Whew! Good thing people are smarter than rats - grin.


	Whew! Good thing people are smarter than rats - grin.

nedhamson1

10-21-2009 5:35 PM

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nedhamson1 says:

We don't need a canary to warn us about trouble in the fast food lane of life - we need a rat! Read on to see that rats react the same to heroin, as they do to bacon, cheesecake and HoHos. So why do you think they tested three of guy's favorite food groups?

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10-21-2009 5:40 PM

lollipop10

good clip!

10-21-2009 9:37 PM

nedhamson1

Gracias - grin.

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