NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
By the time he gets back to Wales, he'll already have grand-rats, gray
fur, no teeth, Alzheimers and a Trophy Ratte 1/2 his age
fur, no teeth, Alzheimers and a Trophy Ratte 1/2 his age
Couldn't resist :)
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DurocShark
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Mmmm..... Trophy Ratte.....
leestoresund
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Last photo May 5, 2010.
Did they stop to help clean the birds in the Gulf?
Lee
Did they stop to help clean the birds in the Gulf?
Lee
witz1976
Member
So did Ratty get stuck in the oil? He is MIA again:frown:
CSue
Local Chapter Leader
Martin, he is coming to Southern California! But its pretty far down the list.
He will be plenty ready for kickin back under the Torrey Pines and maybe Ratty will be here in time to visit the biggest Star Trek exhibition in the world - at Riverside Museum.
He will be plenty ready for kickin back under the Torrey Pines and maybe Ratty will be here in time to visit the biggest Star Trek exhibition in the world - at Riverside Museum.
greggas
Member
WHERE ART THOU RATTY ????????????????????????????????
TBCbushings
Member
That was worth it!!!!
Brian
Brian
flyitfast
Member
"How many chucks could a rat chuck chuck if a rat could chuck chucks...."
Me too sorry,
Gordon
Ratty may have got seriously sick in Wisconsin, but I think he eventually died in Texas.:wink:
I hate to say it but I think we should let him go. I removed the link to this thread and the itinery thread list from my signature months ago so he could go quietly.:frown:
I hate to say it but I think we should let him go. I removed the link to this thread and the itinery thread list from my signature months ago so he could go quietly.:frown:
DurocShark
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:frown:
Grim Spirit
Member
Aw, Come ON! I was looking forward to his visit.
How close did he get?
How close did he get?
greggas
Member
leestoresund
Member
Kidnapped. (Ratnapped)
20 years from now he will (re)surface and wonder where his Mama is.
Reference the NY/Fl story about the baby abducted 20 years ago from the hospital.
20 years from now he will (re)surface and wonder where his Mama is.
Reference the NY/Fl story about the baby abducted 20 years ago from the hospital.
LeeR
Member
So I was just down at the supermarket being SWMBO's trolley pusher / bag carrier:frown: and I spotted this cool Halloween Rat:biggrin: Cute, isn't he??
LOL, I just couldn't resist but she wasn't impressed!!!I didn't know she could swear like that!!!
I only left her in the checkout queue to pay for it while I went to the cigarette counter
Some people (and your wife in this case) obviously do not appreciate a fine, collectible artifact when they see one ...
CongRATS on your find. :wink:
Here is the current itinerary list for Ratty's Tour.
Skiprat
VisExp
DurocShark
Altaciii
JohnU
NewLondon88 - pd
WdCav1952 - pd
Rollerbob
Greenmtnguy - pd
PrPrincess
Ed4Copies
Texatdurango
Mesquiteman
ItsVirgil
Oklahoman
BRobbins
Hilltopper
Jthompson1995
Goodturns
Ligget
MBroberg
USAFVet
Hunter-27
DouglasFeehan
Monty
Jim15
Russianwolf
Pssherman
Broitblat
KeithKarl2007
Grim Spirit
Kaspar
JohnCrane
Dalecamino
Buzzzz4
greggas
RMartin
Leap
TomW
RonScmitt
Iowacobb
Avbill
CSue
Daniel
Gofer
HogDriver
Bobleibo
CaptG
ElMostro
Druid
Sparhawk
Crashmph
ldubia
Skiprat
VisExp
DurocShark
Altaciii
JohnU
NewLondon88 - pd
WdCav1952 - pd
Rollerbob
Greenmtnguy - pd
PrPrincess
Ed4Copies
Texatdurango
Mesquiteman
ItsVirgil
Oklahoman
BRobbins
Hilltopper
Jthompson1995
Goodturns
Ligget
MBroberg
USAFVet
Hunter-27
DouglasFeehan
Monty
Jim15
Russianwolf
Pssherman
Broitblat
KeithKarl2007
Grim Spirit
Kaspar
JohnCrane
Dalecamino
Buzzzz4
greggas
RMartin
Leap
TomW
RonScmitt
Iowacobb
Avbill
CSue
Daniel
Gofer
HogDriver
Bobleibo
CaptG
ElMostro
Druid
Sparhawk
Crashmph
ldubia
terryf
Member
That is one big assed rat!!
its_virgil
Member
Ratty has acquired a Rat Mate on his journey. I should have taken a picture of the two together but I missed that one. I'll let Roy share his traveling companion.
The assortment of blanks has reached the large flat rate box size. I did help myself to two or three and put several in to replace the ones I claimed. By the time he completes his tour we may need a small freight truck to move him and his stash along.:biggrin: He will be off to Oklahoma in tomorrow's mail.
He arrived early this week and we had some fun together. We made a few snake skin blanks along with a few shredded $$$ blanks. And, we made one snake skin pen. Ratty kept trying to eat from my stash of skins so I packed a few small pieces in case he gets hungry along the way. He also told me that alligator jaw bone was his favorite snack food. I told him where Roy stores his gator bone in his shop.:biggrin::biggrin:
Enjoy the pictures.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
The assortment of blanks has reached the large flat rate box size. I did help myself to two or three and put several in to replace the ones I claimed. By the time he completes his tour we may need a small freight truck to move him and his stash along.:biggrin: He will be off to Oklahoma in tomorrow's mail.
He arrived early this week and we had some fun together. We made a few snake skin blanks along with a few shredded $$$ blanks. And, we made one snake skin pen. Ratty kept trying to eat from my stash of skins so I packed a few small pieces in case he gets hungry along the way. He also told me that alligator jaw bone was his favorite snack food. I told him where Roy stores his gator bone in his shop.:biggrin::biggrin:
Enjoy the pictures.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
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OKLAHOMAN
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Skip, thanks I thought Bruce was after me but now I know, I'll try my best to not keep him as long as the princess and Curtis but thats not a promise as Dee thinks he's cute in a frighting sort of way and she gets attached to cute (we've been married 38 years)
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OKLAHOMAN
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Ratty's ongoing adventures
Ratty arrived last week from Texas along with a friend Ratty Jr. They were both to go with me to a show but they decided to sleep in after their trip.
Today Jr. went out to the back yard and got lost and Ratty went looking for him.
Ratty arrived last week from Texas along with a friend Ratty Jr. They were both to go with me to a show but they decided to sleep in after their trip.
Today Jr. went out to the back yard and got lost and Ratty went looking for him.
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
wait wait ... when did Ratty become a transvestite?
I must have missed a few chapters..
I must have missed a few chapters..
DurocShark
Member
Whew. I thought it was only me...
Anybody remember when Spuds McKenzie was revealed to be female?
Anybody remember when Spuds McKenzie was revealed to be female?
OKLAHOMAN
Member
wait wait ... when did Ratty become a transvestite?
I must have missed a few chapters..
He's not a transvestite, just a Welsh cross dresser.
DurocShark
Member
His name's Eddie?
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
wait wait ... when did Ratty become a transvestite?
I must have missed a few chapters..
He's not a transvestite, just Welsh.
Ah... thanks for explaining.. :tongue:
.....and just what the hell is wrong with cross dressing????:tongue:
I didn't realise that 'swinging' was so popular over there
Jr is now with Goosey, Ratty has made 'freinds':wink: with Hoppy.
Next, you're gonna tell us that Gorgi the corgi is an item with Foxy the fox.:biggrin:
I've just done a quick distance tally for Ratty.....A fraction under 15000 miles !!!! ( 24000 km )
Not bad going considering he has only been in two countries; UK and USA:wink:
Want another bit of useless info???:biggrin:
If he kept moving nonstop from the day he left (12th Aug 2009) till today, then he is travelling at almost exactly 1 mph!!!!
:tongue:I didn't realise that 'swinging' was so popular over there
Jr is now with Goosey, Ratty has made 'freinds':wink: with Hoppy.
Next, you're gonna tell us that Gorgi the corgi is an item with Foxy the fox.:biggrin:
I've just done a quick distance tally for Ratty.....A fraction under 15000 miles !!!! ( 24000 km )
Not bad going considering he has only been in two countries; UK and USA:wink:
Want another bit of useless info???:biggrin:
If he kept moving nonstop from the day he left (12th Aug 2009) till today, then he is travelling at almost exactly 1 mph!!!!
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Ratty and his girlfriend are alive and well and just made it from Oklahoma to Richmond. Not sure what Roy fed them but along the way they seemed to have left a few strange looking pen blank shaped rat turds in the box. We need to enjoy the holiday together, take a few pix, and if I can find the thread where the list is and get an address, will send him on. Hmmm, I wonder if ratty could write with a casing up his .. nah.
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
When I do that, people call it dancing.
.. or was it 'when I dance, people think I have a .... nah '
OKLAHOMAN
Member
Charlie to finish up what youe were saying ...........people do think you have a caseing up your...........nah.
Bruce, we're looking forward to seeing some pics of Ratty and his clegnut.:biggrin:
Just go back a page or so in this thread to see the list:wink:
Just go back a page or so in this thread to see the list:wink:
CSue
Local Chapter Leader
Boy am I glad Ratty and his entourage are back on the road again. I thought he was llost . . . and I lost my mind. Looks like Ratty . . . and my mind were both found same time.
I just hope I still have it (my brain) when he visits me in sunny southern California! The way he was dresssed there he'll feel right at home out here.
I just hope I still have it (my brain) when he visits me in sunny southern California! The way he was dresssed there he'll feel right at home out here.
simomatra
Member
Been following this thread and the pictures of the tour lately and never laughed so much in a long time, great thread
LarryDNJR
Member
I know, I've been cracking up looking at all these tour photos.
hilltopper46
Member
Last Monday we had a storm that brought some much-needed rain to our area, but it did so with a vengeance including some high straight-line winds. When things cleared up, we found these two standing on the front step. We brought them in and dried them off, and set them on the side table so we could get a good look at one another.
Not much to look at, here.
I had some things to do around the place so Ratty accompanied me.
We went out and had a look at what the storm had done to the garden. He wasn't sure what all the green stuff was.
He was able to help me diagnose the lack of cutting ability on my brush cutter ("Yep. It's broke, mate.")
His little friend was also very helpful with inspecting the bearing bores for my Grizzly which was was in the process of getting a bearing replacement.
While we were downstairs he/they heard my wife working over on the other side of the basement so they went over to see what she was doing. She said "I knew that rat would end up on my quilting table!" (really!! she did!). Ratty saw a machine that he wasn't familiar with and tried to learn more about it but she chased him off in short order.
He kept whining about being homesick. I couldn't understand half of what he said. But I was able to figure out he was a bit homesick "for the way Steve treats me."
I said, "No problem", and wired him up to the lathe and gave him a spin (Video here). After that he seemed a little more relaxed.
In fact, he fell right into a deluxe shipping pod (large flat rate box) and is on his way to GoodTurns in Maryland.
NOTE: I did not overlook the next recipient on the list - that person did not respond to a PM, so I skipped them in the interest of moving Ratty along.
Not much to look at, here.
I had some things to do around the place so Ratty accompanied me.
We went out and had a look at what the storm had done to the garden. He wasn't sure what all the green stuff was.
He was able to help me diagnose the lack of cutting ability on my brush cutter ("Yep. It's broke, mate.")
His little friend was also very helpful with inspecting the bearing bores for my Grizzly which was was in the process of getting a bearing replacement.
While we were downstairs he/they heard my wife working over on the other side of the basement so they went over to see what she was doing. She said "I knew that rat would end up on my quilting table!" (really!! she did!). Ratty saw a machine that he wasn't familiar with and tried to learn more about it but she chased him off in short order.
He kept whining about being homesick. I couldn't understand half of what he said. But I was able to figure out he was a bit homesick "for the way Steve treats me."
I said, "No problem", and wired him up to the lathe and gave him a spin (Video here). After that he seemed a little more relaxed.
In fact, he fell right into a deluxe shipping pod (large flat rate box) and is on his way to GoodTurns in Maryland.
NOTE: I did not overlook the next recipient on the list - that person did not respond to a PM, so I skipped them in the interest of moving Ratty along.
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DurocShark
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Sweet!
GoodTurns
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Ratty has arrived in Beautiful Downtown Bowie Maryland and is planning adventures for this weekend...hmmmmmm. My wife already gave him a new pin for his sweater!
Buzzzz4
Member
Where oh where is the rat?
DurocShark
Member
Halloween's coming...
GoodTurns
Member
I know he made it across the pond....not sure after that!
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bitshird
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Go Ratty Go, You've visited some of the finest shops or sheds in the world, and met some cool folks along the way.