# Workplace griping, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401 "2010-11-12T06:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 128
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2542 "2011-11-13T23:39:37Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Wow. That is awesome. 😃 > > And yeah, no way would I have sic’d my ferrets, back when I owned them, on rats. Rats are big and mean and full of germs. No sense in getting a beloved pet bit by some evil vermin. We all tend to forget about what whimpy house critters used to do. I was amazed that the lady was willing to let her beloved pets take on the RatKing. From what I heard, the blood on their muzzles was not theirs. > [@Kolga](#): > > Rat King 1, puny humans 0. > > I love this story. That’s because you aren’t living it!!! I’ve done good faith records management, its not my fault that the boxes are now toxic waste. I still cry over them…my precious boxes, I can’t protect them ☹ > [@Chipacabra](#): > > Gotta respect those dogs for making a solid account of themselves, and then getting while the getting is good. Those dogs are now heros in my little world. I didn’t know that house ratdogs would know how to shake a rat and break its neck. They are also well respected in the workplace. There is lots of bragging happening…did you know that ratdogs can jump to crotch level and bite? There are a lot of guys who would rather fight a bear off with their bare hands than have one of those rathell hounds leap at them. > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > There’s only one thing to do. > > Granted, D&D giant rats are usually a couple of feet long, but I imagine that your Live Action rats will be more than big enough for most LARPers. Welcome back! I’ve had to deal with no internet in the past and it sucks. So, should I put up a poster at the local college that says something like “Adventure, fame and maybe some gold covered chocolate to deal with the RatKing. Bring your own weapons!” > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I think you need some barn cats in there, not wimpy house cats or ferals that used to be wimpy house cats - some cats that are serious about killing rats like it’s their job (which is basically is). Cats that learned to kill a rat at their mommy’s knee. I told Lucky that you called him a whimpy house cat and he got so offended that he tore up the scratching post. It was very scary. It might have been more scary if he had front claws…but I hope you got the idea!!! > [@cerberus](#): > > You could seal the building and flood it with carbon monoxide. You wouldn’t need a perfect seal, just enough to allow a reasonably toxic buildup. > Then let the building air out. Humane death for the rodents, no lingering toxicity or damage to the contents of the building. Now, where is the fun in that? This is a government project, common sense doesn’t apply. The storage place is next to a wash. There might be an endangered mouse or moth or somthing. I saw a rattlesnake the last time I was there. A big fat one who was so stuffed that I had to get out of my van and swing a stick at it. Gogogo, you stupid snake, I need to park here!!! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2543 "2011-11-14T00:42:05Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > This is a government project, common sense doesn’t apply. The storage place is next to a wash. There might be an endangered mouse or moth or somthing. I saw a rattlesnake the last time I was there. A big fat one who was so stuffed that I had to get out of my van and swing a stick at it. Gogogo, you stupid snake, I need to park here!!! Hmmm…I see a possible solution here: release rattlesnakes into the Rat King Lair. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2544 "2011-11-14T01:46:07Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > \ > I told Lucky that you called him a whimpy house cat and he got so offended that he tore up the scratching post. It was very scary. It might have been more scary if he had front claws…but I hope you got the idea!!!\ Uh, well, er, I meant house cats OTHER than Lucky, obviously. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2545 "2011-11-14T01:53:41Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Hmmm…I see a possible solution here: release rattlesnakes into the Rat King Lair. Great. So a warehouse full of rattlesnakes is an improvement? ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2546 "2011-11-14T02:14:52Z")
Nuke it from orbit–it’s the only way to be sure. [http://nukeitfromorbit.com/](http://nukeitfromorbit.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2547 "2011-11-14T07:15:37Z")
> [@](#): > > So, should I put up a poster at the local college that says something like “Adventure, fame and maybe some gold covered chocolate to deal with the RatKing. Bring your own weapons!” Well, your best bet is to advertise at the local game store. Usually these stores sell comic books, too. You will know that you’ve hit the right store if you find it selling lots of oddly shaped die, and also metal miniatures. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2548 "2011-11-14T12:41:27Z")
> [@SCSimmons](#): > > Great. So a warehouse full of rattlesnakes is an improvement? Yes. The rattlesnakes won’t make the boxes dissolve. And they might bite SG. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2549 "2011-11-14T14:24:07Z")
Just release mongooses to kill off the rattlesnakes. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2550 "2011-11-14T14:56:47Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Just release mongooses to kill off the rattlesnakes. And I’m sure mountain lions can deal with mongeese. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2551 "2011-11-14T15:32:30Z")
I love this thread 🙂 Have we suggested sending SG in to fight the RatKing yet? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2552 "2011-11-14T18:24:21Z")
I suggest smearing SG with peanut butter first. You’re supposed to put peanut butter on rat and mouse traps. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2553 "2011-11-14T18:31:01Z")
Just leave out a large jar of PB with a note on it that says “Please Do Not Use Unless You Are Po” with one very short butter knife or baby-feeding spoon, either one real silver, stuck in it. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2554 "2011-11-14T18:46:22Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > And I’m sure mountain lions can deal with mongeese. I think I saw on some nature show that mongeese don’t do well with rattlers. Rattlers are apparently faster than the mongoose’s natural prey, or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2555 "2011-11-14T19:05:45Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Well, your best bet is to advertise at the local game store. Usually these stores sell comic books, too. You will know that you’ve hit the right store if you find it selling lots of oddly shaped die, and also metal miniatures. And no females anywhere in sight. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2556 "2011-11-14T19:38:17Z")
HEY!! I’ll have you know that I am very much female, and so is my daughter, and we both frequent these shops. And I do see other females in the shops, too. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2557 "2011-11-14T19:45:13Z")
I’ve been known to cause my share of stuns in RP Lairs, as well… (you know: roll vs. wis or be stunned for 1d20 minutes) ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2558 "2011-11-14T20:15:48Z")
[Obligatory Tripod link.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3qt9jhAW0) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2559 "2011-11-14T20:18:42Z")
Okay, okay, - you see the odd female in them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2560 "2011-11-14T20:55:34Z")
Did you just call **Lynn** and her daughter odd? Also I would like to lodge a complaint. Reading the latest rat warehouse updates and commentary have stuck me with a new earworm. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, perhaps she’ll die ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/2561 "2011-11-14T23:48:55Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Uh, well, er, I meant house cats OTHER than Lucky, obviously. 😃 Lucky is properly molified and is now showing his skill at sleep on the highest pillow 🙂 > [@4d3fect](#): > > Nuke it from orbit–it’s the only way to be sure. [http://nukeitfromorbit.com/](http://nukeitfromorbit.com/) I’m totally up for that! (that was a awe inspiring pic, btw. horrible and fascinating at the same time) > [@hermette](#): > > I love this thread 🙂 > > Have we suggested sending SG in to fight the RatKing yet? Do you have no compassion for the poor rats? They deserve to eat paper and bricks, not nasty ol SG!!! > [@Morgyn](#): > > I think I saw on some nature show that mongeese don’t do well with rattlers. Rattlers are apparently faster than the mongoose’s natural prey, or something like that. OK, that settles it. No rattlesnakes in the Rat King’s Lair. SOMEONE has to think about the mongooses!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401.md?page=129)