BenD-
which lab partner did you get to pet?
;-)
-BenB

>When I was in college, I took Intro to Psych, which included various
>labs.  For the neuropsych part, we had to run rats through a water maze.
>  I was the only guy in a group of very traditionally girlish ladies, so
>I ended up as Rat wRangler.  This is when I discovered that not only are
>rats cool, but they have very distinct personalities.
>
>Fortunately (in my opinion) the next lab paired me with a female friend
>who liked the rats as much as I did, so I ended up with fewer scratches,
>got to participate in parts of the experiment not involving direct
>contact with the rats, and still got to pet ours.
>
>My favorite lab rat story, though, happened after a long weekend.  I was
>walking down the sidewalk with a friend and we came across some
>animal-testing protest chalkings.  One said that the rats hadn't been
>fed or watered all weekend.  My friend got pretty pissed.  I told her I
>was sure it wasn't true.  She replied, "Of course not!  I'm the one who
>fed them!"
>
>White lab rats are so cool.....
>Great.  Now I'm thinking about acquiring a pet.
>
>--benD
>
>BethF wrote:
>
>> My very first pet was a white lab rat, stolen from the psych lab at
>> Drexel University when I was six. He was an amazing little friend once
>> he got over being scared.
>>
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