - 01:00

It'll be better when Tacks is giving us Mottie-esque stats about old deleted Libcom posts.

"Revol's not used the word "fuck" this many times in a sentence since that Nambla-primo debate of '03. And he went on to win that debate, so we could be onto something here!"

jef costello "Beautiful, just like Nuremburg"
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17 January, 2008 - 01:04

I think gregg could be a good sidekick, I'm not sure tacks is ready for the big leagues yet tho.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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17 January, 2008 - 01:05

Tacks, you have yourself a colour-commentator.

grrregg "advertise here"
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17 January, 2008 - 07:33
jef costello wrote:
I think gregg could be a good sidekick, I'm not sure tacks is ready for the big leagues yet tho.

What made you come to this conclusion jef? I get the feeling it's not exactly a compliment but hey... I'll only do it if me and Tacks get matching jackets with a libcom logo on the pocket wink
all the best.
gregg.

Steven. ""Best hair at Unison conference""
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17 January, 2008 - 10:01
guydebordisdead wrote:
Give conor a libcom science blog!

this we can do. you want one?

grrregg "advertise here"
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17 January, 2008 - 10:09

If xConorx gets a blog, then we'll all get a blog... it'll be anarchy!
(I used to know every word of The Breakfast Club black bloc )
all the best.
gregg.

Steven. ""Best hair at Unison conference""
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17 January, 2008 - 10:15

you can't have a blog.

grrregg "advertise here"
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17 January, 2008 - 10:28

What about a cooking segment? tongue

Steven. ""Best hair at Unison conference""
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17 January, 2008 - 10:50
grrregg wrote:
What about a cooking segment? tongue

actually... then... maybe. you're not vegan are you?

weeler "temp banned"
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17 January, 2008 - 10:57

I'll do a fitness and womanising blog, both very important topics about which I gleam information from cooler people I overhear in the showers at the gym.

grrregg "advertise here"
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17 January, 2008 - 10:59

vegetarianandabit - in other words I try to avoid animal products that have involved any kind of factory farming personally but find veganism way too dogmatic. I can offer vege recipes and show how they can be adapted for vegans and also suggest which critter the omni's may wish to add. Are we on?
eta: extra bits

grrregg "advertise here"
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17 January, 2008 - 11:06
GDID wrote:
I'll do a fitness and womanising blog, both very important topics about which I gleam information from cooler people I overhear in the showers at the gym.

Dude... What happens in the mens shower, stays in the mens shower tongue
all the best.'
gregg.

weeler "temp banned"
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17 January, 2008 - 11:28
grrregg wrote:
GDID wrote:
I'll do a fitness and womanising blog, both very important topics about which I gleam information from cooler people I overhear in the showers at the gym.

Dude... What happens in the mens shower, stays in the mens shower tongue
all the best.'
gregg.

You bet your arse it does.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
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17 January, 2008 - 12:57

I don't want a blog - too much responsibility. I prefer just posting random shit. To be honest I don't thini it'd be worth reading!

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