New Mouse: Mus cypriacus 25
Jndrline writes "An Associated Press article on CNN.com reports 'Using DNA testing, scientists have discovered what is believed to be the first [new species of] terrestrial mammal found in Europe in decades: a mouse with a big head, ears, eyes and teeth that lives in a mountainous area of Cyprus.'"
But is it... (Score:5, Funny)
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The article describes it as "a mouse with a big head, ears, eyes and teeth that lives in a mountainous area of Cyprus.'"
Please take your hand of my head, Pinky, or I shall have to hurt you.
(Same thing we do every night, try to get the hell off this island and take over the world!)
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Didn't think I would be the first.... (Score:2)
Re:Might as well get it over with: (Score:4, Funny)
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anime mouse (Score:3, Funny)
One Word. . . (Score:2)
(cue theme to "Pinky and the Brain")
picture of creatures (Score:1)
Are you... (Score:2)
The Ponder to end ALL Ponders (Score:3, Funny)
(Pinky) Whoof, oh, I'd have to say the odds of that are terribly slim Brain.
(Brain) True.
(Pinky) I mean, really, when have I ever been pondering what you've been pondering?
(Brain) To my knowledge, never.
(Pinky) Exactly. So, what are the chances that this time, I'm pondering what you're pondering?
(Brain) Next to nil.
(Pinky) Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking, too.
(Brain) Therefore, you *are* pondering what I'm pondering.
(Pinky) Poit, I guess I am!
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Algernon? (Score:2)
First mammal? (Score:2)
Wow. That's hard to do. When I went to Europe, I didn't find any terrestrial mammals.
But how will they fare against radioactive snails? (Score:1)
Yeah... I didn't actually have anything else to say besides what was in the subject. I just wanted to be cool.
Reminds me... (Score:2)
From TFA:
In an interview in Nicosia, Hadjisterkotis said that for years he had been collecting the remains of mice that had been eaten by owls ...
He reminds me of Egon from Ghostbusters:
Janine Melnitz: Do you have any hobbies?
Dr. Egon Spengler: I collect spores, molds, and fungus.
Cyprus in Europe? (Score:2)
-molo
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That's Republic of Cyprus for you, sans "area currently inaccessible due to Turkish occupation".
The world trembles! (Score:1)
And when we see fearless [newscientist.com] regenerative howling hyper-muscular mice with giant human brains, then we know our world is lost.
Also, I wonder what Fatmouse [wikipedia.org] thinks of all this? Some mice get all the good mutations...