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Man buys toy poodles, discovers they’re actually ferrets on steroids
Yahoo! News ^ | 4/8/13 | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 04/08/2013 12:09:09 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

An Argentinian man who thought he bought a pair of poodles at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires brought them home to the vet only to be told they were actually ferrets on steroids, reports the Daily Mail.

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It's unclear what the duped pet owners did with their faux poodles. But if you're thinking about buying a poodle at an Argentinian market, the Daily Mail has a handy guide on how to tell whether the pooch you're purchasing is actually a ferret:

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Travel
KEYWORDS: napl
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*Poing!*
1 posted on 04/08/2013 12:09:09 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
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2 posted on 04/08/2013 12:10:28 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Ferrets are crazy enough. I can't imagine one with 'roid rage.
3 posted on 04/08/2013 12:28:24 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/nerd.wav


4 posted on 04/08/2013 12:29:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Slings and Arrows

May I just say that “Ferrets on Steroids” would be an excellent name for a rock band? /DaveBarry


5 posted on 04/08/2013 12:31:02 PM PDT by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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To: Slings and Arrows

At least the story isn’t about some guy who marries a woman and discovers his “wife” is a fag w/sex change.


6 posted on 04/08/2013 12:43:32 PM PDT by LouAvul
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To: LouAvul

We’ve had a few of those too.


7 posted on 04/08/2013 12:44:41 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

“Bob....whatcha got there?”

“It’s my new toy poodle, Pierre.”

“I don’t know, Bob. That looks like a DustBuster to me.”

“Oh.....that explains why he came with a charging station.”


8 posted on 04/08/2013 12:58:03 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Slings and Arrows

I HATE ferrets! They’re nasty little bighting basturds ....................................................................................... FRegards


9 posted on 04/08/2013 1:11:47 PM PDT by gonzo ( Buy more ammo, dammit! You should already have the firearms ... FRegards)
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To: gonzo

Then be careful when you buy a poodle.


10 posted on 04/08/2013 1:12:48 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: blueunicorn6

I hate it when that happens.


11 posted on 04/08/2013 1:18:47 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: kevkrom

I thought that was the definition of punk.


12 posted on 04/08/2013 1:20:36 PM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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13 posted on 04/08/2013 1:25:07 PM PDT by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Daffynition

UNNNGH!


14 posted on 04/08/2013 1:26:55 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: KarlInOhio; Slings and Arrows
The NK's new weapon, aimed right at us.


15 posted on 04/08/2013 1:27:50 PM PDT by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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WOOOF!

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16 posted on 04/08/2013 1:55:31 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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They've already got cavalry!
17 posted on 04/08/2013 2:20:13 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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18 posted on 04/08/2013 2:28:59 PM PDT by Slyfox (The Key to Marxism is Medicine ~ Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Slyfox

Which one’s the ferret?


19 posted on 04/08/2013 2:36:09 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Technically, Bo is genetically similar to the poodle, being a Portugese Water Spaniel.

And Bama is clearly on anti-steroids because he has minimal muscles.

So...

20 posted on 04/08/2013 2:40:54 PM PDT by Slyfox (The Key to Marxism is Medicine ~ Vladimir Lenin)
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