And what rough beast, its hour come round at last...

[redscharlach]

Far be it from me to spread panic among the populace, but here's a genuine poster I spotted on the way to work this morning:

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[comrade_cat]

GIANT RATS rule the world (or at least a country) in Mary Gentle's Rats & Gargoyles. Medium-sized rats act as grunts & quote Shakespeare in Rats, Bats, & Vats by Eric Flint & Dave Freer. Counting several rat-themed movies, I seem to run across rat fiction fairly often. Maybe it's good preparation?

[gregoria44]

See also, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. Even children are being indoctrinated through readily available fiction.

[sue_matra]

Rumbled!

[redscharlach]

Eeek! They are already among us!

[gregoria44]

Whilst trawling through our local garden centre this morn, (and goggling at the fact that the UK spends more on gardening than any other leisure pursuit) I saw a giant mouse trap. It may have been only an advertising prop, but it was about four foot long and called 'The Big Cheese' (naturally.)

If only I had stolen it (and circumnavigated afforded the Royal Mail tarriff), Walthamstow could have rested easy in its collective bed.

[san_valentine]

Walthamstow has ROUS !

I thought Rodents Of Unusual Size only lived in the Fire Swamp. Or is that the same thing as Walthamstow ?

*suddenly wishes for a Princess Bride icon*

[redscharlach]

Walthamstow is probably not dissimilar to a Fire Swamp, only with less fire. And err, less swamp...

[pontisbright]

I love local news. Sadly I was without a camera the day I walked to work and encountered the splash 'KILLER FOAM' TAKES OVER CITY. (I suspect the inverted commas were telling, though, as I am still alive.)