Gerbils strut their stuff at New England pageant

AP via Boston Globe ^ | May 4, 2013 | RODRIQUE NGOWI

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BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The American Gerbil Society’s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win ‘‘top gerbil.’’

The Bedford competition called for agility demonstrations in which the gerbils must overcome obstacles and race to the end of a course. Breeders of the small animals vie for coveted ribbons based on body type and agility.

‘‘A male gerbil should be a good, strong, hefty-looking gerbil,’’ said Libby Hanna, president of the American Gerbil Society. ‘‘If you are going to think of it in human terms, you might think of a football player — somebody who’s big, thick neck, nice, strong-looking male gerbil.’’

An ideal female gerbil will have a more streamlined appearance that even humans covet, she said.

‘‘So she would be strong and athletic-looking — not really scrawny, but slim,’’ said Hanna, who serves as a judge in the show. ‘‘I usually use a figure skater as my mental image or gymnasts — so obviously a gymnast is not necessarily a big, big woman, but she’s gonna be strong, muscular and athletic.’’

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Thanks to Gefn for the link!

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[Norm Lenhart]

In before the thread gets pulled!

[AmericanInTokyo]

I could make a wisecrack about a gay marriage taking place down the road a bit, but I guess I will hold back. :-)

[RegulatorCountry]

Bedford must not be far from Provincetown.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Armageddon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrOb8zyrZk

R. D. Mercer prank calls a Navy recruiter about a hamster named Liberace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f71fvWpiXzw

[Rembrandt]

Apparently if a male/female doesn’t like soccer, he/she/it must find something to occupy time.

[doorgunner69]

Too damn funny, this may be a great thread.

[mirkwood]

The fall of a once mighty empire.

[bigheadfred]

the things ya see when ya aint got yer microwave

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I’m surprised it’s the only image. Lots of good Richard Gere material out there.

[bramps]

I was just saying the other day that there just aren’t enough gerbil stories on Free Republic.

[HangnJudge]

The Original Gerbil Dance

[TheCipher]

In an unrelated story, it is reported that Barney Frank made an unscheduled visit to the town of Bedford this weekend ... /s

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[JRandomFreeper]

I used the magnetron out of it to jam the neighbor's wi-fi.

Some folks are weird.

Not you... the gerbil people.

/johnny

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http://www.joecartoon.com/index.php/episodes/gerbil-in-a-microwave/

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Problem solved.

[HangnJudge]

the things ya see when ya aint got yer microwave

I hope you are not doing things to the Gerbils with it...

[bramps]

Don't get me wrong. I love humorous threads and always try to add my 2 cents worth. Tonight it might’ve been only a penny's worth, though.