When Northhampton Hamsters Come Bus, Bus, Busing Along by Sigurd


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He May Be Small, But He Ain't No Two-Bit Hamster! -- (Northampton, England, Thursday 22nd August 2002) A schoolboy who took his hamster on a bus journey to visit his grandmother was charged a 10p fare for the pet. Jordan Underwood, 10, from King's Heath, Northampton, was stunned when after paying his own 55p fare, the bus driver demanded an extra 10p to allow Nibbles on board. Bus company First Northampton has reportedly launched an investigation into the incident. The animal was a gift from his 83-year-old grandmother to keep him company during the school holidays. Jordan said: "I got on the bus and the man was saying what a lovely hamster it was. He said (the fare) was 55p and then looked at Nibbles and told me it was another 10p for him. I don't think it was fair because you don't have to pay for dog or babies and their 10 times bigger. He didn't even use a seat because I put him on the floor and he was in a cage so he wasn't going to chew anything." Jordan added Nibbles was "shocked" by the ordeal and they would both continue to use the buses but hoped that they didn't meet the same driver again. His father, Todd, said: "There is a serious side to this, because he is only a little boy, and he might not have had enough money to get the bus back."

When Northhampton Hamsters Come Bus, Bus, Busing Along by Sigurd
(To the tune of "When the Red, Red Robin comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along" written by Harry Woods, part of "The Jolson Story", and recorded by Al Jolson and also by Mandy Patinkin)

Sigurd's Comments: A jubilant song of joy celebrating the emancipation of the Northampton Hamster, 'Mesocricetus auratus' might better be termed Mesocricetus Mobilus Cheapus

When Northhampton Hamsters come Bus bus Busing Along, Along!
There'll be no more mussin' and no fee fussin, 10 p was wrong.

Oh rise up! Rise up you desert rats,
Clear off, clear off you dogs and cats
Hamsters, are where its at
Bus-ride, these hamsters ain't walkin'

Nibbles cage made the history page and the time is here!
Rodent rights on the news tonight, bring a message clear.
From fields and flowers to their office towers, they ride for a song.
When Northhampton Hamsters come Bus bus Busing Along!