Climbing rat may refer to the following rodent s Anonymomys , the Mindoro Tree Rat, from the Philippines Ototylomys , the Big eared Climbing Rat, from Central America Tylomys various species , from Mexico to Ecuador. dab ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Guadalcanal Rat status CR status system iucn3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Muridae genus Uromys species U. porculus binomial Uromys porculus binomial authority Oldfield Thomas Thomas , 1904 synonyms The Guadalcanal Rat Uromys porculus is a species of rodent in the family Muridae . It was found only in the Solomon Islands . Since this species was collected between 1886 and 1888 it has not been seen again. ref name IUCN Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. & Seri, L. 2008. Uromys porculus. In IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 November 2011. ref . It is possibly extinct. ref name IUCN References Reflist Gippoliti, S. 2002. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 22805 all Uromys porculus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. MSW3 Muroidea id page Category Old World rats and mice Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Murinae stub de Uromys porculus es Uromys porculus eu Uromys porculus it Uromys porculus nl Uromys porculus pt Uromys porculus zh ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2011 Infobox musical artist name Rat at Rat R image caption background group or band alias origin New York City , New York State New York , USA instrument genre Noise rock br Experimental music Experimental br Alternative rock years active 1981 to 1991 label Neutral Records , Sound League associated acts Sonic Youth , Swans band Swans , Live Skull website current members Victor Poison Tete vocals , John Myers guitar , Sonda Andersson bass , David Rat drums past members Walter Sisper Overview Noise rock quartet Rat at Rat R was formed in 1981 by guitarist Victor Poison tete. Originally hailing from Philadelphia , the band soon relocated to New York City s Lower East Side and became one of the highlights of the NYC noise rock scene. With Sonic Youth , Live Skull and Swans band Swans among their contemporaries, the music of Rat at Rat R can best be described as no wave guitar oriented noise music . Rat at Rat R has strong links to New York City s avant garde composer Glenn Branca . Branca s cousin, Sonda Andersson played bass until 1988, when she left to play bass in Live Skull. Andersson was replaced by Walter Sipser. John Myers, guitarist for Rat at Rat R, is Glenn Branca s conductor. Discography Albums Amer ide Rock & Roll is Dead, Long Live Rat at Rat R LP, Neutral, 1985 Stainless Steel 12 EP, Purge Sound League, 1988 Rat at Rat R CD LP, Purge Sound League, 1991 External links http www.ubu.com sound tellus 1.html Rat at Rat R s Bloodshot mp3 is web published at Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine at UbuWeb Category American indie rock groups Category American noise rock music groups Category Musical groups established in 1981 ... more details
refimprove date May 2009 Rat agility is a sport for fancy rat pet rat s. It basically uses scaled down versions of the obstacles used for dog agility . The sport originated in Sweden and can trace its origin back to table runs owner on one side of the table had to get the rat from the other side to move across the table in the shortest time possible in the 1980s. Rat agility is performed in two classes. Class A is for beginners either the rat or the driver or both and is divided in two parts, an obstacle track and summoning. Class B is for the more experienced pair. It consists of a more difficult obstacle course and instead of summoning, the rat has to perform a trick. One of the typical obstacles you may find on a course is the jumping fence, a vertical barrier the rat crawls over it rarely jumps over them despite the name . The A fence or ramp is a simple up and down obstacle. The slalom fence or weaving poles consists of a series of vertical sticks the rat has to navigate through. A balance fence is a narrow strip or some kind of suspended walkway. Rats don t like the ground to move so they need to trust the driver to be able to pass it. Another obstacle is the tunnel, the problem is to prevent the rat from taking a break in the middle of the tunnel. The seesaw also plays on the trust in the driver. The rat needs to dare to walk over it. It is also important that the rat doesn t turn and run back when it flips over. The up and down fence is similar to the slalom fence, but vertical instead of horizontal. The rat has to go up and down over and under the sticks. Although some other versions also exist, but these are the most common. In the sport it is the communication between the rat and the owner that is important, as you are not allowed to touch the rat and have to rely on visual and auditory signals. See also Dog agility Rabbit show jumping External links http www.theagilerat.com The Agile Rat http goto.glocalnet.net rat agility.htm Eva s Rat Agility Page http ... more details
For the film The River Rat unreferenced date November 2006 The River Rat is a river in the county of Suffolk in East Anglia , England . Its source is near the village of Rattlesden , and is the major tributary of the River Gipping . Rivers and Watercourses of Suffolk coord 52.1819 1.0067 type river region GB SFK display title Category Rivers of Suffolk Rat Suffolk geo stub ... more details
The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It first appeared on the hustings in the British Columbia general election, 1890 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new riding Nanaimo and The Islands as of the British Columbia general election, 1941 1941 election . Demographics class wikitable Population Population Change, Area km Population density people per km Geography Empty section date July 2010 History Empty section date July 2010 Notable MLAs This Nanaimo, British Columbia Nanaimo Gulf Islands area Riding division riding s first appearance was in 1903. It was originally created for the 1890 election, but was redistributed and done away with for the 1894 election, but it was brought back again in the large redistribution that set the stage for the watershed 1903 election, which ended the no party era in the BC House. The Islands then lasted until the 1937 election, and subsequently parts of it became Nanaimo and the Islands , which was a riding in elections from British Columbia general election, 1941 1941 to British Columbia general election, 1963 1963 , or in other Nanaimo electoral districts Nanaimo area electoral districts . Parts of the area covered by The Islands are currently represented by various newer ridings Nanaimo provincial electoral district Nanaimo 1996 present Saanich North and the Islands current Saanich and the Islands past Electoral history Note Winners of each election are in bold . Election FPTP begin title British Columbia general election, 1903 10th British Columbia election, 1890 Canadian politics party colours Gov row b Government b John Paton Booth align right b 57 align right b 49.57 align right align right unknown Canadian politics party colours Gov row Government ... For the 1890 election The Islands was redistributed between North Nanaimo , South Nanaimo and Cowichan ... and the Islands riding. Parts of it are now in Saanich North and the Islands . Category Defunct British ... more details
Mole rat or mole rat refers to several groups of burrowing rodents or Bathyergidae , a family of about twenty species from Africa, including Heterocephalus glaber , the naked mole rat Spalacidae , a family of about thirty species from Eurasia and northeast Africa, including Tachyoryctes , a genus of about fifteen species from Africa Blind mole rat s Spalacinae , a subfamily of about fifteen living species from southeastern Europe, southwestern Asia, and northeastern Africa Zokors Myospalacinae , occasionally called mole rats, about eight species from central and eastern Asia. Nesokia indica from southern and southwestern Asia and Egypt, also known as the short tailed mole rat Bandicota bengalensis from southern Asia, also known as the Indian mole rat Chelemys macronyx from southernmost South America, also known as the mountain mole rat. disambig fr rat taupe nl Molratten ... more details
Orphan date April 2012 Image The rat swallower magic lantern animation.JPG frame right The Rat Swallower, as performed by Laterna Magica Galantee Show. The Rat Swallower was among the most popular http www.knowdrama.com creative 03 5.html of the primitive cartoon s that were shown by magic lantern projectionists, or savoyards that were common in the cities of early 19th century Europe. The Rat Swallower featured a sleeping man, whose mouth opened and closed as the projectionist made snoring sounds. The image of a rat would then move across the man s sleeping body, and jump into his mouth as he snored. http www.galanteeshow.be laternad.html DEFAULTSORT Rat Swallower Category Animated short films animation stub ... more details
Other uses Refimprove date November 2008 File The rat catchers, 1900.jpg thumb right 200px Professional rat catchers behind a pile of dead rats, during the outbreak of bubonic plague in Sydney in 1900 File Jack Black.jpg thumb right 200px Jack Black rat catcher Jack Black , Her Majesty s ratcatcher, 1851 ... from the glass window of the Market Church in Hamelin . Rat catching is the Employment occupation of catching rat s as a form of pest control . In developed countries the role may be merged with, or the title ... pest technician . Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread .... Anecdotal reports suggest that some rat catchers in Europe would raise rats instead of catching them ... of rat fights, could have led to rat breeding and the adoption of the rat as a pet the fancy rat . A famous rat catcher from Victorian era Victorian England was Jack Black rat catcher Jack ... and risks Rat catchers would capture rats by hand, often with specially bred vermin terrier ... and dark locations. Payment would be high for catching and selling rats to breeders. A rat catcher s risk of being bitten is high, as is the risk of acquiring a disease from a rat bite. Modern methods of rat control include Animal trap traps and Pest control Poisoned bait poisoned bait , plus more ... of current or potential nest sites. Rat catchers in fiction A famous fictional rat catcher ... of the Opera 1998 film The Phantom of the Opera . Another, more recent appearance of a rat catcher ..., with the rat catcher concluding that there is a dead animal in the walls which can only be found ..., and therefore the rat catcher in the story is more of a general pest control man, not strictly a specialist in rats alone. In the DC Universe one of Batman s enemies is the Rat Catcher, formerly Otis Flannegan, who was employed as a real rat catcher for Gotham City. He occasionally orchestrates rat ... author Roald Dahl wrote a short story with the title The Ratcatcher. See also Rat baiting Rat ... more details
For other uses Rat trap disambiguation A rat trap is a Animal trapping trap designed to catch rat s. Rats are suspicious of new objects and traps with only one entrance. If they see other rats have been trapped they may avoid the trap. Traps which do not address these issues are likely to catch only young, inexperienced rats, not the older ones. ref citation url http books.google.com books?id 90DAAAAMBAJ&pg PA508 title A scientific rat trap publisher Popular Mechanics date April 1910 ref Spring traps designed for rats are powerful enough to break a rat s neck or spine. They may break human fingers as well, whereas an ordinary spring based mousetrap is very unlikely to break a human finger. Rat spring traps may not be sensitive enough to spring when a mouse takes the bait. ref citation url http www.youtube.com watch?v 2XzkNVc2GZQ title Mouse vs trap mouse wins publisher YouTube date July 23, 2009 ref Types of traps A rat cage trap is a metal cage box shaped device that is designed primarily to catch rats without killing them. Food Bait luring substance bait not poisoned is put in the cage trap. When an animal enters the cage and moves toward the bait, the mechanism triggers and closes ... poking them in the face . The advantage of this design is that it can catch more than one rat at a setting. Other types of traps as shown below are designed to kill the animal. Electronic rat traps ... remote indication to tell you when the trap has operated. Rat Zapper and Victor are two brands of electronic rat traps. Gallery gallery Image Rat cage trap 3y08.JPG A rat cage trap containing bread as bait. Image Rat caught in a rat trap.jpg A rat caught in a rat trap. File Rattrap and mousetrap.JPG Size comparison between a rat trap above and a mouse trap below . File RatTrapP1050311d.jpg Rat caught in a Victor Rat Trap. File TrappedRat 4448.jpg Rat caught in a live catch cage trap. gallery References ... Rat Traps Category Pest control Category Home appliances Category Trapping rodent stub hi ... more details
Taxobox name Rat Snake image Zamenis longissimus.jpg image width 250px image caption An Aesculapian Snake ... familia Colubridae genus Various Rat snakes are medium to large Constriction constrictor s that can ... but bites are seldom serious. As with nearly all colubrids, rat snakes pose no threat to humans. Rat snakes were long thought to be completely nonvenomous, but recent studies have shown that some ..., most rat snakes were assigned to the genus Elaphe but many have been since renamed following ... boulengeri Image Black Rat Snake.jpg thumb right 300px Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta ... thumb right 300px Yellow rat snake Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata Species Old World Philippine rat snake Coelognathus erythrurus DUM RIL, BIBRON & DUM RIL 1854 Yellow rat snake Coelognathus flavolineatus SCHLEGEL 1837 Trinket snake Coelognathus helena DAUDIN 1803 Copperhead rat snake Coelognathus radiata BOIE 1827 Indonesian Rat snake Coelognathus subradiata SCHLEGEL 1837 Twin spotted rat snake Elaphe bimaculata SCHMIDT 1925 King rat snake Elaphe carinata G NTHER 1864 Japanese rat snake Japanese Rat Snake Elaphe climacophora BOIE 1826 David s rat snake Elaphe davidi SAUVAGE 1884 Dione rat snake Elaphe dione PALLAS 1773 Japanese four lined rat snake Japanese striped snake Elaphe quadrivirgata BOIE 1826 Four lined snake Elaphe quatuorlineata LACEPEDE 1789 Red backed rat snake Elaphe rufodorsata CANTOR 1842 Eastern four lined snake Elaphe sauromates PALLAS 1811 Russian rat snake Elaphe schrenckii STRAUCH 1873 Japanese forest rat snake Euprepiophis conspicillatus Mandarin rat snake Euprepiophis mandarinus Celebes black tailed rat snake Gonyosoma jansenii BLEEKER 1858 Red tailed green rat snake Gonyosoma oxycephalum BOIE 1827 Mountain rat snake Oreocryptophis porphyracea CANTOR 1839 Cantor s rat snake Orthriophis cantoris BOULENGER 1894 Hodgson s rat snake Orthriophis hodgsoni G NTHER 1860 100 Flower rat snake Orthriophis moellendorffi BOETTGER 1886 Beauty Snake Orthriophis taeniurus ... more details
The Brattleboro rat is a strain of laboratory rat descended from a litter born in West Brattleboro , Vermont in 1961 without the ability to produce the hormone vasopressin , which helps control kidney function. The rats lack of vasopressin was the result of a naturally occurring genetic mutation . The rats were being raised for laboratory use by Dr. Henry Schroeder and technician Tim Vinton, who noticed that the litter of 17 drank and urinated excessively. The researchers determined that the rats failed to produce vasopressin, an antidiuretic hormone, and they gave the rats to Dartmouth Medical School DMS . Researchers there determined that the rats had a mutation in the gene that regulates the production of vasopressin. The DMS researchers bred the rats for distribution to scientists around the world to use in testing the possible role of vasopressin in any given biological function. The Brattleboro rat was an early and naturally occurring precursor of the knockout rat . See also Laboratory rat Diabetes insipidus Sources Amy Iadarola, http www.diabetesinsipidus.org 4di brattleboro rat.htm The Brattleboro Rat Helping Knock Out Diabetes Insipidus , The Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc. 2003 . DEFAULTSORT Brattleboro Rat Category Model organisms ... more details
Rat candy is rodenticide . The name is a slang nickname , the exact origins of which are not conclusively known. One possible origin is the way that a rat is attracted to rat poison like a child to candy , another possibility being the use of actual candy, particularly chocolate , as bait luring substance bait when luring a rat into a Rat trap trap that will lead to its imprisonment or demise ref http entomology.ifas.ufl.edu fasulo vector chapter 08.htm Public Health Pesticide Applicator Training Manual ref . According to United States Environmental Protection Agency statistic s, approximately 13,000 United States American children were treated for ingesting rat poison in 2004, most mistaking the rodenticide for candy ref http www.buffalonews.com 101 story 67285.html Buffalo News Sweet rat poison is a danger to children ref . Other sources put the figure nearer to the 50,000 mark ref http www.organicconsumers.org school ratpoison111704.cfm Organic Consumers Association EPA Allows Rat Poison Manufacturers to Poison Kids ref . Warfarin , an early rat poison, was derived from licorice . Tales of poisoned candy also abound in urban legend s. Rat Candy is the title of the debut album by England English band The Malfated , released on 6 June 2006. Lead singer Karl Steiger heard the phrase in reference to rodenticide during a visit to Texas ref http www.malfated.com html discography.html Official discography of The Malfated ref . Rat Candy is also actual confectionery made to look like rat s and other rodent s ref http www.stupid.com stat RATC.html Jelly Belly Pet Rat Candy ref ref http www.marzipanworld.com acatalog Marzipan World Marzipan Rats 182.html Marzipan World Candy Rats ref . Such candy is particularly popular during Halloween . References references Agri stub Category Confectionery Category Rodenticides ... more details
Image Zlatni rat from Vidova Gora.JPG thumb right 300px Bol, Croatia Bol s trademark Zlatni Rat beach. Zlatni Rat Golden Cape is a narrow white pebble beach on a promontory near Bol, Croatia Bol , located 2 km west of Bol harbour, on the southern coast of the island of Bra , Croatia . The shape of the beach shifts with the changes in tide, currents and wind, veering out into the sea 634 m long. ref name Naprijed Naklad Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide , pg. 267, Zagreb 1999 , ISBN 953 178 097 8 ref A reliable afternoon westerly wind known as a Maestral , together with clear and somewhat cool water make the beach a destination for Windsurfing windsurfers . The beach is bordered by a pine tree grove in which one can find remnants of a Roman villa rustica , including a swimming pool. The westmost edge of the beach and several coves to the west of the main beach are Naturism clothing optional . The promontory is protected as a geomorphological phenomenon. ref name Naprijed References Reflist External links Commonscat Zlatni rat http www.bol.hr en Official Bol Web Portal http www.zlatni rat.com Zlatni Rat Photos http www.accommodation bol.com Zlatni Rat photo gallery coord 43.25583 N 16.6338 E format dms region HR type landmark scale 10000 display title Category Beaches of Croatia Category Bra SplitDalmatia geo stub cs Zlatni rat de Goldenes Horn Kroatien es Zlatni Rat hr Zlatni rat it Zlatni Rat no Zlatni Rat pl Zlatni Rat sr sh Zlatni rat zh ... more details
Rat Lake may refer to Rat Lake Cottonwood County, Minnesota Murphy Lake Cherry County, Nebraska geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Shrew rat or shrew rat can refer to members of any of the following genera of rodent s Archboldomys , from the Philippines Bunomys , from Sulawesi Chrotomys , from the Philippines Crunomys , from Sulawesi and the Philippines Echiothrix , from Sulawesi Melasmothrix , from Sulawesi Rhynchomys , from the Philippines Tateomys , from Sulawesi. dab ... more details
Marsh rat can refer to several unrelated rodents Brachyuromys , two species from Madagascar Dasymys , about ten species from Africa Holochilus , four species from South America Marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris , from southeastern North America. dab ... more details
about the red rat snake Corn Snake BLP sources date February 2011 Wallace Wilson born January 17, 1978 , better known by the stage name Red Rat , is a Jamaican Dancehall dancehall reggae recording and performing artist. ref name Kellman Kellman, Andy http www.allmusic.com artist red rat p279232 biography Red Rat Biography , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 02 15 ref He was born in Saint Ann s Bay, Saint Ann Parish , Jamaica . ref name Kellman He is known for his up beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase Oh, No . Wilson s father was the guitarist for Byron Lee & the Dragonaires and two of his older brothers were professional musicians before him. ref name Kellman Red Rat s debut album, Oh, No.. It s Red Rat 1997 featured songs such as Shelly Ann , Dwayne , Tight up Skirt , Cruise featured in the movie The Big Hit , and Big Man, Little Yute . It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records . Citation needed date July 2009 His second album, I m a Big Kid Now , followed in 2000, ref name Kellman with yet more hits and critical acclaim. His musical diversity and mainstream popularity led to a series of collaborations with artists such as Treach of Naughty by Nature, Kele Le Roc, Renee from Zhane, NEXT, British icons Groove Armada and his cousin, Canadian hip hop artist, Dan e o . Discography Oh, No.. It s Red Rat 1997 , Greensleeves Records Greensleeves I m a Big Kid Now 2000 , Greensleeves Monsters of Dancehall 2008 , Greensleeves References Reflist External links http www.redrat.com http www.myspace.com red rat http www.last.fm music Red Rat wiki Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Red Rat ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1978 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Red Rat Category 1978 births Category Living people Category Jamaican reggae musicians Category People from Saint Ann Parish de Red Rat ... more details
used in this template. Infobox Dog breed altname American Rat Terrier br Ratting Terrier br Decker Giant nickname RT, Rat, Rattie country USA image AmRatTerr2 wb.jpg image caption Tricolor Rat Terrier note pale black ticking on white coat name Rat Terrier akcgroup akcstd http www.akc.org breeds rat ... height 10 18inches akcmisc Yes akcstd http www.akc.org breeds rat terrier index.cfm notes Many bloodlines ... The Rat Terrier is an United States American dog breed with a rich and varied background as an all around farm dog and hunting companion. ref Kane, Alice J. Rat Terrier a Comprehensive Owner s Guide ... have maintained Rat Terrier registries for some decades, but more recently there have been movements ... . Popular Dog Series Vol 43 . 2006 ref Today s Rat Terrier is an intelligent, active little dog ... The Rat Terrier comes in a variety of coat dog coat colors and patterns. The classic coloring is black ... breed standards, is considered by some to be a traditional Rat Terrier pattern, and there is a growing ..., is rejected by most Rat Terrier breeders. Image Rat Terrier head.jpg thumb 300px left Rat Terriers ... common in Rat Terriers and can result in a variety of tail lengths. Today, some breeders prefer a natural, undocked tail, which is accepted in the breed standards. The Rat Terrier ranges from about ... by the National Rat Terrier Association NRTA, see Breed recognition below . The NRTA recognizes ... Roosevelt Terrier as the Type B Rat Terrier. In the 1970s, a hairless mutation appeared in a single Rat Terrier bitch and was propagated into a strain of the Rat Terrier. After a period of development ... registries. Temperament Image Lucy, a Rat Terrier.jpg thumb 220px right A Rat Terrier on the lookout for her friends. Although often mistaken for a Jack Russell Terrier , the Rat Terrier has a different profile and a very different temperament. Rat Terriers are sleeker in musculature, finer of bone .... Rat Terriers tend to be less aggressive than Jack Russells while they have a definite terrier personality ... more details
refimprove date August 2010 Image Ratbikes.jpg thumb right 300px Rat bikes at the UK Rat and Survival Bike rally, 2005 Rat bikes are motorcycle s that have fallen apart over time but been kept on the road and maintained for little or no cost by employing kludge fixes. ref Walneck s Classic Cycle Trader, May 2005, Dominion Enterprises ref ref name Seate2005 Citation title Techno Chop The New Breed of Chopper Builders first1 Mike last1 Seate first2 Simon last2 Green first3 Steve last3 Terry publisher MBI Publishing Company year 2005 isbn 0760321167 url http books.google.com books?id B9cLziJWBVkC&pg PA60 pages 60 61 accessdate 2010 12 29 ref Survival bikes look similar to but are different in purpose from rat bikes &mdash they are modified for stylistic reasons. Rat bikes Image MZ ratbike exhaust.jpg thumb Ratbike engineering how to make a sound joint between sections of exhaust pipe when you don t have welding equipment. The concept of keeping a motorcycle in at least minimally operational condition without consideration for appearance has probably characterized motorcycle ownership since its earliest days. ref name Seate2005 The essence of a rat bike is keeping a motorbike on the road for the maximum amount of time while spending as little as possible on it. ref American Motorcyclist ... Inch Rat Bike , Paisano Publications LLC ref ref Easyriders October 1987, Rat Bike Returns , Paisano Publications LLC ref and retrospectively applied. Most Rat bikes are painted matte black but this is not a requirement ... exhaust system. Survival bikes are bikes that may appear to be rat bikes, but are not. They are influenced ... press particularly Back Street Heroes , ref Back Street Heroes Rat Issue , Myatt Mcfarlane ... Rat bike br Rat bike No More Links PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA ... Kulture DEFAULTSORT Rat Bike Category Custom motorcycles Category Motorcycle customization de Ratte Motorrad fr Rat bike pt Rat bike ... more details
refimprove date March 2012 Image Ratfin.jpg right 350px thumb Rat Fink by Steve Fiorilla for an Ed Roth catalog cover Rat Fink is one of the several Hot rod hot rod characters created by one of the originators of Kustom Kulture , Ed Roth Ed Big Daddy Roth . Roth conceived Rat Fink as an anti hero answer to Mickey Mouse . After he placed Rat Fink on an airbrushed monster shirt, the character soon came to symbolize the entire Hot Rod Kustom Kulture scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Roth began airbrushing and selling Weirdo t shirts at Car Shows and in the pages of Hot Rod publications such as Car Craft in the late 1950s. By the August 1959 issue of Car Craft Weirdo shirts had become a full blown craze with Ed Roth at the forefront of the movement. Rat Fink was advertised for the first time in the July 1963 issue of Car Craft . The ad called it The rage in California . Also in 1963 the Revell Model Company issued a plastic model kit of the character. The initial run of the kit was from 1963 to 1965, but the Rat Fink kit along with Roth s other creations have been re issued by Revell over the years. Rat Fink continues to be a popular item to this day in Hot Rod and Kustom Culture circles in the form of t shirts, key chains, wallets, toys, decals, etc. Rat Fink is green, depraved looking with bulging, bloodshot eyes, an oversize mouth with yellowed, narrow teeth, and a red T shirt with yellow R.F. on it. Other artists associated with Roth also drew the character, including Rat Fink Comix artist R.K. Sloane and Steve Fiorilla , who illustrated Roth s catalogs. Rat Fink and Roth are featured in Ron Mann s documentary film Tales of the Rat Fink 2006 . ref http www.sphinxproductions.com ... monsters including the Rat Fink of the title on children s T shirts, a sartorial trend that, in the 1960s .... Image Ratfink.jpg right thumb 300px Rat Fink s dad, Rat Funk, by Steve Fiorilla A Rat Fink ... Official Ed Big Daddy Roth Website http www.ratfink.org Rat Fink Museum Kustom kulture Category Fictional ... more details
Banana rat can refer to one species of rodent from the Capromyidae family indigenous to Cuba species from the Melomys genus of rats Disambig ... more details
Yolanda Rat is a female rats rat who first appeared in The Muppets Take Manhattan , as a friend of Rizzo the Rat s applying for a job at Pete s Luncheonette. Rizzo frequently makes passes at Yolanda during the course of the film. She re appeared in Muppet Classic Theater performed by Julianne Buescher , and as a large scale stage puppet in The Muppet Show On Tour 2nd Edition . She was also shown in the background of the muppets tonight opening theme. External links muppets Yolanda Rat Muppet films Category Fictional mice and rats Category The Muppets characters Category Fictional characters introduced in 1984 fict char stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 Bubba the Rat is a The Muppets Muppet character who first appeared in the movie Muppets from Space . He is performed by Bill Barretta . Bubba is the tough talking leader of the Laboratory rat lab rat s who Rizzo the Rat Rizzo befriended in Muppets from Space . In the movie, Rizzo helps Bubba to escape, and later Bubba helps Rizzo to save his friend Gonzo the Great Gonzo . He also appeared with Rizzo and the other rats in The Muppets Wizard of Oz . External links Muppets The Muppets Category The Muppets characters Category Fictional mice and rats Category Fictional characters introduced in 1999 pt Bubba ... more details
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