Wise Talk

2008 is the Year Of The Rat . Notable Rats include Prince Charles and the Rapper Eminem. Princess Diana was a cow, or perhaps I should say an Ox, since I’m one as well. Curiously, rats and oxen are supposed to get on well. The Rat is the first sign in the Chinese Zodiac and the Ox is the second. There’s an old story about a race being organised to decide which animals would appear in the Zodiac. The rat got a lift on the Ox’s head and dashed across the finishing line to win first place. How an Ox came to be in the lead compared to other creatures like the tiger and the dragon is something I’ve not heard explained.

Anyway, here’s a did you know to finish my first entry of the year. Did you know that the British planned to use exploding rats in World War Two as weapons of mass destruction? Neither did I until to day, but it’s true!

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