Sorry for your loss. I've never had a rat, but I'm an animal lover and have lost pets--it's never easy. Have a hug. *hug*
Two questions:
#1. How long to rats usually live? You say you had him a year--when kept as pets, do they last just one year?
Interesting that "valediction" evidently refers to a farewell speech or address. I understand why we'd have a "valediction speech" at a high school graduation in America (I don't know what term you use in Australia--here, the newer one is "commencement," though I think the entire affair might be more properly referred to as "same shit, more expensive." Then again, I guess the acronym SSME might not catch.
I digress. Why would we refer to a person who graduates at the top of his or her class as a valedictorian? Are they waving good-bye to the rest of us while trotting off to Harvard, Yale, or Oxbridge? ;)
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Date: 2008-08-23 04:24 pm (UTC)Sorry for your loss. I've never had a rat, but I'm an animal lover and have lost pets--it's never easy. Have a hug. *hug*
Two questions:
#1. How long to rats usually live? You say you had him a year--when kept as pets, do they last just one year?
Interesting that "valediction" evidently refers to a farewell speech or address. I understand why we'd have a "valediction speech" at a high school graduation in America (I don't know what term you use in Australia--here, the newer one is "commencement," though I think the entire affair might be more properly referred to as "same shit, more expensive." Then again, I guess the acronym SSME might not catch.
I digress. Why would we refer to a person who graduates at the top of his or her class as a valedictorian? Are they waving good-bye to the rest of us while trotting off to Harvard, Yale, or Oxbridge? ;)