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A Rat’s Ass
Status: Gag gift
Found on eBay. Finally, you can give a rat's ass. For only $10.25!I seriously wonder about the psychology of the person who makes these -- carefully removing the posterior portion of a rat's anatomy and mounting it on a piece of wood.
I wonder even more about the person who buys it. (I thought about it for a second, but then concluded that, no, the wife would kill me if I unveiled this.)
It fits into the genre of gag gifts that take popular expressions literally. The only similar item I can think of are "round tuits," but I know there are others.
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Categories: Gross Posted by Alex on Sun Jul 13, 2008 |
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Thats the perfect gift for someone who is a slob.
"Clean your room!"
"Why?"
"Becuase it's dirty..."
"I don't give a rats ass"
"Clearly...."
Posted by DJ_Canada in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
"Clean your room!"
"Why?"
"Becuase it's dirty..."
"I don't give a rats ass"
"Clearly...."
I've seen "horse's ass" trophies at gag gift shops.
Posted by Narf on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 01:25 AM
It's not a real rat's ass, which adds another layer to the expression. ("I couldn't give a rat's ass, so I gave this fake one instead.")
It's synthetic fur, according to the description, and there's no way that ridiculous-looking fake tail came from a real rat... Also the seller sells "whole" rats that are more obviously fake.
So it's just a stupid gag gift, not a sign of a future serial killer.
Posted by Michael Moncur on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 01:49 AM
It's synthetic fur, according to the description, and there's no way that ridiculous-looking fake tail came from a real rat... Also the seller sells "whole" rats that are more obviously fake.
So it's just a stupid gag gift, not a sign of a future serial killer.
I'd prefer to send someone a cat-ass-trophy. Someone I disliked, that is.
Posted by Phred22 on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 08:29 AM
Michael, I hadn't read carefully enough to see that it was fake fur. That puts my mind at ease a bit. I was imagining a mad taxidermist creating these in their garage.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 01:25 PM
I'm happy that they're fake.
Posted by Sakano in Ohio on Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 05:04 PM
There is an old saying about a con artist:
'He'd sell you a rat's ass for a wedding ring.'
I dont remember if Damon Runyon said it or someone else.
A guy in college had a con artist friend and said, 'He's the kinda guy who could sell you a dead snake, and you'd think you got a bargain.'
Posted by AK on Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 12:50 PM
'He'd sell you a rat's ass for a wedding ring.'
I dont remember if Damon Runyon said it or someone else.
A guy in college had a con artist friend and said, 'He's the kinda guy who could sell you a dead snake, and you'd think you got a bargain.'
I always wonder what the factory workers in China (or wherever they make these things) think about American culture as they're packing, say, 500 dozen fake rats' behinds, into boxes for export.
Posted by Big Gary in Raton Pass, New Mexico on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 02:41 PM
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