Fat Hamster in Printer Sparks Rescue

[j.m@talk]

BERLIN (Reuters) - A hamster called "Teddy" sparked a police rescue mission after he climbed inside a computer printer and got stuck because he was too fat to get out again, authorities said Wednesday.
"Contrary to his normal habits, Teddy climbed inside a PC printer and was unable to get out because of his corpulence," police in the northern city of Flensburg said in a statement, adding that they initially thought it was an April Fool's joke.

Luckily for Teddy, a neighbor of his owner managed to free the hamster so the arriving police officer was spared the task.

"After all the commotion, the animal was already peacefully asleep again in his cage, having escaped with nothing but a few bruises," said the statement.

[themac]

i saw a parked car yesterday that had the front end totally messed up and there was fur all over the grill and bumper, i wonder if the printer looks anything like that.

[fishybawb]

If my printer looked anything like a parked car with fur all over it, I'd be tempted to ask for a refund.

[Billforce]

Better a microwave than a printer...after about 45 seconds on HIGH, they go POP

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by Billforce
Better a microwave than a printer...after about 45 seconds on HIGH, they go POP

Glad yer not my pop ......... Scheesh

[FrnchDp]

Originally posted by Billforce
Better a microwave than a printer...after about 45 seconds on HIGH, they go POP

45 seconds?? that's too long.. I opt for the blender myself.. just make sure you have the lid on, and clean up is as easy as a quick rinse..

[leprechaun_40]

wonder what got printed on the hamster?

[themac]

Originally posted by leprechaun_40
wonder what got printed on the hamster?

or better yet maybe fur gets all over the pages now

[Torlok2002]

a story similar to this.. happened to me, albiet not with a pet.

I worked the summer at a summer camp as a canoe instructor. Since the boats were out by a lake in the middle of the woods, occasionally mice would think it to be a good living place under the boats. Well, when I turned over the boats in the morning, various critters would scurry out, mice, toads, frogs, spiders, ..etc..

Well one day a mouse ran out and ran under this trash bin. I knew where he went so i figured i'd scare him again... well apparently he attempted to go through a hole way too small for his body, and was stuck real good. looking me straight in the face scared out of his wits, unable to move. I grabbed a stick and attempted to give him a little push...but he wasnt budging. I felt quite bad for him but ther was nothing i could do. We came back to the next day to find half of his body... something had a tasty snack that night...

[cloudsquall]

I once "STRUCK" a dear and it flew over the car and hit a truck behind me.