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Bit by a rabid Chinchilla

december 30th, 2007

So yesterday, I had to go to the ER to get a Tetanus-shot. Why? The day before, I got bit by a chinchilla. For those who don’t know what a chinchilla is, it’s a hamster-like furry animal looking very cuddly and innocent.

And so it was when I out of my ignorance posed the question: “Does it bite?” – “no, no, if anything, it only nibbles a bit”. Okay, so I made the huge mistake of putting my finger into the cage of the killer chinchilla (I should have heard the voice of Tim in my head saying “it has big sharp pointy teeth” and making this very eccentric rabbit-like motion as in a much loved movie, but alas, I did not).

Immediately, it went right for the kill, and the result was a horrific 1mm deep cut in my finger. Thank you, chinchilla

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