Great story. A+ headline. Would read again.

lucky little roadent.

That is just funny!.....great story :)

Soon, trapped commuters will be assaulted with an endless loop of "The Hampster Dance", played over loudspeakers near the freeway.

Unavailable for comment.

Sammy the Hammy also unavailable for comment.

This is the day....that hamster's live will surely change.

"I am not a number.. I am a hamster!"

This was actually the prototype engine for one of those Chinese mini-cars they'll be importing in a couple of years.

Here comes speed hamster?

Shameless advertising for an upcoming movie?

How did this not turn into a red stain in the road? Did all people suddenly stopped and said "Awww" at the sight of the hamster?.

Sounds like viral marketing to me:


/hotlinked yeah

CygnusDarius: How did this not turn into a red stain in the road? Did all people suddenly stopped and said "Awww" at the sight of the hamster?.

I think it had curb feelers.

LOL Sometimes life is stranger than fiction.

I'm really tired (pops). Not a Rick Roll, it's much, much worse.

Same here.(p)

No xkcd (new window) references yet?

I was actually this expecting this to be an article from the Onion or the Daily Mash rather than a real story.

+1 to subby for finding an article from the Daily Express that isn't about Princess Di, Maddy McCann or house prices though.

My hamster is to fat to be doing that. He runs in the ball and the wheel all the time. Granted not that long.

\Worried he's going to get stuck in his house and become a shut in.

"I dipped him in quick-dry cement and chucked him up on the wall...
now she finally has a chipmonk in the ornament zoo....."

Let's see if anyone can guess which band did this one.....


Damn farking obscure.

Forgot, the unfortunate hampster's name was Paul, maybe that'll help.

I'm gonna have the image of folks in their cars watching the hamster overtake them in its ball in my mind all day now, & I just KNOW it's going to make me giggle at some inappropriate time...

/same thing happened after seeing Spaghetti Cat
//THAT was an awkward meeting...

mid6000tek: My hamster is to fat to be doing that. He runs in the ball and the wheel all the time. Granted not that long.

\Worried he's going to get stuck in his house and become a shut in.

Stop feeding him the sunflower seeds.

/does not approve
//but understands

It's a wonder the little guy didn't have a heart attack, what with all those cars whizzing by!

I came in here for the hammy hamster references, and leave sadly disappointed.

Came for the Office Space reference.
Can leave satisfied.




/all sorts of hotlinked

unyon: I came in here for the hammy hamster references, and leave sadly disappointed.

*sigh* If you want a specific reference and no one has made it yet, it's up to you to make your own goddamn reference!

/I came for the Sammy the Hammy reference, and was pleased.
//Though maybe three people on Fark will get it. :-(

Welcome to Chicago, home of the highway themed parking lots.

Subby has obviously never driven on the D.C. beltway.

CygnusDarius: How did this not turn into a red stain in the road? Did all people suddenly stopped and said "Awww" at the sight of the hamster?.

Upon leaving Chicago from my first time visiting it for a job interview, I was driving along the access road on the side of one of the highways as the highway was at a dead standstill. The amount of traffic I was blowing by, driving the speed limit and stopping at stop signs and etc, was absolutely insane.

ProdigalSigh: I'm really tired (pops). Not a Rick Roll, it's much, much worse.

Same here.(p)

get a rope.

Mouser: Subby has obviously never driven on the D.C. beltway.

My friend and I were stuck on the Beltway just past College Park, headed toward Rt. 50. We were talking about the Terps and she asked "so what exactly is a Terrapin?" I explained what they look like and why they're somewhat unique as we sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Not 10 minutes later, on the side of 495, a terrapin was lumbering along and making better progress than we were.

/I-495, where any hour is rush hour!
//Duke sucks

calbert: lucky little roadent.

What you did there. I saw it.

T-Luv, that used to be one of my favorite books. It was titled "Runaway Ralph", back in the old days.

/Was written in stone, as well.

I find it difficult to believe that there's gridlock traffic in Carlisle, England.

/Route 270 !!

I came for the hamster dance...kinda satisfied.

/hungover beyond belief

Almost ended up as Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie?

(pops)
/glad to be the first C&H reference

Walker: This is the day....that hamster's live will surely change.

He didn't get up this morning 'cause he didn't go to bed - 'cause he's in a farking ball on a road

Man oh man, you oughta hear 'em squeal
Now the whole wide world is their exercise wheel

Approves of hamsters with a need for speed.

Elmo Jones: calbert: lucky little roadent.

What you did there. I saw it.

T-Luv, that used to be one of my favorite books. It was titled "Runaway Ralph", back in the old days.

/Was written in stone, as well.

You're thinking of the sequel. I think there were three of them, altogether.

Haven't even RTA yet. Tears in my eyes from the headline.
Not everday a headline makes me Guffaw.
Today is that day.

/golf clap for Subby

letstakeawalk: Approves of hamsters with a need for speed.

Surprised it took that long for a top gear reference.

CygnusDarius
How did this not turn into a red stain in the road? Did all people suddenly stopped and said "Awww" at the sight of the hamster?.

The traffic was slower than Treacle.

Ivor the Friendly Viking
letstakeawalk: Approves of hamsters with a need for speed.

Surprised it took that long for a top gear reference.

Heh, I had read the article and I thought "They better mention this on a news segment at some point".

Richard Gere?

It's Harvey the Wonder Hamster!

HEY HARVEY!