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Happy Year of the Rat!
« on: February 07, 2008, 12:40:05 PM »


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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2008, 01:37:47 PM »
Gong Hay Fa Choy (cantonese)
Gong Hsi Fa Tsai (mandarin)

means 'congrats for surviving the year' 

Hsin Nian Kuai Le (mandarin)

means 'happy new year'
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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2008, 09:36:21 PM »
"Surviving the year" sounds about right.  I imagine I'm the only representative of the Year of the Rat club here.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2008, 09:09:50 AM »
"Rat" set:

Rat Salad, Black Sabbath
Street Rats, Ted Nugent
Ben, Michael Jackson
I Think I Smell A Rat, The White Stripes
Rat Trap, The Boomtown Rats

Halfway there...
and any fool knows
a dog needs a home
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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2008, 09:30:33 AM »
"Rat" set:

Rat Salad, Black Sabbath
Street Rats, Ted Nugent
Ben, Michael Jackson
I Think I Smell A Rat, The White Stripes
Rat Trap, The Boomtown Rats

Halfway there...

Rat In Mi Kitchen, UB40
Let's get right to it.

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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2008, 09:33:51 AM »
"Rat" set:

Rat Salad, Black Sabbath
Street Rats, Ted Nugent
Ben, Michael Jackson
I Think I Smell A Rat, The White Stripes
Rat Trap, The Boomtown Rats

Halfway there...

Rat In Mi Kitchen, UB40

do band names count? Ratt, Good Rats, Ratdog.
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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2008, 10:36:45 AM »
"Rat" set:

Rat Salad, Black Sabbath
Street Rats, Ted Nugent
Ben, Michael Jackson
I Think I Smell A Rat, The White Stripes
Rat Trap, The Boomtown Rats

Halfway there...

Rat In Mi Kitchen, UB40

do band names count? Ratt, Good Rats, Ratdog.

I suppose "Muskrat Love" would be a stretch.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 11:19:11 AM »
Don't forget The Rat Pack.

Rat quotes (from SFGate):
1. "Not mouse, never mouse. If anything, rat!" - Bette Davis as Margo Channing in "All About Eve"

2. "That's not a rat. That's my ferret." - Jennifer Aniston as Polly in "Along Came Polly"

3. "The rat rules!" - Templeton in "Charlotte's Web"

4. "I got this rat, this gnawing, cheese-eating, f- rat, and it brings up questions."- Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello in "The Departed"

5. "Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat." - James Cagney in "Taxi!"

6. "If you wait, a rat will always lead you to its hole." - Sayid on "Lost"

7. "His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat." - Martin Sheen as Willard in "Apocalypse Now"

8. "You learn two great things in your life. Look at me: Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut." - Robert De Niro as Jimmy in "GoodFellas"

9. "This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat." - Bill Murray as Phil Connors in "Groundhog Day"

10. "Rats!" - Charlie Brown

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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2008, 07:48:33 PM »


Mike, since you're from the East Coast, you may remember these guys.  I can't quite remember his name (guess I could wiki him) but the lead guitarist with the big nose used to play the guitars my old company made!  TANC indeed!
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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2008, 09:15:38 PM »


Mike, since you're from the East Coast, you may remember these guys.  I can't quite remember his name (guess I could wiki him) but the lead guitarist with the big nose used to play the guitars my old company made!  TANC indeed!

Peppy Marchello was the leader of The Good Rats. A great band that never got their due.
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Re: Happy Year of the Rat!
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2008, 07:14:49 AM »

Mike, since you're from the East Coast, you may remember these guys.  I can't quite remember his name (guess I could wiki him) but the lead guitarist with the big nose used to play the guitars my old company made!  TANC indeed!
Peppy Marchello was the leader of The Good Rats. A great band that never got their due.
I think it was Mickey Marchello that played my guitars.
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