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In the Hindu religion, rats represent foresight and prudence, and white ones are very lucky. Mooshika is the name of the steed that Ganesh - god of new beginnings and of fire, knowledge, wisdom, literature and worldly success - rides upon. The steed, of course, is the intelligent and gentle rat. “Mooshika” means “little hoarder.”


Dans la religion hindoue, les rats représentent la prévoyance et la prudence, les blancs étant considérés comme particulièrement chanceux. Mooshika est le nom du destrier de Ganesh – dieu des nouveaux départs, du feu, du savoir, de la sagesse, de la littérature et du succès matériel. Ce destrier, bien sûr, est un digne représentant de la race douce et intelligente des rats. Le nom ''Mooshika'' signifie petit amasseur.

Friday, December 31, 2010

A few rat sayings found over the years

I wrote these all down in a file whenever I read or thought of a one - they are all negative. No wonder people have a stereotype about rats - they attribute the worst of human qualities to the rat, and then blame the rat.

"I don't give a rat's ass"

Cornered like a rat
I smell a rat
you dirty rat
rat someone out
rat bastard

the Republican political dirty-trick term "rat f**king"

rat-arsed (drunk)
rat race (now neutral, fierce competition)

"despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage"

Whew. That's bad. Do you have any to add? Do you have any (please!) positive sayings?
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