Real Furby!?

When I was younger the Furby craze hit and it hit hard. My sister and I, like every other kid wanted it. Needed it. Demanded it. And, like every able bodied parent who tries to fulfill their children's ridiculous desires, my dad left for the store and waited in line at 3AM for a 6AM opening. He described the scene as a total madhouse where parents were shoving, yelling, pushing, and kicking to get their hands on the tiny talking eyes-eerily-human-like furry dolls. Luckily he escaped with minor injuries and two glorious Furby dolls with which my sister and I played with for approximately 20 minutes before we lost interest.

Now, science has uncovered a real-life Furby.

"They have the distinctive, big-eyed look often associated with Furbys, gremlin-like talking toys that were popular in the late 1990s. Compared with the robotic Furbys, however, the real animals' dimensions are seriously downsized: They typically measure less than 4 inches (105 mm) from head to tail, with most of that length being tail. They weigh less than 2 ounces. And unlike Furbys, they hardly ever vocalize."

(via msnbc.msn.com)

What?! They don't vocalize? Can they still mimic me and and learn up to 30 words a day? NO?!!!

Well dad, I'd still like one. Start searching for airfare to Mount Rorekatimbo. Also, if you can find one that looks like the black and white one I used to have that'd be great. I promise I'll play with it every day! And I'll teach him to talk! I'll love him like he's my very own!