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And if Calvin Trillin is to be believed, they're a delicacy in Peru.
Posted by Apocalypse Tom on February 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM
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They are quite delicious.
Posted by zonod on February 9, 2012 at 8:07 AM
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ugly wigs is a pro.

MEERSCHWEINCHEN
Posted by maximilian on February 9, 2012 at 8:07 AM
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ugly wigs is a pro

MEERSCHWEINCHEN
Posted by maximilian on February 9, 2012 at 8:09 AM
Danger 5
@1 And in Ecuador. They're called 'cuy'.
Posted by Danger on February 9, 2012 at 8:15 AM
seandr 6
They stink, they bite, and their lives are pointless. The only thing worse is a Chinchilla.

I recently informed my kids that they could have a Guinea Pig or a father, but not both.
Posted by seandr on February 9, 2012 at 8:23 AM
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...'cuy' are just a bit bigger than our domestic guinepigs, and not domesticated (?).

meat-rodent husbandry seems to be lagging a bit in our culture.
Posted by SweetDarkLord on February 9, 2012 at 8:27 AM
this guy I know in Spokane 8
I'm not voting, because I can't vote for both.
Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on February 9, 2012 at 8:39 AM
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There should have been an option for "Great for experiments".
Posted by I have always been... east coaster on February 9, 2012 at 8:44 AM
undead ayn rand 10
@2: Yeah, I was disappointed that wasn't an option!

@7: http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/Sta…

Perhaps a little bit bigger if any, but but are they really *that* domesticated over here?
Posted by undead ayn rand on February 9, 2012 at 8:53 AM
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@10.

I thank you.
Posted by SweetDarkLord on February 9, 2012 at 9:21 AM
djx 12
I had a roommate once that had guinea pigs; they had babies, then ate them. All that was left of the babies in the morning was a few scattered body parts and some blood. So now guinea pigs just gross me out.
Posted by djx on February 9, 2012 at 9:27 AM
dwightmoodyforgetsthings 13
@10- They're domestic livestock like chickens. You wouldn't keep a chicken indoors, would you?
Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceclop on February 9, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Tracy 14
Growing up, a neighborhood kid called them "Pinny Gigs" which I still think is adorable
Posted by Tracy on February 9, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Buttercup 15
Add "stinky," "scratchy," "stupid," and "bitey."
Posted by Buttercup on February 9, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Emily Nokes 16
GUINEA PIGS ARE THE BEST YOU ASSHOLES. They don't bite unless you're mean to them. They don't stink unless you neglect them. And they don't eat their young, you're thinking of hamsters.
Posted by Emily Nokes on February 9, 2012 at 12:50 PM
knobtheunicorn 17
Rats make much better pets. They are quite personable and sweat. Plus they're pretty smart and can be taught tricks. They're kinda like the Boarder Collies of rodents.
True, their tails do skeev some people out and males have some ridiculously big testicles and if they like you they do tend to mark you with a little bit of pee but thats just their custom like the Continentals and the cheek kissing thing.
Posted by knobtheunicorn on February 9, 2012 at 1:53 PM
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Yeah, I don't know what guinea pigs y'all are dealing with, but I had several as a kid, and they were never stinky or bite-y or scratchy. The cage might get stinky, but you clean it.

They're sweet, dumb, and eat all your vegetable scraps.
Posted by MLM on February 9, 2012 at 2:12 PM
McGee 19
Personally I'm indifferent but my girlfriend would kill me if I didn't answer cute.
Posted by McGee on February 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM

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