"City rats are tough. They lift weights in their spare time."
Today while I was waiting for the R train at 14th Street I saw an absolutely ENORMOUS rat running along the electrified third rail. He/she (it's hard to imagine rats actually having gender) never actually touched the rail; I don't mean to sound morbid, but it would have been interesting to see what would have happened. During rush hour traffic, no less. The incident made me think of a quote that comes from an old college professor of mine. When I was in school I used to take classes up at Sweet... Sign in to see full entry.