so this is entirely jess's fault. the ledgend goes that the McIlhenny's found these neat-o huge rats somewhere in china or austrailia, and decided they absolutely must must have them since there must be a hundred-and-one uses for a huge rat, and wouldnt it be smart to just fence a couple of them up in the backyard. well, you see, the problem is avery island, and all of south lousisana, is prone to hurricanes, something left out of the equation, so jump ahead ten years and we've got a regular ole' huge-rat infestation. hell, eat-um, why not. i got the feeling we were all eating them anyway, without knowing it.