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Asked at Massachusetts Street on January 3, 2009

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“It’s a chinchilla. I was going to raise a coat.”

— Anne Yetman, retired, Lawrence

“Baby Jersey calves (because) they’re so cute.”

— Charlie Bryan, retired, Lawrence

“Sam the goldfish … jumped out of the tank … into a garbage can and didn’t survive.”

— Conk Buckley, unemployed, Overland Park

“Sabrina, my dog. She is 4 pounds and she’s wild, and she jumps all over.”

— Tracy Bockewitz, golf club manager, Belleville, Ill.

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milkman_dan (anonymous) says…

rabbithttp://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1997-04-21/index.html
January 3, 2009 at 2:35 a.m.
dminear60 (anonymous) says…

The dust bunnies that live under my bed.
January 3, 2009 at 6:55 a.m.
BrianR (anonymous) says…

Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says… "(Can we keep people as pets?)"This may help to answer that one:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7204543.stm
January 3, 2009 at 7:10 a.m.
jonas_opines (anonymous) says…

Truthfully, Sabrina sounds like a pretty common 4 pound dog.
January 3, 2009 at 7:53 a.m.
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

When I was six, I thought I had a turtle that slept all the time. Turned out my parents had given me a rock.
January 3, 2009 at 9:06 a.m.
mom_of_three (anonymous) says…

My most unusual pet was a horse. And I had a younger sister that used to follow me everywhere like a puppy dog.
January 3, 2009 at 9:16 a.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Peeves. I have several of them.
January 3, 2009 at 9:22 a.m.
dajudge (anonymous) says…

I had a pet stick once.
January 3, 2009 at 10:40 a.m.
buffalo_star (anonymous) says…

Pepper, best dog ever
January 3, 2009 at 10:57 a.m.
trinity (anonymous) says…

lemur. hands down. ;) never did get in to the ranchin' end of things, tho. lilly lemur did not wish to breed.
January 3, 2009 at 11:14 a.m.
sgtwolverine (anonymous) says…

A gecko. Sadly, it didn't have a British accent ... but that was also probably a good thing, since it didn't try to sell me insurance.
January 3, 2009 at 11:22 a.m.
BigPrune (anonymous) says…

A Tarsier until it committed suicide. -They actually commit suicide in captivity, no joke. They bang their heads into the cage until they die. Not really serious about having one as a pet though.Here's a mislabeled film of a Tarsier. This is NOT a Lemur.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMf40ORFE8
January 3, 2009 at 11:43 a.m.
peachesncream (anonymous) says…

my kids!
January 3, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.
Dejacrew423 (anonymous) says…

A baby red-ear slider turtle that turned into a massive beast of a turtle. I miss my shelly!
January 3, 2009 at 12:07 p.m.
MsMegsy (anonymous) says…

Well - my husband is my most unusual pet! But HE once had a hedgehog for about 3 years!!
January 3, 2009 at 12:18 p.m.
sunflower_sue (anonymous) says…

I've had a few unusual pet peeves.
January 3, 2009 at 1:53 p.m.
denak (anonymous) says…

Rats...... I don't know how "unique" they are but they are great pets. Unlike hamsters(especially female hamsters) they don't bite. They are incrediably intelligent animals, very social and just really playful, sweet animals.
January 3, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.
rubberband (anonymous) says…

dajudge--No pet rock to go with that stick?
January 3, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.
coolmom (anonymous) says…

kids, iguanas, dogs, fish, pigeon, cockatiel, various assorted bugs and small creatures dragged in by the kids and the hubby.
January 3, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.
Calliope877 (anonymous) says…

denak,I agree! I love rats. I used to have a couple. They were very sweet and cuddley! :)
January 3, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.
George_Braziller (anonymous) says…

When I was in third grade it was a salamander that my dad found while he was working on a plumbing project. He brought it home to show us and I decided to keep it. I named it "Zachary" and kept it for a couple of years before I let it go.
January 3, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

when we were kids, we had two bull head catfish in a bathtub for awhile..and a drake mallard...certainly made brushing my teeth interesting at times...
January 3, 2009 at 5:48 p.m.
inmate (anonymous) says…

Mine was a tape worm
January 3, 2009 at 6:01 p.m.
merrywidow033 (anonymous) says…

how exactly does one manage a golf club? unless someone is swinging it, don't they pretty much just sit there? wah-wah-wah!!!!
January 3, 2009 at 7:49 p.m.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…

I came out of work one night and found that "someone" had left a coffee can in my locked car. In the coffee can was a salamander, contentedly snuggling into the damp earth provided for that purpose. I took him home and he was an entertaining pet for several years. I named him Newt the Newt. He enjoyed swimming in the bathroom sink and would eat raw hamburger from my hand. He also ate greens and a variety of other stuff. He traded up from the coffee can to a terrarium condo.I've also had several snakes, including boa constrictors. The snake I've had for about 10 years now is a corn snake (snow coloration). He is very docile and much quieter than the resident dogs and cats. When I was an errant schoolgirl, I sometimes entertained myself by catching a big ol' fly, tying a long hair to it, then taping the other end of the hair to my desk. The fly would whiz around in circles at the end of the hair. The hard part was tying the knot without cutting the fly in half. Takes steady hands. Not sure that qualifies as a pet, but it would take the edge off the boredom of a Civics class in late May...
January 3, 2009 at 10:36 p.m.
cloggedjhawk (Wendy magillicutty) says…

goat.
January 3, 2009 at 11:04 p.m.
waydownsouth (anonymous) says…

Had a pet snake once. Stayed to itself didn't bother anyone. Didn't have to walk it or give it food everyday or listen to chatter.
January 3, 2009 at 11:22 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Py,Beef-eating newts and hair-tethered flies.And I thought the grammarian was scary.,;-D
January 4, 2009 at 12:32 a.m.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…

Which grammarian? Anyone I know?
January 4, 2009 at 2:51 a.m.
renegade (anonymous) says…

I never had a unique pet,,, but,,, OMG, Sabrina is just smokin' hot!!!!!!! i swear I saw her at the 'Bird',,, or Baby Dolls! LJW, do have her last name?
January 4, 2009 at 8:18 a.m.
devobrun (anonymous) says…

Unique: definition is one-of-a-kind. Singular. Without duplicate.Unusual: definition is rarely found. Non-typical. Odd.Are you asking about a one-of-a-kind pet? Or are you misusing a word?If the poor understanding of English was the only erroneous reportage, then oh well.However, sloppy use of the language is also accompanied by articles in this paper that show the inability to understand science, engineering, and definitions of many things. Tighten it up LJW.
January 4, 2009 at 9:17 a.m.
renegade (anonymous) says…

Hey devobrun, why don't you just go to your Mensa society gathering.
January 4, 2009 at 9:50 a.m.
renegade (anonymous) says…

Uhmmm, instead of 'Sebrina' being hot, I meant to say "Tracy" is hot. My bad.
January 4, 2009 at 9:53 a.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

devo: "Tighten it up LJW." *Lighten* it up, devo. ,;-) renegade: "Uhmmm, instead of 'Sebrina' being hot, I meant to say “Tracy” is hot. My bad." Yeah... yeah... yeah... next it'll be Conk. .;-D
January 4, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.
dajudge (anonymous) says…

rubberband--I did have a pet rock with my pet stick, but I had to hide the key under it, so they didn't get to play together.
January 4, 2009 at 12:02 p.m.
rubberband (anonymous) says…

That just brings tears to my eyes. I am so sorry! :(
January 4, 2009 at 5:09 p.m.
yellowhouse (anonymous) says…

I had a spider monkeySeveral O'PossumsA pet Pig named Saraha nest of baby grackelsand a pet goat.Cant decide which was more wierd!
January 7, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.