Gallaudet University's traditional Rat Funeral

Oh wow that's interesting that they bury the stuffed rat in your time.
Do they still do it today?
 
naisho said:
Oh wow that's interesting that they bury the stuffed rat in your time.
Do they still do it today?
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I have no idea. I should ask any freshmans kiddos about it. All i know that there is no longer prep students now.
 
they killed the real rat? :eek:
where did they get it?
 
Frisky Feline said:
I had no idea because we have never done it. Royale might know something. sorry royale!
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My Class of 1990 was the last class organization that used real dead rats in 1986. I was not involved with it because I entered there as a freshman. Some good friends of mine explained everything to me about the rat funeral and honestly I wished to be part of the tradition.
 
Royale said:
My Class of 1990 was the last class organization that used real dead rats in 1985. I was not involved with it because I entered there as a freshman. Some good friends of mine explained everything to me about the rat funeral and honestly I wished to be part of the tradition.
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I tried to remember what year did they stopped using the real dead rats?
 
Royale said:
Just check my most recent post. It was 1986.
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your post was 1985's alright gotcha. Oh our time was in 1990. It was a lot of fun of course it was hilarious. we had a cutesy stuffed female rat and male rat in a neon green and purple clothes. LOL
 
naisho said:
they killed the real rat? :eek:
where did they get it?
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In my time, yes they did. I think it was a field mouse found on campus.
Naisho, this was in 1962 and I'm sure you weren't yet a gleam in your Daddy's eye so please leave the political correction out of this. :D
 
Royale said:
My Class of 1990 was the last class organization that used real dead rats in 1986. I was not involved with it because I entered there as a freshman. Some good friends of mine explained everything to me about the rat funeral and honestly I wished to be part of the tradition.
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Wow, that is serious. I saw the 1977 rat gravestone before.

Curious, how did prep kids kill the rat? With weapon or? :eek2:
 
Tousi said:
In my time, yes they did. I think it was a field mouse found on campus.
Naisho, this was in 1962 and I'm sure you weren't yet a gleam in your Daddy's eye so please leave the political correction out of this. :D
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No protesting or PC here from me, just out of morbid curiosity. :D
 
At my event, the mouse was electrocuted....for the squeamish, it did not suffer.
 
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