Wallace And Gromit : Curse of the Failed Sense of Reality in British Kids.

Posted by logboy at 7:57am.

Posted in Random Geek Talk .

The films an Oscar Winner now, the DVD is out there in the Supermarkets, and its erm… super cheap - it’s Wallace & Gromit craze time again, a decade on from the initial interest was peaking. There is something odd happening this time though, something that would have stayed a little more quiet had a ’World Largest Rabbit‘ story not made the press in the UK in early February 2006. Yes, now kids know those things in the film are real after all, and they’re bloody massive. “A real, genuine, flesh and blood version of something we saw in the movies!! Must have one!!” says Little Johnnie. Fine, they’re lovely and cute when they’re small, you know - like babies. Wait till you see it grow to its full potential, about two foot long and capable of turds to rival a small African Elephant. They’ve done it again, those little kids, they’ve gone and shown they can’t be trusted with their own brain, and unfortunately neither can their damn parents it seems. Couldn’t figure it out could they, TV = Small, Man = Not Vertically Challenged, Rabbit = Huge.

Not since the late 80s / early 90s ’Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ fad hit here have we seen this kind of crossover, not that I can think of anyway, and last time it was the restrictions placed on Turtle importation that caused Pet Shop owners and dodgy blokes-down-the-pub all to sell Little Johnnie terrapins as a substitute - fine, except the things bite back like you wouldn’t believe. Glad then that the dumbing-down for teenagers of horror hasn’t led to anyone fulfilling their wildest Crocodile fantasies yet, and glad we’re no longer in the age before animal restrictions allowed people to house anything you care to think of in their back gardens. Now we have the eternal rumours of Black Cats (well, Panthers) prowling the countryside… just hoping I don’t walk home in a few years and spot and giant bunnies bounding over the fences.

‘Herman : Worlds Biggest Rabbit‘ at BBC Newsround Website*.

‘Giant Rabbit Saved from Cook Pot‘ at BBC Newsround Website*.

*Don’t blame the BBC though, it’s the kids!!*

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Caterpillar 03/07/2006 @ 10:03am

Those things are fucking scary! That rabbit looks like Satan himself. I’m not surprised they were bred in Germany, of all places. Actually, I’d bet Adolf Hitler himself did the breeding and wanted to use them as a secret weapon. They could eat 10 GIs for breakfast, then chew up tanks all day.
jason 03/07/2006 @ 2:19pm

when is Hollywood gonna remake “Night of the Lepus”? They remake everything else. that picture of the rabit looks incredibly fake (but awesome nonetheless)!
brigid 03/13/2006 @ 2:44pm

omg i love this bunny its so fat i wanna squeeze its warm body ....the man to.....jkjk but rele i want to give it a foot massage
brigid 03/13/2006 @ 2:44pm

omg i love this bunny its so fat i wanna squeeze its warm body ....the man to.....jkjk but rele i want to give it a foot massage
Don Hill 03/15/2006 @ 8:53am

This must be the guy that breeds them for Teletubbies, eh Todd? ;^)