I loved my pet rats when I was a kid. It was so fun to watch them eat spaghetti – picking up one end of a hose sized pasta and nibble down the length of it.
Zinnia Jones is an atheist activist, writer and videoblogger focusing on the impact of religious belief, political follies and LGBTQ rights. Since 2008, her videos have been viewed over 7 million times and her articles have been featured in the Huffington Post, The New Civil Rights Movement, and The Fight magazine in LA. Originally from Chicago, she's currently living in Florida with her partner Heather and their two children. She is still insufferably Midwestern. Her pleasures include picking apart everyone's arguments, rationality, feminism, philosophy, transhumanism and pet rats. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter at @ZJemptv, and her YouTube channel is at www.zinniajones.com.
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Dave Parnell
June 24, 2012 at 2:37 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
so Sunday is now adorable rat day? This I approve of.
dogeared, spotted and foxed
June 24, 2012 at 3:27 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks, I needed that! Rats are amazing critters and these two are full of win and squeee.
Mikey
June 24, 2012 at 4:29 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Squeee!! I prefer Guinea Pigs and Ham hams but squeee! :3
Ysanne
June 24, 2012 at 7:13 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
SO cute!
Beat any cat by lightyears!
Ace of Sevens
June 24, 2012 at 8:14 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
You have just won my approval.
busterggi
June 24, 2012 at 12:09 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Aw, I miss my little friends.
Grimalkin
June 24, 2012 at 5:47 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oh damn.
After I was linked to your post on CFI Ontario by Queereka I had a vague feeling that your blog would be worth reading…
Now I’m entirely sure that it is.
Ratties!
otrame
June 24, 2012 at 5:49 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Wow. Makes me miss my Hattie and Matilda. The only bad thing about rats is their short lives.
KNessJM
June 24, 2012 at 7:03 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hooray for rats!
Jon B.
June 25, 2012 at 6:04 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I loved my pet rats when I was a kid. It was so fun to watch them eat spaghetti – picking up one end of a hose sized pasta and nibble down the length of it.
carpenterman
June 25, 2012 at 8:42 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Fresh inspiration for a long-running Broedway musical, perhaps.