Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus. Many members of other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats, and share many characteristics with true rats.
Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size; rats are generally large muroid rodents, while mice are generally small muroid rodents. The muroid family is very large and complex, and the common terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically specific. Generally, when someone discovers a large muroid, its common name includes the term rat, while if it is small, the name includes the term mouse. Scientifically, the terms are not confined to members of the Rattus and Mus genera, for example, the pack rat and cotton mouse.
The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats, and originated in Asia. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild.
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon. They were formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in February 2009. Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall" which reads, "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."
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The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called 'freakish' clientele.
Keywords: acquaintance-rape, bare-midriff, baseball-bat, blow-job, body-modification, breast-mutilation, date-rape, doctor-patient-confidentiality, drugged-drink, extreme-makeover
Appearances Are Everything
Appearances are everything
Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional
She's an artist.
Mary Mason: I quit med school today, that shouldn't come as a surprise to you. I'm changing specialties Dr. Grant. Have you ever heard of body modification?
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Spawned from a strict Catholic upbringing, Tommy has grown into a young man set in his ways. As he reconciles with family friend Misha Bravo, a manic depressive and independent-thinker whom he has been enamored with since his teens, Tommy is thrust into her opposing mind-frame and punk philosophy.
Keywords: coming-of-age, cuba, culture-clash, independent-film, loss-of-faith, mob-boss, morality, punk, punk-rock, punk-rock-music
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Tiny is the forest ranger's dog, still really a puppy. He is friends with many of the forest animals, especially Dr. Owl, who protects the animals of the forest. One day, a mysterious stranger hires two bumbling poachers to capture a selection of animals. But Dr. Owl keeps thwarting their efforts. They realize they must take Dr. Owl out of the picture. They capture him and begin to collect their other animals. Tiny and his forest friends realized that they must free Dr. Owl and defeat the poachers, but only by combining their talents.
Keywords: cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, dog, forest, poacher, puppy, rabbit, sequel, talking-animal, winter
A Fun Tale of Courage, Responsibility and Teamwork [U.S. video release]
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Mick and Sue continue where they left off in "'Crocodile' Dundee". New York drug lords are pursuing Sue for having solid evidence against them for murder, so for her safety, Mick takes her back to Australia. When the gangsters follow them, Mick demonstrates his outback skills once more.
Keywords: 1980s, adventurer, ambush, animal-human-communication, animal-track, australia, australian-outback, australian-stereotype, bar, bat-attack
The world's favourite adventurer is back for more! much more!
Punk: [about Mick breaking into Rico's mansion/fortress] What are ya chances?::Mick: Fair::Punk: What are ya chances of getting out of here with that jacket on?::Mick: [throws his knife across the room into the punk's mohawk] Better than average
Charlie: Mick's bloody lucky you can't shoot straight, Wal.
[Aborigine speaks in Aborigine]::Charlie: No mate we just hold them.::Sue: What did he say?::Charlie: [winking] He wants to know if we're allowed to eat these men.
Mick: What did you do last night?::Punk: We didn't do nothing. We was here all night.::Mick: That's what you call cool, is it? Well, tomorrow, if someone asks you the same question, you can say: "We didn't do nothing,"... or you can say: "We went out to Long Island to help this lunatic storm a fortress!" At the very least you can come watch me get my head blown off...
Mick: G'day, amigo.
Nugget: I've been looking for Walter Reilly. Haven't seen him around, have you?::Denning: You shoulda brought a gun instead of a beer, mate.::Nugget: Nah. I don't need one. I got a Donk.::Denning: Got a what?::Donk: Donk.
Sue: There's nothing wrong with the food, it's the company.
Sue: Who do you think you are? You hold me here at gunpoint, threaten to kill people, then you act like you're some sort of rock star? You're a drug dealer. You're a grubby little parasite.::Rico: You should watch your mouth. It is not wise to annoy me. Bob Tanner did and I had his head blown off like that...::[snaps his finger softly]::Sue: You killed Bob?::Rico: And if your Mick screws this up...::[snaps his finger softly]
Rico: This Dundee likes to play games! Maybe we show him some good games when it gets light.
Walt: You want me to lead them to Jaba Point?
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Two stories. The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.
Keywords: anthology, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, based-on-novel, based-on-short-story, beauty, car, character-name-in-title, chase, christmas-eve
BING and WALT COMBINE THEIR TALENTS...IN A NEW AND THRILLING CARTOON FEATURE! (original print media ad - mostly caps)
HEAR BING SING: "THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN" "KATRINA" "ICHABOD CRANE" (original print media ad - all caps)
Bing and Walt ride herd on The Headless Horseman!
Two Tall Tales by the world's top story-tellers in one hilarious All-Cartoon Feature!
Mr. Toad: Come along! Hop up here! We'll go for a jolly ride! The open road! The dusty highway! Come! I'll show you the world! Travel! Scene! Excitement! Ha ha ha!
Mr. Toad: We'll go for a jolly ride! [begins to jump rope on the rump of his horse with his buggy whip]
Brom Bones: Odd's Bodkins. Gad zooks. Take a look at that spook of spooks.
Narrator: Don't try to figure out a plan. You can't reason with a headless man.
Mr. Toad: [in court giving his defence] Are you familiar with the defendant J. Thaddeus Toad?::Cyril Proudbottom: Lord love a duck, yes! He's one of the jolliest chaps I've ever run across! And simply *tons* of money!::Prosecutor: [to Cyril] Good fellow, eh? Throws it away... BUT he wasn't throwing it away *that* day! You heard Mr. McBadger's testify that his allowance was cut off! Then how did he get the motorcar?::Cyril Proudbottom: The only way a gentlemen gets anything; the *honest* way.::Prosecutor: And *what* is the honest way?::Cyril Proudbottom: Haha, I thought you wouldn't know that one, guv'nor. [Everyone laughs]
[Toad enters Rat and Mole's house and faints]::Mole: Why... it's a poor old lady. Let's move her over by the fire.::[They move Toad, then his chain ball lands on Rat's foot]::Rat: Oww! Toad! What are you doing here?::Mr. Toad: Well, I just, um... sort of...::Mole: Well, this is a merry Christmas... but aren't you afraid of the police?::Mr. Toad: Afraid of the police?::[laughs]::Mr. Toad: I? Toad? Afraid of the police?::[laughs more. Then a loud knock and yelling comes from the door]::Angus MacBadger: [from behind the door] OPEN UP! OPEN UP, I SAY!::Mr. Toad: THE POLICE!
Additional voices: It's the new schoolmaster.::Additional voices: What's his name?::Narrator: Ichabod, Ichabod Crane.
[It's the middle of the night and Toad is escaping from his room]::Narrator: Now there was one problem with Ratty's cure for motormania... it didn't work. [Toad climbs down a line of blankets tied together] You see, Toad was far too clever and at the moment, completely mad. He was determined to get a motor car. If he had to beg, borrow or...::[Next frame, is a shot of a newspaper stating that Toad was arrested for driving in a stolen motor car]
[During his trial, Mr. Toad summons a witness: Winky the barman who had taken possession of Toad Hall in exchange for the car]::Mr. Toad: [to the courtroom] Milord, gentlemen, facing you in the witness box is a citizen of substance and stance; a man of unimpeachable honesty.::[to Winky]::Mr. Toad: Now, Mr. Winky, do you recall an incident that took place in your establishment about August 12th that I was a party to?::Winky: Oh, yes, sir. That I do, sir.::Mr. Toad: Well, then, just tell the court what actually happened.::Winky: Well, gov'nor, you tried to sell me a stolen motorcar.::[Mr. Toad is surrounded by the guards]
[Brom is trying to scare Ichabod with the tale of The Headless Horseman]::Brom Bones: [singing] When the ghosts have a midnight jamboree/They break it up with fiendish glee/Ghosts are bad, but the one that's cursed/Is the Headless Horseman; he's the worst!::Additional voices: [singing] That's right, he's a fright on Halloween night!::Brom Bones: When he goes a-jogging across the land/Holding his noggin in his hand/Demons take one look and groan/And they hit the road for parts unknown!::Additional voices: Beware, take care; he rides alone!::[Ichabod watches Brom split a hair with a machete with terror on his face]
Not too smart, just out of school
A teachers pet and modern fool
Talked about being a freelance broker
But the police caught him tryin to choke her
Can't describe him in his corner
Like a rat out of the water
Out of work and outta grass
Mother Mary, never seems to stop to talk, she just walk on past
Down Down, no information one day always away
But why why, can't I see you
One day always away
Why why can't I be you
One day always away
He's outta school now, just another taken barstool
and this neighborhood ain't what he had in mind
wants to be your girlfriend, love to be your boyfriend
wants to be your telephone, wants to wants to be your man
But why why, can't I see you
One day always away
Why why can't I be you
One day always away