And what rough beast, its hour come round at last...

[redscharlach]

Far be it from me to spread panic among the populace, but here's a genuine poster I spotted on the way to work this morning:

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[princesskraehe]

the Eurovision Song Contest will be won by GIANT DANCING RATS

As opposed to giant dancing turkeys?

[redscharlach]

Well, the turkey didn't even manage to beat a couple of dodgy singers from Azerbaijan, so its chances of beating a horde of highly evolved super-rats seem rather slim...

[darthhellokitty]

I'd better lock up my cats!

[davegodfrey]

The real reason that Holmes' adventures with the "Giant Rat of Sumatra" are a tale for which the world is not yet ready, is that it actually happened in Walthamstow.

[mincot]

I remember a snap of the Guardian's headline (lo, many many years ago, mid 80's, I think): MAD MONK PERCHES ON PILLAR FOR 47 YEARS!!!!!! They had a REALLY slow news day so they resurrected the story of SImeon Stylites (died 459, yes, that's right, FIFTH CENTURY).

Guess the news from Alexandria took a detour of about 1500 years.

[__kali__]

*reads the story*
Attacked by rats? I verrrry much doubt that.