BS: Happy World Rat Day

Subject: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Raptor
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:14 PM

This morning I looked through my dresser to find something to wear. I found a tshirt that my wife used to wear all the time.I tried it on cause it always looked huge on her. It fit so I put it on. It says World Rat Day. after 4 hours I looked down at it to find it says April 4. Thats today!

From my late wife and I, Have a great World Rat Day!

To the world you are one person.
To a Rat you are the World!

Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:20 PM

LOL! "World Rat Day"! Can World Hamster Day be far behind? What a prestigious occasion.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:26 PM

Monty Python lives! Rat souffle anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Jeanie
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:34 PM

Little Hawk, it's here already ! In fact, we've missed it for this year. Hamster Day 2004 was on 14th March. Well, there's always next year to look forward to, and the hamsters can have lots of treats in the meantime. Photos of hamsters celebrating this year's Hamster Day are on that same website.

Happy World Rat Day !

- jeanie (going to search for Penguin Day now....)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: freda underhill
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:35 PM

Resolutions for World Rat Day


1. I will cease all e-rat-ic behaviour forthwith.

2. I will not eat more than five bowls of ratatouille

3. I will take up rat-dancing.

4. I will keep my teeth to myself.

5. I will keep my nose out of the Mudcat cheesebox.

6. I will step up the nuisance calls to Ratsak and Rentokil.

7. I will arrange to bite as many fatcats as I can.

8. I will entice Ecrat (economic rationalist) into my money box and leave him there to starve to death.

9. I will shake, rat-le and roll.


signed

Resilient R Rodent

(Resi Rat)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Jeanie
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:47 PM

WOOPEEEE !!!! It's yet to come, and there is time for penguin fanciers worldwide to get prepared. See here for details of International Penguin Day

I'll put a note on the Penguin Thread, for all you penguin fanciers out there, who might miss this here. {:> &&&= (that is supposed to look like a penguin)

- jeanie

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Peace
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 01:48 PM

GUEST will be happy.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 07:22 PM

Rattus rattus = Black Rat.
Rattus Norvegicus = Brown Rat.
Rat - O - Van = Lunch.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 07:33 PM

A rat is larger than a mouse
And somewhat larger than a mouse's house
And if the rat should acquire a louse
He might well be heard to gripe and grouse
Or turn to drink and become a souse
But a rat will never be just a mouse
Because a rat is larger than a mouse's house

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Raptor
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 08:44 PM

I'm still freaked out about chosing her shirt today of all days!

Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 09:55 PM

It's cosmic, man! Synchronicity in the Nth degree.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: CarolC
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 12:57 AM

Happy World Rat Day, Raptor. Rat lovers unite!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: GUEST,freda
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 01:14 AM

happy World Rat Day, Ratpor! Rats of the universe unite!
Viva la ratevolution!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Helen
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 06:15 AM

Raptor, your wife's message got through to you. That's cool! Did you get a shiver down your spine. That usually is a good indicator of messages like that.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 06:35 AM

Mickey Mouse is a rat, { Walt aint gonna like that ]
eric

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 08:42 AM

Here's a link to a nautical rat song:The Rodent Mariners

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 08:45 AM

Stanley's a rat and a fast one at that
From bulkhead to bulkhead in four seconds flat
He's come and he's gone 'fore an eyelid could bat
But he'd do it much faster if we had a cat.

One flashing run and his visit is done
Stan never lingers to join in the fun
Our hospitality he'd rather shun
But he'd stay a bit longer if we had a gun.

I raises my cap to this beady-eyed chap
Who needs no compass and carries no map
And don't know what it means to get in a flap
But we'd bloomin' soon show him if we had a trap.

When does he doze? Well, nobody knows
Night and day he keeps on his toes
I don't suppose his eyes ever close
But he'd sleep for ever and ever and ever
if we had a high pressure hose.

Cyril Tawney

For those of your born in 1912 (maybe a bit dead for MC), 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, or 1996 (maybe a bit young for MC) You are all Rats (Chinese Zodiac).

Rats are shrewd, quick, alert, and born opportunists.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: GUEST,Tracey Dragonsfriend (no cookie here)
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 09:08 AM

Aha! That explains why the commission I just got for a pyrographed rat on a cheeseboard ( www.scorchpyro.co.uk for pyrography stuff) had to be delivered by yesterday! I did wonder, especially as it wasn't for a birthday, but it had to be by that exact date, and it was with a rat, not the more usual mouse. Now I know!
I guess the lady didn't fancy explaining that there was such a thing as Rat Day...

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Raptor
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 09:38 AM

I've still got shivers.

Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Greg F.
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 06:31 PM

Missed it!

But I did just finish RATS: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan. Bloomsbury, NY & London, 2004.

Good read- & timely, apparently!

Best, Greg

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: NobleSavage
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 03:47 AM

Happy Rat Day from the White Rats Morris of San Francisco.

We will soon be infesting the other side of the pond--that's right, we can be seen, spoken to and otherwise appreciated in the all-too-real-flesh at our friend Graham Taylor's (of Alton Morris, Hook Eagle Morris and, I'm sure, others I don't know about) 60th birthday party event.

We'll be in Romsey on the 22th of April. If we survive the weekend, we'll be in Rochester the following weekend.

This could be your chance to see if our reputation is really deserved. . .

BTW--I'm just the accordian player. (as if that wasn't enough. . . )

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Helen
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 05:19 AM

It's a lovely feeling, eh, Raptor?

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: 42
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 06:48 AM

littlehawk: you have outdone yourself with mindless doggeral with that one!
j

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:46 AM

eiw!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy World Rat Day
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 06:56 PM

Ah, my little Limpit is a Rat... explains a lot, especially as I'm a Dragon.

So how many lawyers did you see out celebrating Rat day then?

LTS