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	<title>Comments on: How to Get Rid of a Critter Problem.</title>
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		<title>By: Bushy</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-410402</link>
		<dc:creator>Bushy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is AWESOME!!!
And all you bed-wetting tree-huggers make me want to vomit. This is what you call &quot;exercising your dominion.&quot;
It&#039;s a stinkin&#039; rat with a bushy tail people.
Get real...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is AWESOME!!!<br />
And all you bed-wetting tree-huggers make me want to vomit. This is what you call "exercising your dominion."<br />
It's a stinkin' rat with a bushy tail people.<br />
Get real...</p>
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		<title>By: blatus</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-403921</link>
		<dc:creator>blatus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I must say, there are some fun comments around here. One of them, however, caught my eye:

#  Solo Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 12:29 pm

I hope the squirrel is ok. I think the author should be shot.

Now please, excuse my French, but are you _fucking_ kidding me? You would seriously shoot a human being because he flung a critter across his yard?
You should really re-shuffle your priorities; or maybe you should feed yourself to a crocodile to ease its suffering from food. You know, just a suggestion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I must say, there are some fun comments around here. One of them, however, caught my eye:</p>
<p>#  Solo Says:<br />
June 21st, 2007 at 12:29 pm</p>
<p>I hope the squirrel is ok. I think the author should be shot.</p>
<p>Now please, excuse my French, but are you _fucking_ kidding me? You would seriously shoot a human being because he flung a critter across his yard?<br />
You should really re-shuffle your priorities; or maybe you should feed yourself to a crocodile to ease its suffering from food. You know, just a suggestion.</p>
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		<title>By: Thebes</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-403432</link>
		<dc:creator>Thebes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Poison is cruel, it kills slowly and indiscriminately.

These, at least, get what you wanted to mess-with / hurt / kill. But flying animals will become injured, and injured animals die slowly. So its still cruel.

Guns put a hole in what they are used to shoot. So long as the gun owner is responsible, they kill quickly and kill only what was desired. It might not be pretty, but putting down pests is far less cruel than flinging them to their (eventual) deaths.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poison is cruel, it kills slowly and indiscriminately.</p>
<p>These, at least, get what you wanted to mess-with / hurt / kill. But flying animals will become injured, and injured animals die slowly. So its still cruel.</p>
<p>Guns put a hole in what they are used to shoot. So long as the gun owner is responsible, they kill quickly and kill only what was desired. It might not be pretty, but putting down pests is far less cruel than flinging them to their (eventual) deaths.</p>
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		<title>By: A_Squirrel</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-402462</link>
		<dc:creator>A_Squirrel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m a squirrel and am enjoying your comments here.
A &#039;rat with a fuzzy tail&#039;- excuse me? 
Get a close up look at me- a rat is MUCH cuter.

Anyway, I&#039;ll be chewing various holes in your home and pooping all over your attic if you need me?

Think about that, next time you swat a bug or other vermin..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm a squirrel and am enjoying your comments here.<br />
A 'rat with a fuzzy tail'- excuse me?<br />
Get a close up look at me- a rat is MUCH cuter.</p>
<p>Anyway, I'll be chewing various holes in your home and pooping all over your attic if you need me?</p>
<p>Think about that, next time you swat a bug or other vermin..</p>
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		<title>By: TheBlessedBlogger</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-402116</link>
		<dc:creator>TheBlessedBlogger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a video of blatant animal cruelty, something I wouldn&#039;t expect to see here. As a long time Neato fan I&#039;m really disappointed that you would encourage this kind of behavior. Cruelty towards living creatures is always wrong, period. There are humane ways of dealing with a bothersome animal like humane traps. I&#039;m sure you didn&#039;t mean to offend anyone and I&#039;m sure you&#039;re a kind person but this was in bad taste. If I see something like this here ago I won&#039;t be coming back.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a video of blatant animal cruelty, something I wouldn't expect to see here. As a long time Neato fan I'm really disappointed that you would encourage this kind of behavior. Cruelty towards living creatures is always wrong, period. There are humane ways of dealing with a bothersome animal like humane traps. I'm sure you didn't mean to offend anyone and I'm sure you're a kind person but this was in bad taste. If I see something like this here ago I won't be coming back.</p>
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		<title>By: annoyed</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-137766</link>
		<dc:creator>annoyed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is just a squi</description>
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		<title>By: chloe</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-135410</link>
		<dc:creator>chloe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>couldn&#039;t Watch this because it is wrong</description>
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		<title>By: Ataraxic</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-134873</link>
		<dc:creator>Ataraxic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now finally there are some fun to read comments on neatorama. Thank you all for the good laugh!
Except for the few who made sense though, you kind of ruined it (I&#039;m speaking for MadMolecule and Chad)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now finally there are some fun to read comments on neatorama. Thank you all for the good laugh!<br />
Except for the few who made sense though, you kind of ruined it (I'm speaking for MadMolecule and Chad)</p>
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		<title>By: c-dub</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-134376</link>
		<dc:creator>c-dub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pagalina, if I missed your point, it&#039;s only because you don&#039;t really make one.  Why do you presuppose that because people are objecting to a video showing animal abuse here, that they aren&#039;t objecting about other (more significant) abuses elsewhere?  This is a video about squirrels, after all -- not brick-kiln workers or children in Darfur -- so doesn&#039;t it make sense that people&#039;s comments here are about SQUIRRELS?

And as far as &quot;scaling aggression&quot; goes, it seems to me that posting a comment on a blog in response to a post on that blog is an appropriately scaled response.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pagalina, if I missed your point, it's only because you don't really make one.  Why do you presuppose that because people are objecting to a video showing animal abuse here, that they aren't objecting about other (more significant) abuses elsewhere?  This is a video about squirrels, after all -- not brick-kiln workers or children in Darfur -- so doesn't it make sense that people's comments here are about SQUIRRELS?</p>
<p>And as far as "scaling aggression" goes, it seems to me that posting a comment on a blog in response to a post on that blog is an appropriately scaled response.</p>
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		<title>By: Chad</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-133988</link>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>your right chelle no one cares where you surf.</description>
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		<title>By: Chelle</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-133349</link>
		<dc:creator>Chelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was having a lot of fun on your site until seeing this video.  It&#039;s sick that anyone would find this even remotely amusing.  :(

Not that anyone cares, but I&#039;ll be surfing elsewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was having a lot of fun on your site until seeing this video.  It's sick that anyone would find this even remotely amusing.  <img src='http://www.neatorama.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Not that anyone cares, but I'll be surfing elsewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: jonno</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-133170</link>
		<dc:creator>jonno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bet a lot of you wouldnt hold the same opinions if a bunch of aquirrels beat you up and stole your wallet, just think about that for a second .....

Jonno</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet a lot of you wouldnt hold the same opinions if a bunch of aquirrels beat you up and stole your wallet, just think about that for a second .....</p>
<p>Jonno</p>
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		<title>By: Chad</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-133056</link>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>considering the average weight of a female squirrel is 700 grams and a male at 800 grams average AND the have fur (seriously folks their literally covered with the stuff) also alot of the fur on their bodies is concentrated around the tail which serves as a natural parachute that they commonly use to slow their fall if and when the happen to fall out of trees while just being clumsy. consider all these things and you get a small, soft, and lightweight little critter with a very high drag coefficient that wont really fly very far or fast. try this experiment if you don&#039;t believe me, drop a squirrel and a bowling ball out of a plane at the same time, see which one hits first...oh wait thats kinda cruel</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>considering the average weight of a female squirrel is 700 grams and a male at 800 grams average AND the have fur (seriously folks their literally covered with the stuff) also alot of the fur on their bodies is concentrated around the tail which serves as a natural parachute that they commonly use to slow their fall if and when the happen to fall out of trees while just being clumsy. consider all these things and you get a small, soft, and lightweight little critter with a very high drag coefficient that wont really fly very far or fast. try this experiment if you don't believe me, drop a squirrel and a bowling ball out of a plane at the same time, see which one hits first...oh wait thats kinda cruel</p>
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		<title>By: Johnny Cat</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132999</link>
		<dc:creator>Johnny Cat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think if this thing had been invented in the 19th century, nobody would be complaining about it.  Now everyone&#039;s so thin-skinned about the protecting a lowly creature, they miss the whole point of the experiment in the video.  So protective of a species that is giving rabbits a run for the most procreative bunch of dumbasses who can&#039;t seem to get the concept of road traffic.  Squirrels will survive this video, but can we? 

 Cue the Arsonist Squirrel  http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/jdkinkade/Yams.jpg

Now cue the Drama Squirrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Evideosift%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2FDrama%2DKing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think if this thing had been invented in the 19th century, nobody would be complaining about it.  Now everyone's so thin-skinned about the protecting a lowly creature, they miss the whole point of the experiment in the video.  So protective of a species that is giving rabbits a run for the most procreative bunch of dumbasses who can't seem to get the concept of road traffic.  Squirrels will survive this video, but can we? </p>
<p> Cue the Arsonist Squirrel  <a href="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/jdkinkade/Yams.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/jdkinkade/Yams.jpg</a></p>
<p>Now cue the Drama Squirrel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Evideosift%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2FDrama%2DKing" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Evid eosift%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2FDrama%2DKing</a></p>
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		<title>By: adam</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132976</link>
		<dc:creator>adam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hardly come here anymore. But I did and saw this. 

It&#039;s been said, but... Neatorama just isn&#039;t what it used to be.  Used to be my all-time favorite site. (cool science and genuinely NEAT links) But now, with all the guest bloggers and stupid videos and crap... it&#039;s just another site. Sorry. 
It&#039;s a loss.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hardly come here anymore. But I did and saw this. </p>
<p>It's been said, but... Neatorama just isn't what it used to be.  Used to be my all-time favorite site. (cool science and genuinely NEAT links) But now, with all the guest bloggers and stupid videos and crap... it's just another site. Sorry.<br />
It's a loss.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132669</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sorry animal rights activists :

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




mmm... I just positionned myself in the &#039;most likely to become a serial killer&#039; list. Whatever! That was too funny ;-p</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry animal rights activists :</p>
<p>ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>mmm... I just positionned myself in the 'most likely to become a serial killer' list. Whatever! That was too funny ;-p</p>
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		<title>By: Mossel</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132649</link>
		<dc:creator>Mossel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And before anybody tries the &quot;I saw one fall from a tree and it was ok&quot;-argument, 

If it falls, it takes its position to brace for impact (on a soft forrest floor)

Here, its catapulted way faster than it would ever fall, horizontally, towards trees, while rotating like mad. (and way to short a distance to do anything about it)

It&#039;s gonna get hurt. It&#039;s cruel.

If the guy that thought this one up had another brain, it would be lonely</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And before anybody tries the "I saw one fall from a tree and it was ok"-argument, </p>
<p>If it falls, it takes its position to brace for impact (on a soft forrest floor)</p>
<p>Here, its catapulted way faster than it would ever fall, horizontally, towards trees, while rotating like mad. (and way to short a distance to do anything about it)</p>
<p>It's gonna get hurt. It's cruel.</p>
<p>If the guy that thought this one up had another brain, it would be lonely</p>
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		<title>By: Mossel</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132641</link>
		<dc:creator>Mossel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Less cruel than poison or gun?
hows that then?

Poison or gun would KILL it, this just Injures them.
*WAY more cruel*
 
Little rodents like that are rather fragile boned, and I&#039;m pretty sure none of them got away without breaking some of them.

Now I want to see a vid of someone going over to these peoples house and breaking all their limbs with a baseball bat. That WOULD made me laugh.

This is not what I expect from this otherwise nice and intelligent bboard... disapointment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Less cruel than poison or gun?<br />
hows that then?</p>
<p>Poison or gun would KILL it, this just Injures them.<br />
*WAY more cruel*</p>
<p>Little rodents like that are rather fragile boned, and I'm pretty sure none of them got away without breaking some of them.</p>
<p>Now I want to see a vid of someone going over to these peoples house and breaking all their limbs with a baseball bat. That WOULD made me laugh.</p>
<p>This is not what I expect from this otherwise nice and intelligent bboard... disapointment.</p>
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		<title>By: pagalina</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132595</link>
		<dc:creator>pagalina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>c-dub,
good job missing the point.
I just don&#039;t think the same level of hysteria should be found in discussions of squirrel-slinging and people killing. Get it?
I love animals, I do I do, and worrying about small things is worthy, I just think you gotta scale the aggression to the situation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>c-dub,<br />
good job missing the point.<br />
I just don't think the same level of hysteria should be found in discussions of squirrel-slinging and people killing. Get it?<br />
I love animals, I do I do, and worrying about small things is worthy, I just think you gotta scale the aggression to the situation.</p>
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		<title>By: Jimbo</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132267</link>
		<dc:creator>Jimbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wish someone would make a bug zapper but for squirrels! I would buy one fast.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish someone would make a bug zapper but for squirrels! I would buy one fast.</p>
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		<title>By: MadMolecule</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132157</link>
		<dc:creator>MadMolecule</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There&#039;s a key point some folks seem to be missing here.  According to the Neatorama post, this isn&#039;t done for entertainment; the post begins, &quot;Do you have a problem with squirrels, chipmunks, or other outdoor critters? If so, thereâ€™s now a solution - the squirrel catapult.&quot;

In other words, this thing was made to get the damn squirrels off the porch.  Squirrels are tenacious, ingenious, near-unstoppable little bastards, who will tear up your house, lawn, wiring, or anything else that they feel a need to tear up for whatever squirrely reason.  The entertainment value is a side effect.

And frankly, I seriously doubt that the squirrels are even fazed.  I&#039;ve seen a squirrel take a 70-foot fall out of a tree; on landing, it immediately ran right back up the tree.  I suspect the squirrel launcher is, at most, an inconvenience to them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There's a key point some folks seem to be missing here.  According to the Neatorama post, this isn't done for entertainment; the post begins, "Do you have a problem with squirrels, chipmunks, or other outdoor critters? If so, thereâ€™s now a solution - the squirrel catapult."</p>
<p>In other words, this thing was made to get the damn squirrels off the porch.  Squirrels are tenacious, ingenious, near-unstoppable little bastards, who will tear up your house, lawn, wiring, or anything else that they feel a need to tear up for whatever squirrely reason.  The entertainment value is a side effect.</p>
<p>And frankly, I seriously doubt that the squirrels are even fazed.  I've seen a squirrel take a 70-foot fall out of a tree; on landing, it immediately ran right back up the tree.  I suspect the squirrel launcher is, at most, an inconvenience to them.</p>
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		<title>By: c-dub</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132119</link>
		<dc:creator>c-dub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You know what, I take back my previous comments.  Chad&#039;s eloquence convinced me that animal cruelty IS funny.  I don&#039;t know where I was coming from before.  Kudos, Neatorama, keep the yuks comin&#039;!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know what, I take back my previous comments.  Chad's eloquence convinced me that animal cruelty IS funny.  I don't know where I was coming from before.  Kudos, Neatorama, keep the yuks comin'!</p>
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		<title>By: c-dub</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132117</link>
		<dc:creator>c-dub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Pagalina, I have a great idea: why don&#039;t we ignore all the small problems in the world and only pay attention to the big ones.  Sounds great.  In fact, why don&#039;t we all agree on The Single Biggest Problem in the World, and bring all of our energy to bear on that, because we all know that it&#039;s IMPOSSIBLE to be concerned about squirrels and brick-kiln workers at the same time.  Can&#039;t be done.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Pagalina, I have a great idea: why don't we ignore all the small problems in the world and only pay attention to the big ones.  Sounds great.  In fact, why don't we all agree on The Single Biggest Problem in the World, and bring all of our energy to bear on that, because we all know that it's IMPOSSIBLE to be concerned about squirrels and brick-kiln workers at the same time.  Can't be done.</p>
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		<title>By: pagalina</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132077</link>
		<dc:creator>pagalina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>um. Let&#039;s pause for a minute. Have you thought for a moment about the PEOPLE in the world who are mistreated on a daily basis? the brick-kiln workers in china who are enslaved and not allowed to leave? The innocent children in Iraq or Darfur who are killed daily? 

Lighten the freak UP. 
If you want to get pissed off, look at the human-rights atrocities in the world and THEN maybe worry about the little squirrel.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>um. Let's pause for a minute. Have you thought for a moment about the PEOPLE in the world who are mistreated on a daily basis? the brick-kiln workers in china who are enslaved and not allowed to leave? The innocent children in Iraq or Darfur who are killed daily? </p>
<p>Lighten the freak UP.<br />
If you want to get pissed off, look at the human-rights atrocities in the world and THEN maybe worry about the little squirrel.</p>
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		<title>By: Chad</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132073</link>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ive said it before and Ill say it again, Neatorama commenter&#039;s seem to come out in droves whenever there is something to BITCH AND WHINE about!

btw the video was funny as hell and DEFINITELY more humane that poison (most people with a rodent problem poison the rodents) Oh and the body mass of a squirrel lends itself well to a nice soft landing so STFU ya whiney old ladies!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ive said it before and Ill say it again, Neatorama commenter's seem to come out in droves whenever there is something to BITCH AND WHINE about!</p>
<p>btw the video was funny as hell and DEFINITELY more humane that poison (most people with a rodent problem poison the rodents) Oh and the body mass of a squirrel lends itself well to a nice soft landing so STFU ya whiney old ladies!</p>
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		<title>By: Jacob</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132066</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have no doubt that squirrel is fine.

I&#039;ve seen them fall off of roofs and out of trees, and scamper right back up a tree with no problem. Small critters that leap around from tree to tree are kinda designed to take that sort of impact with the ground.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have no doubt that squirrel is fine.</p>
<p>I've seen them fall off of roofs and out of trees, and scamper right back up a tree with no problem. Small critters that leap around from tree to tree are kinda designed to take that sort of impact with the ground.</p>
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		<title>By: MoniA</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132046</link>
		<dc:creator>MoniA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Really!  this is probably illegal</description>
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		<title>By: pol x</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-132001</link>
		<dc:creator>pol x</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have no qualms about killing and eating animals. 
Treat them well, it&#039;s called animal husbandry.
My grumbling starts when animals are hurt for amusement.

The people who did this should get a visit from the cops for animalk cruelty.

If they have aproblem with a squirrel infestation then get a 22 riffle and shoot the little buggers, then eat them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have no qualms about killing and eating animals.<br />
Treat them well, it's called animal husbandry.<br />
My grumbling starts when animals are hurt for amusement.</p>
<p>The people who did this should get a visit from the cops for animalk cruelty.</p>
<p>If they have aproblem with a squirrel infestation then get a 22 riffle and shoot the little buggers, then eat them.</p>
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		<title>By: c-dub</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-131990</link>
		<dc:creator>c-dub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Josh, the act of eating meat (or owning a cat, or killing pests in one&#039;s home) is a far cry from torturing animals for recreation.  So, you may be astounded at our &quot;hypocrisy,&quot; but we are likewise astounded at your specious logic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Josh, the act of eating meat (or owning a cat, or killing pests in one's home) is a far cry from torturing animals for recreation.  So, you may be astounded at our "hypocrisy," but we are likewise astounded at your specious logic.</p>
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		<title>By: korona</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/21/how-to-get-rid-of-a-critter-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-131982</link>
		<dc:creator>korona</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>maybe HE did it: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1764124</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>maybe HE did it: <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1764124" rel="nofollow">http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1764124</a></p>
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