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Mme. Defarge

(8,034 posts) Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:15 PM Sep 2018

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"I Smell a Rat"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-smell-a-rat/2018/09/24/0b242042-c032-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.97085d8ac393

Here are my additions:

Rattus sycophantus, Mike Pence
Rattus ridiculus, Rudy Giuliani
Rattus accipiterus, John Bolton
Rattus inebriatus, Steve Bannon
Rattus timidus, Paul Manafort

Anyone else want to take up the challenge?

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"I Smell a Rat" (Original Post) Mme. Defarge Sep 2018 OP

Rattus rattus rattus, Donald J Trump RockRaven Sep 2018 #1

Gosh, Mme. Defarge Sep 2018 #2

From the sounds of it, the over-flow must be spilling out of the White House. dmr Sep 2018 #3

Correction - Mme. Defarge Sep 2018 #4

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)

1. Rattus rattus rattus, Donald J Trump

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:38 PM

Sep 2018

He deserves the extra rattus moniker, like Plains bison (Bison bison bison), just to emphasize that this is the iconic rat.

Mme. Defarge

(8,034 posts)

2. Gosh,

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:50 PM

Sep 2018

I just learned something! About bison, no less.

dmr

(28,347 posts)

3. From the sounds of it, the over-flow must be spilling out of the White House.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 12:16 AM

Sep 2018

I'd be ecstatic if they found a way to rid us all of them.

Seriously, though, I can't imagine.
< shudder >

Mme. Defarge

(8,034 posts)

4. Correction -

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 12:29 AM

Sep 2018

Stev Bannon, Rattus xenophobus.

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