> >A tourist walked into a curio shop in San > Francisco. Looking around > >at the exotic, he noticed a very lifelike, > > life-sized bronze statue of a rat. > > > > It had no price tag but was so striking he decided > he must have it. He > took it up to the owner, "How much for > > the bronze rat?" > > > > "Twelve dollars for the rat. One hundred dollars > for the story," said the > owner. > > > > The tourist gave the man twelve dollars. "I'll > just take the rat. You can > keep the story." > > > > As he walked down the street carrying his bronze > rat, he noticed that a > few real rats had crawled out of the > > alleys and sewers and began following him down the > street. This was > disconcerting; he began walking faster. > > > > But within a couple blocks, the herd of rats > behind him had grown to > hundreds, and they began squealing. He > > began to trot toward the bay, looking around to > see that the rats now > numbered in the MILLIONS, and were > > squealing and coming toward him fast. Scared, he > ran to the edge of the > bay and threw the bronze rat as far out > > into the bay as he could. > > > > Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into > the bay after it, and > drowned. > > > > The man walked back to the curio shop. > > > > "Aha," said the owner, "you have come back for the > story?" > > > > "No," said the man. "I came back to see if you > have a Bronze Republican."
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