The term appears to be somewhat older. According to Wikipedia: "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat. — commonly attributed to Lily Tomlin in People magazine (26 Dec 1977)[1], but according to The Yale Book of Quotations (Shapiro & Epstein, p. 767), Rosalie Maggio in The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women states that William Sloane Coffin said "Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat" as chaplain of Williams College or Yale University in the 1950s or 1960s. [2] "
On Jul 1, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Louis E. Schmier wrote: > Michael, most people are wrong. The term originated with a cartoon strip > called "Joe Rat." If I remember correctly, it was the work of a NC State > student and appeared in the late '70s or early '80s in the school paper. Got > to look it up. > > > On Jul 1, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Michael Britt wrote: > >> Most people associate rats running in mazes with psychology, but aside from >> Tolman I don't know any other psychologists who used rats in their work. >> Skinner is mostly known or using pigeons (though I heard he might have used >> rats at one point). Any others? >> >> Michael Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18738 or send a blank email to leave-18738-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
