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Monday - Open Thread | 259 comments (259 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

My birthday is Dec.8 and I'm a Sagittarius. What that means I have no idea; I'm totally dumb about astrology. I was born in 1936 so I'm a rat in the Chinese calendar.
That must be evident because a lot of people have said to me "you rat" during my lifetime.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:22:13 PM EST
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LEP "you rat" ? (4.00 / 2)

What kind of small business were you involved in then?

by Laurent GUERBY on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:24:23 PM EST
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rats are real sex maniacs.

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:29:13 PM EST
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Not 71 year old rats.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:31:00 PM EST
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I thought that was who they invented Viagra for

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:34:25 PM EST
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It doesn't make you a sex maniac. It just makes you competent.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:56:08 PM EST
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well the will is already there, especially in rats, so it helps with the way

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:57:24 PM EST
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And their sexual behaviour is switchable from frmale to male by flipping a switch.

http://tomroud.blogspot.com/2007/08/le-cerveau-t-il-un-sexe.html

(has links to rat "scientific" p0rn)

by Laurent GUERBY on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:35:20 PM EST
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LOL

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:37:26 PM EST
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Laurent . How do you have time to find all of these articles? No wonder there are no sub-prime loans in France. The bank employees are all on the internet and no one has time to write any mortgages.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:59:58 PM EST
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I (hopefully) do not work in the loan-granting department and I was on vacation today :).

Tom Roud blog is part of Café des sciences where a few PhD write accessible stuff about various sciences.

As for time, I replaced newspaper/book/CD/movie by blogs and web.

And about "old" sex maniacs:

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070820/tod-emirats-paternite-cb1d00a_1.html

by Laurent GUERBY on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 03:24:08 PM EST
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They must have a very good "allocation familliale" in Doubai.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 04:06:46 PM EST
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Forgot to add I've no TV.

by Laurent GUERBY on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 05:07:34 PM EST
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I was called that mostly in personal situations where emotions would often come into play. As I recall (it was so long ago) it was a favorite appellation of my first wife.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:30:07 PM EST
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I'm another rat, mon petit rat.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 03:32:10 PM EST
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oh, a real infestation of rodents

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 03:48:54 PM EST
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Well, maybe we can arrange a joint birthday fete at Chez Pradel in December.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 04:08:35 PM EST
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Rodents only?