Cute is what we aim for.

Lyanne writes: "...Hi Chris: Yesterday I got back from a roundtrip through part of India and thought you might like to take a look at some of the pictures that I took while visiting the world's only Rat-Temple."

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Comments

[Single Kelly]

Crazy freakin' Indians. Dot not feather, that is.

[Ana Bananna]

LMFAO!!!!! thnx chrissy for posting rats in all their disgusting putrid glory!

[A Person]

I found that video absolutely adorable.
:D

[reneevt]

Lyanne, yo.
Your pics made it! The last 2 are kinda cute...

[Libby]

That was adorable.

[lisa]

oh great now the keyboard is animated with vomit ;)

[lisa]

oh great now the keyboard is animated with vomit ;)

[chun]

i have no words lol

[Lisa]

*vomits*

Ew, mate.

[Leanne from BC]

i need to go take a shower now...

[Lea]

I'm totally wearing a cute is what we aim for shirt right now.

[Megan]

ahahaha... I just don't think I can look at rats as a deity after seeing them in the subways every morning...

On the other hand, some of them were cute, especially the white ones...

On the other hand...

Ew.

[stevie]

Fancy rats ARE cute, but I have to agree about the temple: f'n gross.

[xerxys]

If there's any place outside of the US that's likely to create a disease that'll wipe out humanity, this temple would be it.

I almost lost my breakfast when that guy ate their food.

[DrunkBunny]

I totally believe that rats do become reincarnated as people. Take my ex-husband for example! (Ba-dum dum)

[jodysbumpin]

Sooo....was that one guy smearing rat feces on his forehead? I'm pretty sure that's what I saw. Michelle's rats were cute, but the shine is off them now. More brainbleach, please.

[Jen]

Normally I don't mind rats, but in the wild? Gross.

Having entirely taken over a structure intended primarily for human use? Doubly gross.

Pardon me while I go find some antacid.

[Britty]

I want to go there, for real.
Also, the third picture is cute as heck.

[Lyanne]

lol, you people and your vomit.

This temple was one of the highlights of my trip! I must say that I didn't touch any of the rats or ate their food though, that is a bit gross. But the fact that these rats are better off than the beggar kids in Delhi is way more disturbing than anything ...

[Mozz Kitty]

Thats fricken nasty lol
Ah I'm sorry like i know it's a religion and stuff but it's disturbing a little

[V]

How cute. I like their little beady eyes.

[Sarah aka KB]

Yay lyanne! It must have been smelly there, but at least you're now blessed for life... with or without disease though?

[-M-]

we have lots of white rats here, how come we're not any luckier for it? I have to agree with several other posters:
a few rats kept as pets = cute
a writhing mass of wild rats overrunning an enclosed space = gross
I guess an entire temple overrun with thousands of kittens would be pretty gross, too.
Those rats have a pretty good life, though. Much better than some of the people in India, which is sad. :(

[mewfymewf]

The rat feces might explain the peculiar "musk" of a lot of Indian truck drivers I come in olfactory contact with...

I'm totally racist, but I love mousies, and I love the Indians momentarily for being so nice to them... and not eating them like they do in China.

[Sarah]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ro-xQplsPI

One of my favorite comic artist's view on rats.