Shock and 'Awww...' Continues

April 6, 2003 7:44 PM

Military Hamsters With Cpt. Carl and Sgt. Murphy spear-heading the advance, and with able support from Sgt. Scruffy and Sailor Seymour, the troops of secretary of defense Gemmy (Flash-enabled ruckus inside) meet with little resistance at toy-store cash registers.
posted by LinusMines (7 comments total)

Sickening.
posted by iamck at 7:57 PM on April 6, 2003

And the best part? All made in China. I know - I received one of these noxious critters (stuck watching a hamster in a gi spin plastic 'chucks and vibrate to "Kung Fu Fighting") as a joke gift.
posted by FormlessOne at 8:06 PM on April 6, 2003

But Information Minister Sahaf claims that the toys aren't doing as well as claimed
posted by RobbieFal at 8:13 PM on April 6, 2003

You think that's sick? Check out the Torrington Gopher Museum. It's quite a unique display of deceased gophers.

People will do anything for a buck.
posted by damclean2 at 9:18 PM on April 6, 2003

Or, how about Hamsters in Politics?
The hamsterforpresident.com site is down, but fortunately, its sister site, hamsterforcongress.com is active. Somebody has WAY too much time on his hamsters.
posted by wendell at 11:02 PM on April 6, 2003

I. Must. Have. Cpt. Carl.

Hey, these things are hilarious. We already have the kung fu one-and also a boxing one that has Theme from Rocky. There's also one that lifts weights...

And the best part is they generally last longer than real hamsters.
posted by konolia at 9:44 AM on April 7, 2003

I'll only buy if they start making a George W. Chickenhawk doll.
posted by mark13 at 11:13 AM on April 7, 2003