(Because everything, eventually, has to do with Guinea Pigs and Peter Gabriel)
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| Guinea Pigs: | are cute, plump mammals that are generally inoffensive and make pleasant noises |
| Peter Gabriel: | is a cute, plump mammal that is generally inoffensive and makes pleasant noises |
| Guinea Pigs: | are vegetarians |
| Peter Gabriel: | is a vegetarian |
| Guinea Pigs: | come in a variety of hair styles and colors |
| Peter Gabriel: | has, during his career, come in a variety of hair styles and colors |
| Guinea Pigs: | despite their name, are neither from Guinea nor are they pigs |
| Peter Gabriel: | despite his name, is neither a saint nor is an Archangel |
| Guinea Pigs: | are allergic to penicillin |
| Peter Gabriel: | is...uhh, I don't know if he's allergic to penicillin or not, just thought I'd wing an important piggy fact in there |
| Guinea Pigs: | in the last election, didn't realize they ran for President |
| Peter Gabriel: | in the last election, didn't realize he ran for President |
| Guinea Pigs: | once lived with future Royalty |
| Peter Gabriel: | Once danced with Princess Margaret (from Spencer Bright's PG bio) |
| Guinea Pigs: | occasionally find themselves on TV |
| Peter Gabriel: | finding an appearance of him on TV is becoming something of a myth |
| Guinea Pigs: | Have one of the longest gestations for small rodents at 65-75 days |
| Peter Gabriel: | Has one of the longest gestation for an album for musicians of any place, any culture, any millennia |
| Guinea Pigs: | feel safest living with a nearby series of tunnels and burrows |
| Peter Gabriel: | can feel safe working near Box Tunnel and a nearby series of bomb shelters |
| Guinea Pigs: | have been known to take up residence in teacups |
| Peter Gabriel: | would undoubtedly like to take up residence in a teacup if he could |
| Guinea Pigs: | come in a breed known as English, sometimes known as Shorthair or "Smoothie" |
| Peter Gabriel: | Yup, he's English--was recently a Shorthair and is now a "Smoothie" |
| Guinea Pigs: | since being first domesticated by the Incas 10,000 years ago, became a major part of Peruvian culture and spiritual life ever since |
| Peter Gabriel: | hasn't written any songs influenced by ancient Peruvian culture...yet |
