Hamster's Lunch now available online

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about Mister Jalopy's new store, Coco's Variety, and the Hamster's Lunch snack he sold there. Now you can order Hamster's Lunch on Coco's website using PayPal and have it sent to your home.

Following the epic demand for Hamster's Lunch, Coco's is pleased to announce that everybody's favorite tea time treat is back in stock. For those not familiar, this is not a lunchtime snack for a hamster, but rather a savory rice cracker snack for people who enjoy the company of highly detailed hamster figurine. And what sort of savage wouldn't enjoy a tea time snack with a new little friend?

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[#1 posted by RacingChikin , March 7, 2008 11:37 AM]

Oh no! Paypal Error!

[#2 posted by lautaylo , March 7, 2008 11:49 AM]

Oh! How delightful! I'm not certain that I care to spend the $5+ to acquire it now, but I certainly will if I'm ever a mad, eccentric millionaire.

[#3 posted by Pixel , March 7, 2008 12:07 PM]

I've already emailed him about the paypal error, and he is working to fix it.

[#4 posted by misterjalopy , March 7, 2008 5:23 PM]

With great relief, I can state that Hamster's Lunch Paypal purchasing is now back in effect. I apologize for any consternation this disruption may have caused.

[#5 posted by Kaiser , March 7, 2008 9:06 PM]

Hamster's Lunch rears it's ugly head again. (This comment was posted with Microsoft Windows Mobile™)

[#6 posted by Takuan , March 7, 2008 9:16 PM]

then let us talk about Hamster's Lunch then, shall we?

[#7 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator , March 7, 2008 9:25 PM]

No, Kaiser. No, no no. That was one of the biggest wastes of time I've ever seen in the online universe.

If it gets started again, and achieves anything like the spectacular levels of thoughtless overreaction it reached last time, I'm going to announce a competition to identify the top five silliest posts, one each in the following five categories:

1. Biggest drama queen.
2. Least plausible claim of betrayal.
3. Most dubious slippery-slope argument.
4. Best revival of Manichaean philosophy.
5. Gravest offense against statistical probability.

I'll award real prizes for it, too.

Consider instead discussing Hamster's Lunch. It's a good thing.

[#8 posted by Antinous , March 7, 2008 9:38 PM]

Biggest drama queen

Shit! I want that title, but I have no interest in the contest's subject.

[#9 posted by Takuan , March 7, 2008 9:49 PM]

http://cyberpr.kbs.co.kr/cm/down/To%20Wong%20Foo.jpg

better?

[#10 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator , March 7, 2008 9:57 PM]

Speaking of which, did anyone else catch this story?

Vietnam bans pet hamsters

Fearing that their growing population might spread disease and destroy crops, Vietnam has banned the sale and possession of hamsters, which have launched somewhat of a subculture among the country's youth.

Starting Monday, the fine for trading or owning a hamster will reach up to 30 million dong (1,875 US dollars), the Ministry of Agriculture said. They express concern that hamsters have been imported illegally from China, Thailand, or Taiwan, and are left unlicensed and unchecked for diseases.

"Traders illegally carry hamsters across borders and do not register with customs to quarantine these animals," said a senior official of the Animal Health Department.

Although the Animal Health Department has said they will kill any hamster that has been imported illegally, there are no plans for a mass elimination of hamsters.

"Destroying them all is really a big problem," agriculture ministry official Nguyen Thanh Son said. "I think the Vietnam animal health department should take some samples, conduct tests, and see how dangerous the hamsters in Vietnam really are."

Dangerous? Hamsters? What kind of a regime is this?

Would Ho Chi Minh have spent five minutes worrying about hamsters?

Hamsters arrived in Vietnam years ago for use in scientific research, but have only become popular recently. The rodents' increasing popularity with youngsters has been attributed to 2008 being the Year of the Rat in the Chinese Zodiac. Their adoration can be seen online, where there are numerous forums allowing hamster owners to talk about their beloved pets. The craze has even spawned offline "hamster clubs".

I want to know more about these "offline hamster clubs." Hamsters as an emblem of trangressiveness: that's definitely a thing. I can see it now: "The first rule of Hamster Club is, you don't talk about Hamster Club."

[#11 posted by Takuan , March 7, 2008 10:00 PM]

Hanta virus? There must be something. Unless its like the Chinese attitude to dogs.

[#12 posted by Takuan , March 7, 2008 10:06 PM]

"The animals are mainly imported from China and Thailand – without undergoing a period of quarantine and licences. Health officials are worried about the spread of diseases typically associated with these animals, such as rabies and lymphocytic chloriomeningitis – which can spread to humans – while environmentalists are worried about risk to native crops if the animals escape."

[#13 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator , March 7, 2008 10:23 PM]

At least they don't have to worry about them getting loose. They will escape, of course; hamsters are famous for that. But Syrian hamsters are little short-legged unaggressive critters native to the desert. I can't see them getting a foothold in SE Asia.

[#14 posted by Takuan , March 7, 2008 10:31 PM]

maybe someone wants a bribe