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Isn't the rat one of the signs in Chinese astrology? I believe being born under the sign of the rat is not considered a bad thing at all.
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Isn't the rat one of the signs in Chinese astrology? I believe being born under the sign of the rat is not considered a bad thing at all
Absolutely, and you can find chinese 'scopes on the www.
If you don't seem to fit the general description of your sign in Western astrology, try the Chinese Zodiac! SURPRISE!
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I KNEW if I waited long enough I'd see the Gracie Mention here!
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If you don't seem to fit the general description of your sign in Western astrology, try the Chinese Zodiac! SURPRISE!
The Chinese Zodiac is based on years, thereby implying that everyone born in a certain year is the same. Talk about bogus! I'm definitely not the same as everyone else in my class.
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In yesterday magazine section of the (Sunday) NYTimes, William Safire column had a word (Chad! and a phrase both of interest to this board–the phrase was "I know where the rats in the barn are," and can be found at this link. It was a new one to me.. http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20001210mag-onlanguage.htmland thanks Cap't, and Ted--from your comment, I guess the rat is Gracie to more than me...
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The Big H said: "I know where the rats in the barn are,"
I love - and frequently use - the expression "He/she/it knows where all the bodies are buried." If the he/she/it is especially knowledgeable about the subject, I add "... and he/she/it even knows where the shovel (rutila?) is kept."
Ah well, just thought I'd throw that one in.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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This is not exactly a Rodent saying, but my Daddy always used to use flea-bitten as an insult. (unfortunately close to home for me at the moment, as my cat has recently become a flea-bitten feline) 
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Didn`t Yosemite Sam always call Bugs Bunny a flea-bitten varmint?
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It's a vermin-related, rather than specifically rodent-related, saying, but I've always been fond of "busier than a tick in a tannery."
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>>>dn`t Yosemite Sam always call Bugs Bunny a flea-bitten varmint?<<
entirely possible, bel, but i doubt that my dad watched bugs bunny. well, come to think of it... how old were those cartoons anyway? trying to remember my loony toon history has put a strain on my brain. (ooh, sorry, i really didn't mean to make a rhyme.) they started in, what, about the 40's? maybe he watched them as a kid after all.
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