In April 2023, New York City announced the position of “rat czar” to fight the rat problem. People wondered about a “rat Lenin” and “Ratsputin” (rat + Rasputin).
“A rat czar implies the existence of a Ratputin” was posted on Twitter by Joel Wertheimer on December 1, 2022. “The existence of a rat czar implies the existence of a rat Lenin” was posted on Twitter by jason 🛠⚾ on April 12, 2023. “Having a ‘Rat Czar’ implies we will also have a ‘Rat Grand Duchess Anastasia’ a ‘Rat Rasputin/ (a Ratsputin, if you will) and thus a ‘human Bartok’. Slippery slope!” was posted on Twitter by Aleks Arcabascio on April 12, 2023. “‘rat czar’ implies the existence of a ‘ratsputin’” was posted on Twitter by David Lee Parsons on April 13, 2023. “The existence of a New York City rat czar implies the existence of a New York City Ratsputin” was posted on Twitter by Liam Stack on April 13, 2023.
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Joel Wertheimer
@Wertwhile
A rat czar implies the existence of a Ratputin.
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Mayor Eric Adams
@NYCMayor
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Dec 1, 2022
There’s NOTHING I hate more than rats.
If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City’s relentless rat population — then your dream job awaits.
Read more: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-is-hiring-a-rat-czar-general-aura-of-badassery-required
11:37 AM · Dec 1, 2022
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jason 🛠⚾
@SrirachaVodka
The existence of a rat czar implies the existence of a rat Lenin
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The New York Times
@nytimes
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Apr 12
New York City has found its new rat czar.
Kathleen Corradi, a former elementary schoolteacher, will serve as the city’s first-ever director of rodent mitigation. “You’ll be seeing a lot of me and lot less rats,” she said. https://nyti.ms/3zQRnzl
8:58 PM · Apr 12, 2023
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Aleks Arcabascio
@a1z0
Having a “Rat Czar” implies we will also have a “Rat Grand Duchess Anastasia” a “Rat Rasputin (a Ratsputin, if you will) and thus a “human Bartok”. Slippery slope!
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Gothamist
@Gothamist
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Apr 12
Mayor Eric Adams has officially appointed a “rat czar” to his administration, who will coordinate efforts to curb New York City’s rat population.
https://gothamist.com/news/a-job-thats-made-for-her-mayor-adams-appoints-nycs-new-rat-czar
9:16 PM · Apr 12, 2023
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David Lee Parsons
@davidlparsons
“rat czar” implies the existence of a “ratsputin”
1:00 AM · Apr 13, 2023
Twitter
Liam Stack
@liamstack
The existence of a New York City rat czar implies the existence of a New York City Ratsputin
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Spectrum News NY1
@NY1
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17h
New York City’s new rat czar, Kathleen Corradi, is already set to send rats packing. 🧳🐀 http://specne.ws/u4kJEX
10:37 AM · Apr 13, 2023
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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