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bif

(22,830 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2019, 09:58 AM Jan 2019

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"Tossing the rat." New term for puking.

Last edited Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)

The history: My daughter has a pet snake that she feeds a dead rat to every couple weeks. Sometimes the snake won't eat it and it sits there for several hours and begins to smell. One evening, my daughter4 was out after dropping the rat in the cage and I wanted to make sure the rat wasn't there overnight. I texted her: "Did you toss the rat?" Afterwards I realized it sounded like a great term for puking! So our family has started using the term. Not that we "Toss the rat" a lot, but it does sound appropriate! Feel free to use it.

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"Tossing the rat." New term for puking. (Original Post) bif Jan 2019 OP

You might want to correct your spelling. Fla Dem Jan 2019 #1

Thanks. Fixed it! bif Jan 2019 #4

This would be a good political cartoon for impeachment/removal. raging moderate Jan 2019 #2

I always liked the term "driving the porcelain bus" mitch96 Jan 2019 #3

"Technicolor yawn" from the National Lampoon bif Jan 2019 #5

Fla Dem

(23,887 posts)

1. You might want to correct your spelling.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 10:51 AM

Jan 2019

I texted her: "Did you too the rat?

Might make more sense. Just saying.

bif

(22,830 posts)

4. Thanks. Fixed it!

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:46 AM

Jan 2019

raging moderate

(4,318 posts)

2. This would be a good political cartoon for impeachment/removal.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:03 AM

Jan 2019

Uncle Sam, after a poisonous meal, tossing the rat, who has a familiar name.

mitch96

(13,947 posts)

3. I always liked the term "driving the porcelain bus"

Reply to bif (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:20 AM

Jan 2019

Ralphing also comes to mind... I love descriptive speech... Paints a picture in my mind..
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bif

(22,830 posts)

5. "Technicolor yawn" from the National Lampoon

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:59 AM

Jan 2019

Back in the day when it was at its peak.

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