I need help.

Someone left a sad, strange comment on an old post here the other day.

See, this random woman lost her beloved rubber naked mole rat in a boating accident not too long ago. She was searching the Internet for a new one but couldn't find anything. Her only lead so far is the picture I posted of my own rubber naked mole rat back in March. (Go here to read the whole sad but sort of excellent story.)

I e-mailed this woman and told her I didn't know where she could get a new one because mine was a gift, but I'd try to find one for her. I like to help, and, you know, I really don't have anything better to do. (Really, I don't. I just thought about it for a minute after I typed that and realized I don't have a single thing to do this week that's more pressing than trying to track down a rubber rat for a complete stranger. I should go back to school or something one of these days.)

Well, even with all this free time, I seem to have hit a snag. I'm usually pretty good at finding stuff on the Internet, but I haven't had too much luck. I did a bunch of searches, but I can't seem to find anything besides these kind of lame and creepy plush naked mole rats, which won't do at all.

Anyway, I was hoping somebody could help find a rubber one, preferably just like this one, that can be ordered online.

To sweeten the deal, I'm offering up this one-of-a-kind tote bag in exchange for the information--first person to leave a viable link to an online purveyor of rubber naked mole rats in the comments section of this post gets it.

Thanks and good luck.

Comments

[candide]

try accoutrements. i think they're wholesale only, but your random internet friend might be able to win them over with her sad raft story. a company that lists "freeloader fork" as its #9 best-selling product can't be all bad: http://www.accoutrements.com/top25.html

[kristy]

No mole rats, but check out the "evolution of man" series:

http://www.mzoo.com/bl58381.htm

Also, this place has an e-mail address, and claims: "If you don't see an unusual animal on our site, we may be able to special order it for you."

The best thing about this site is the giant pledge of allegiance banner at the top of the main page...