Wednesday, June 16, 2010

“Rat Tunnels” or “Rodent Tracks”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_re_us/us_rats_in_the_subway

New York City’s health department has sought the advice of a rodent expert to determine why rats seem to prefer many specific city subway platforms. It turns out, rats love to get mugged.

Also, most of the time, rats can’t afford a taxi.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to get rid of these pests, unless they bought a token to ride.

The rats have no trouble surviving in subway conditions, especially if they can play the guitar and have a case in which to collect donations.

With subways filled with litter and graffiti, these rats hope tone day be able to move to a cleaner area, like the sewers.

While millions of rats scavenge through Manhattan daily, at night they commute to the outer boroughs where they live.

The rats are not afraid of anything, except in certain neighborhoods that are controlled by particularly tough street gangs of cats.

A Subway spokesman named Jared smiled and encouraged everyone to “Eat fresh.”

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