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Pet rat sets house on fire
2008-10-14
A pet rat, a piece of twine and some questionable judgment ended with a Brevard County home in flames. . . .

Questionable judgment? Naw!
Posted by:Mike

#6  Hehe - reminds me of RAISING ARIZONA, the scene where the "LONE BIKER OF THE APOCALYPSE" Bounty Hunter = Devil discovers shennagians were afoot in Arizona when His attempt to casually kill a fluffy wabbit via hand grenade failed.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-10-14 22:56  

#5  Sounds like George V. Higgins meets Carl Hiaasen. George wrote "The Rat on Fire", you know.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2008-10-14 21:46  

#4  "the damage to the home will cost nearly $30,000 to repair. The rat was unharmed."

Not after Mom gets home....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-10-14 20:01  

#3  Now how did I know beer would be involved....?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-10-14 19:59  

#2  "Rats, twine, jingle bells, a lighter, beer, and Florida. A dangerous combination..."

But that's OK, because it was alight beer.

/ducks, covers
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2008-10-14 16:53  

#1  "I had a few beers before it happened, but nothing out of the ordinary," Stanifer told Eyewitness News.

Rats, twine, jingle bells, a lighter, beer, and Florida. A dangerous combination...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-10-14 16:23  

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