Comments on: 300 Guinea Pigs http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/ It's the stuff that comes out of my brain. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Tim Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:44:28 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1312 I used to raise guinea pigs when I was a kid, to supply local pet stores. In 1985, the going rate was $5 to $7, and I sold about 10 a month. We never even considered eating the cute little buggers! I used to raise guinea pigs when I was a kid, to supply local pet stores. In 1985, the going rate was $5 to $7, and I sold about 10 a month. We never even considered eating the cute little buggers!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Jeff Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:28:52 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1208 Does he have any left? Sound's like a bargain to me! Does he have any left? Sound’s like a bargain to me!

]]> By: Classical Chick http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Classical Chick Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:54:20 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1204 Awww, those are cute. But I'd settle for one (two would probably equal 300)(which your blog post convinced me is a bit over the top). But: 300 guinea pigs in your apartment, waiting to be sold for gentle knee-rubbing? It sounds like something from a parallel universe. Are you sure this happened? Awww, those are cute. But I’d settle for one (two would probably equal 300)(which your blog post convinced me is a bit over the top). But: 300 guinea pigs in your apartment, waiting to be sold for gentle knee-rubbing? It sounds like something from a parallel universe. Are you sure this happened?

]]> By: Tiggy http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Tiggy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:29:08 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1199 Howard: An interesting read on guinea pigs' brains. Thanks for sharing! Threio: 'Punished' is my middle name! Jenn: Good call! I may steal that very idea from you when you're not looking. Chat: Not sure if the pigs were so happy, but better than being prodded by a stab-happy research student I guess. Mark: Hopefully the seniors will have ingested so much of the, erm, 'herbal' leafs they will be too high to notice the squeeks. Margaret: Yes. Sparky gets around I'm afraid. More to come soon! Howard: An interesting read on guinea pigs’ brains. Thanks for sharing!

Threio: ‘Punished’ is my middle name!

Jenn: Good call! I may steal that very idea from you when you’re not looking.

Chat: Not sure if the pigs were so happy, but better than being prodded by a stab-happy research student I guess.

Mark: Hopefully the seniors will have ingested so much of the, erm, ‘herbal’ leafs they will be too high to notice the squeeks.

Margaret: Yes. Sparky gets around I’m afraid. More to come soon!

]]> By: Margaret http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Margaret Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:52:55 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1197 Why does this story sound a little familiar? Have you told us about other schemes hatched by Sparky? Why does this story sound a little familiar? Have you told us about other schemes hatched by Sparky?

]]> By: Mark http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Mark Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:33:21 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1194 But what happens to the little guys when the high-pitched "woot" noise they make drive the arthritis patients into a senile rage? But what happens to the little guys when the high-pitched “woot” noise they make drive the arthritis patients into a senile rage?

]]> By: chat blanc http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 chat blanc Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:45:10 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1189 Pimpin' the pigs! niiiiice! :) Pimpin’ the pigs! niiiiice! :)

]]> By: Jenn Thorson http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Jenn Thorson Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:53:12 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1185 Good you don't have them anymore, or we'd have to call it "Piggyblog.com" :) Good you don’t have them anymore, or we’d have to call it “Piggyblog.com” :)

]]> By: threio http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 threio Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:57:50 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1173 No good deed goes un-punished. No good deed goes un-punished.

]]> By: Howard Bannister http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Howard Bannister Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:11:42 +0000 http://www.tiggyblog.com/2008/09/30/300-guinea-pigs/#comment-1168 Yeah...I ate guinea pig in Peru when I was there in 2002. It wasn't bad, except the wild ones (yes, they live in the wild) were really small, and there were lots of tiny bones. Our guide, Mauro, told us that eating the brain was a special treat, and that it usually went to the head of the household or a special guest. Wha? Like if I had a TV special and Charo came to do a number, I'd have to feed her the brain of a guinea pig? Anyway, we let Mauro eat the brain, since he knew the best place in Cuzco to get roast guinea pig, so that made him our head of household, or something. Also, just think about this. You've got a Peruvian family of probably, like, ten people, and they're all eating off of the same guinea pig, such that there's only one brain to give out? That's why we don't eat them, here. Each family member would need their own guinea pig. Although, after this week, we might have to cut back on food. This is an inordinately long comment. Please forgive me. Yeah…I ate guinea pig in Peru when I was there in 2002. It wasn’t bad, except the wild ones (yes, they live in the wild) were really small, and there were lots of tiny bones. Our guide, Mauro, told us that eating the brain was a special treat, and that it usually went to the head of the household or a special guest.

Wha? Like if I had a TV special and Charo came to do a number, I’d have to feed her the brain of a guinea pig?

Anyway, we let Mauro eat the brain, since he knew the best place in Cuzco to get roast guinea pig, so that made him our head of household, or something.

Also, just think about this. You’ve got a Peruvian family of probably, like, ten people, and they’re all eating off of the same guinea pig, such that there’s only one brain to give out? That’s why we don’t eat them, here. Each family member would need their own guinea pig. Although, after this week, we might have to cut back on food.

This is an inordinately long comment. Please forgive me.

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