blind naked mole-rat lovin'

[verbminx]

I promised pictures of the very odd toy I bought tonight, and here it is (I took two and put the other under the lj-cut). His name is "Rufus" and he is apparently the Cute Animal Sidekick on the show Kim Possible, which I've never seen but now may be forced to check out. Because I really need to know some of the inner workings of the mind that thinks naked mole-rats are the appropriate small animal to be a Cute Animal Sidekick on children's television. I understand when the creator of something like the deliriously twisted comic Skelebunnies does a big feature on naked mole-rats (including a cute illustrated boardgame) in his zine, but Disney, I do not understand.

For comparison, check out some information on real naked mole-rats. They are quite mysterious and odd and sometimes sad little animals. One wonders: Are they moles, or rats? (the latter - sort of.) Why are they naked? Shouldn't someone make them little sweaters?

R U F U S

Comments

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

I don't know about naked mole rats themselves, but I am completely devoted to the naked mole rat expert in "Fast Cheap and Out of Control".

[djymm.livejournal.com]

You're just a sucker for animal experts, aren't you?

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

Just Errol Morris-related animal experts. Can you blame me? Naked Mole Rat guy has that bow tie! Who wouldn't love him?

[djymm.livejournal.com]

so we've got Ray Mendez

Clyde Roper

and, just for comparison, C. Everett Koop

because he seems to exemplify the look they're all headed for.

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

Aw, C. Everett Koop? He never hunted a squid in his life!

Anyway, you know what my favorite Clyde Roper pic is:
http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/clyde_roper.htm

[verbminx.livejournal.com]

... just when you thought that this post couldn't get any stranger ...

;)