Halloween moments; Donald and a Rat
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smokingbootDonald Trump isn't really my Halloween tale; clearly he belongs to everybody, as he turned up in a gaggle of skellies, ghouls, and vampires at my door. His face was perched on top of a very young person in a suit who had even gone to the trouble of painting their naturally tiny hands orange. Tickled to bits, I offered the trick-or-treaters a piece of chocolate each. 'I want it all!' Boomed Donald. He couldn't have it all, but he did get two pieces for being a most magnificent monster. It would have been great to take a photo but some parents get a bit angsty about that kind of thing. Can't blame them. He'll just have to stay a radiant moment of absurdity in my head. It reminded me of the Tales of the Alhambra, in which is recounted the supposedly true tale of a hellish army of hobgoblins and phantom moors seen on the mountains, with the grand inquisitor of Granada spotted among them.Everyone becomes a fairy tale in the end.
The Rat was a curiosity told to me at the weekend party. The hostess has a cat who semi-caught a baby rat, then just followed it as it scurried into the house. The rat has now taken up residence in the hole under the sink, or something like that. The cat doesn't seem to mind, and the rat sneaks out now and again to steal a bit of food. It's a toughie. Rats are sensitive smart animals but your average London rat is a pretty skanky character. She doesn't want to harm the rat, especially as it seems very young but what happens if it starts a family? And where is it pooing?
I have no solutions. My only suggestion is that she gives that cat a sound talking to.
The Rat was a curiosity told to me at the weekend party. The hostess has a cat who semi-caught a baby rat, then just followed it as it scurried into the house. The rat has now taken up residence in the hole under the sink, or something like that. The cat doesn't seem to mind, and the rat sneaks out now and again to steal a bit of food. It's a toughie. Rats are sensitive smart animals but your average London rat is a pretty skanky character. She doesn't want to harm the rat, especially as it seems very young but what happens if it starts a family? And where is it pooing?
I have no solutions. My only suggestion is that she gives that cat a sound talking to.
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Date: 2018-11-03 12:10 pm (UTC)Rats are winsome little creatures, and it really is too bad they're disease vectors and so, inspire deep, instinctual, protective loathing in humans. I've had friends who've had pet rats, and those rats were honestly cute except (shudder) rats!
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Date: 2018-11-04 08:19 am (UTC)Political satire in this country tends to be very Anglo-centric, and unheard of for Halloween. The doorstep Trump was very impressive. I suspect that boy got himself a lot of chocolate.
I am never sure if the whole disease thing is why rats are not liked, after all, we kiss and stroke beasties who stick their noses up bums without thinking about it. I do know that my mother would probably have died of shock if she had heard a story like that of my friend. For her the truth was writ too large to ignore: Yes, rat=disease big time, if you have a rat in your house you Get Rid Of It.
The rat lovers I know point out that there's a considerable difference between the Great Plague Carrier of London and their own scrupulously clean lovely little pets. My friend is excellently kind to animals. Rather than get a pest controller in, she may well be counting on it a)getting bored b) living a life of hygienic celibacy between her walls or c) developing a healthier respect for her gorgeous but rubbish cat.