My Trap Caught A Bush Rat, Let Me Teach You How To Make Bush Rat Soup!
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page 0 · 32 posts · 22 participants
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This thread is a viral off-topic discussion centered on a user sharing photos and steps for preparing bush rat soup, sparking debates about hygiene, taste, and the animal's role in disease. The conversation devolves into political commentary linking the bush rat to COVID-19 and the Nigerian economy, while a single unrelated post at the end requests help securing a government job.
“Are you aware it was this kind of animal that caused COVID -19?”
“economy is really bad, he reach to dey eat rat”
“Na so Obi and Atiku enter BAT's trap! You dey chop rat!”
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Unclassified: A user asks for assistance in securing a state government job through political recommendations, which is unrelated to the main thread about bush rat consumption.
page 1 · 32 posts · 30 participants
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This thread is a viral off-topic discussion where users debate the culinary and cultural implications of eating bush rats versus rabbits, often conflating the two species. The conversation is dominated by banter, political jabs, conspiracy theories about Western influence, and humorous observations about poverty rather than any agricultural trade or farming advice.
“Sewer and soakaway rat❗️❗️🤢🤢🤢”
“Are u gonna eat this one? Is this not d type that digs d burial grounds and eat corpses?”
“Because Oyinbo People said so? Our ancestors have been eating Bush Meats since 1914 and nothing do them.”
“I bought four big ones for 6k lately and my wife use it to make delicious pepper soup😋”
Unclassified: The discussion centers on the distinction between bush rats and rabbits, with users arguing over whether the animal in question is a 'township rat' or a 'bush meat' rabbit, often citing poverty as the reason for consuming rats.
page 2 · 32 posts · 24 participants
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This thread is a humorous, off-topic discussion about eating bush rat (Okete) soup, sparked by a user sharing a photo of a trap. The conversation focuses on the identity of the animal, the taste of the stew, and the economic desperation driving people to eat wild rodents, rather than any agricultural production, trade, or farming advice.
“One day I bought this kind of rubbish under the heavy influence of many bottles of alcohol, and kept in my fridge.”
“I eat beef,turkey,chicken,Titus,panla,kote. Shhhhhhhh. U bush. Niggi u bush Bush rat.”
“I hate rats but with this current bullshit condition in naija. I think I'll need fufu of 600naira with vegetables soup mixed with that well prepared sexy rat inside for chow.”
Unclassified: Discussion of bush meat consumption, specific animal identification (Ewi/Okete/Rabbit), and economic hardship leading to eating rats.
page 3 · 32 posts · 16 participants
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This thread is a humorous banter discussion about preparing bush rat soup, featuring jokes about cooking techniques, political commentary, and conspiracy theories regarding viruses and bush meat, with no substantive agricultural content.
“Baba still waste expensive tomatoes 4 d rat!”
“Life is full of Sam Larry”
“Go and Rest I've been eating bush meat for decades even when Nigeria was better and dollar was $150 so rest . It's not about poverty it's more of exploration.”
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page 4 · 32 posts · 16 participants
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This thread is a humorous, banter-filled discussion about eating bush rat soup, sparked by a user sharing a photo of their catch. The conversation quickly devolves into jokes, classist insults regarding poverty, and debates over whether the animal is a rat or a rabbit, with no substantive agricultural content or trading activity.
“You knew nothing about animals, okete us still big bush rat. Sharaaaap!”
“Hunger bad na.. Lord Putin will say: In za bible, mothzer's ate thzeir children... We gotta thsank dza Lord for providing thzis palatable and portable meat for our OP...”
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page 5 · 32 posts · 19 participants
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This thread is a casual discussion where the original poster shares a photo of a caught bush rat and receives mixed reactions ranging from disgust to curiosity about preparation methods. The conversation drifts into banter about poverty, local slang, and food taboos rather than focusing on agricultural production or farming techniques.
“Just make sure say pregnant woman no chop dos hands oo.”
“I hate the smell of this rat whenever my husband and children catch and kill it. After they put cent leaves and curry leaves, it will still be smelling.”
“I used roasted corn. Roast orre roast before setting the trap... So that it would smell nice”
Unclassified: The thread contains a specific exchange where a user asks for data (data is a currency in Nigeria) and another user provides a phone number, which is a minor transaction but not a formal market trade.
page 6 · 32 posts · 13 participants
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This thread is a banter-heavy discussion about eating bush rats, lacking any agricultural production, market, or input content. The conversation devolves into personal insults and political jokes rather than farming advice or trade.
“Even at gun point i can nerver eat this bush rat infact anything bush meat is a no no no no for me”
“You ate a real rat, not a grasscutter. Rats have pointed noses, while grasscutters don't (check the picture below). Hunger can push people into eating rubbish. Rats are disease carriers; don't eat them.”
“Hilda Baci dey make dog meat look attractive. Common bus rat, you no fit cook wella”
Unclassified: Discussion of bush meat consumption ethics and health risks, political banter regarding APC, and personal insults between users.
page 7 · 8 posts · 6 participants
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This thread is a collection of banter and jokes unrelated to agriculture, featuring a user sharing a story about catching a bush rat and others responding with humor in English and Nigerian Pidgin. There is no discussion of farming practices, market prices, or agricultural problems.
“where u catch the elephant, I hear say e dey sweet”
“Am in Owo Ondo State. And what happened to your sense of humor??”
“Eyan tia naa tie ni. Ilu ana mi”
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