# What to do when there's a rat where you poo

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 23, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983 "2025-12-23T15:05:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983/21 "2025-12-23T19:55:02Z")

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Well, I’d begin by saying “hello” to it.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983/22 "2025-12-23T21:18:18Z")

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> [@Al128](#):
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> Rather be dropping a lot

So what you’re saying is a rat in the john will scare the shit outta you?

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983/23 "2025-12-23T22:03:45Z")

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It only took 5 posts before Beck weighed in. Whenever there is a strange encounter between wild animals and people I count on her wisdom and experience.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983/24 "2025-12-23T22:50:18Z")

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> [@mixdenny](#):
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> Whenever there is a strange encounter between wild animals and people

Or is that between animals and wild people? 🤪

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**Author:** ![sb1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@sb1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sb1953)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983/25 "2025-12-24T12:41:38Z")

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My AM radio sportscaster was visiting his In-Laws. He relates what happened in a humorous way:.. While sitting in their bathroom a rat appeared from a crack between the tub and the wall. He says that he “grabbed the plunger and beat the thing until it was squashed” Ha!

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