tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post8978461694096967124..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Hero RatsOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-13710134401508027262015-04-24T06:44:26.696-04:002015-04-24T06:44:26.696-04:00I'm sure they could, Jeff. Even humans can, we...I'm sure they could, Jeff. Even humans can, we've just learnt to accept it...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45037044978111743962015-04-23T22:19:04.154-04:002015-04-23T22:19:04.154-04:00Once more rats to the rescue. Now if only they co...Once more rats to the rescue. Now if only they could be trained to detect political non-scents.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88362997045480845562015-04-23T13:08:24.681-04:002015-04-23T13:08:24.681-04:00Great to have so much Rat support here! We actuall...Great to have so much Rat support here! We actually have a character called Rat in our new book, mainly because of the informer idiom. I think we may need to reconsider that!<br />Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81701332513147743042015-04-23T12:19:45.192-04:002015-04-23T12:19:45.192-04:00M, I adopted a rat. I named him Victor, because I...M, I adopted a rat. I named him Victor, because I want our side to win on this one. AND because iv is the name of a boss I once had who rated me as "average." I have been insulted in many other ways, and I suppose rightly so, but that was an epithet I could not bear. I have always thought of Victor S. as a rat. Now I know, that is insult to rats!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-3374992154232120262015-04-23T11:56:03.879-04:002015-04-23T11:56:03.879-04:00I guess this is truly a case of Ex Africa semper a...I guess this is truly a case of Ex Africa semper aliquid novi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56112056738712161362015-04-23T10:10:33.087-04:002015-04-23T10:10:33.087-04:00Fabulous Michael. I love rats- they are just squir...Fabulous Michael. I love rats- they are just squirrels with bad PR. My new book has a lot of rats in it, not Rattus Rattus but Rattus Norwegicus living in the underground rivers of Glasgow.<br />I think rats and ferrets were often used in construction to run fine wires down pipes so that larger cables could then be attached and pulled through. As you say, they are bright and affectionate pets. I don't know if it is true but while doing some research on replacing animals in drug testing, I read that a rat's liver is so efficient, that if a human liver was as good, we could drink 35 bottles of whisky and still be sober.<br />Food (or drink ) for thought....<br />Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73616476047369367162015-04-23T09:59:26.576-04:002015-04-23T09:59:26.576-04:00If James Cagney was still alive, he'd have to ...If James Cagney was still alive, he'd have to change his famous movie quote from "You dirty yellow-bellied rat!" to "You wonderful heroic rats!" Great story, Michael! Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com