Rat

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Bill Quick reminds us that the party of the Rat was also the party of Tammany Hall.

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  • It was at this time that it was rumored,—a rumor that we had every reason to believe,—that Capt. Mitchell plotted to lock us negroes up in our quarters in Sumter, known as the Rat-hole; and put powder to it and arrange it so that both the negroes and the Yankees should be blown up, when the latter should have taken possession after the evacuation of the fort by the Confederates. —  My Life In The South
  • There is another Rat I call the Red Rat, which is akin to the Brown Rat. —  Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher
  • Bill Quick reminds us that the party of the Rat was also the party of Tammany Hall. —  No Runny Eggs
  • According to the Chinese astrology Rat is a category which says that the people born under this are often brave and creative people. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Peanut Flavored Roasted Rat is a delicacy here in Georgia. onehandle —  Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
 

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