mayexist
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Posts of Ratmas past: 2013 2014 2015 2016 the first
It's the seventh of December! That means it's that time of the year again where we perform the sacred (sacrat?) rite of Ratmas, i.e. sending as many rats as possible to any Failbetter employees we can reach in order to convey our appreciation and/or horror.
Since last Ratmas our former principal rattee is no longer among their number, but Ratifer Maximus Spacemarine has ascended the chain. Spacemarine9 has departed for parts unknowable. Clonemurines are still among us: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Spacemarine10
What can be sent?
Rats, obviously. On strings, of glory, whatever. We're not prescriptivists here. Send whatever you can foist on your postman, it's the spirit and not the letter that counts. For instance: While postmen will refuse to deliver rats to The Void, Christmas cards will arrive anywhere, as legend foretold.
Who else is Accepting Further Rats?
Paul, new top hat, old art hand: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/misterarendt_failbetter
Hannah, who would never undeliver any messages: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Hannah%20Failbetter
Chris, chief of making stuff up: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/CHGardiner or http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/Chris%20Gardiner
Adam, the grey eminence: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sebastian%20Flyte
Olivia, smiter of puns: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Moomin
If there are any other FBG profiles I'm not aware of, add them below.
If you need additional help or inspiration, the previous Ratmas posts will provide.
Merry Ratmas! Be fruitful and multiply the number of rats in the world. May they fill the earth and the zee and the sky.
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Spacemarine9
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I have approximately a lot of rats right now. I mean, I had a lot to start with, but now I've got more.
In retribution, I will now reveal my very professional secret recipe for Genuine Home-Made Chocolate Rats.
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YOU WILL NEED:
- Chocolate (I used a 2:1 ratio of dark:milk chocolate but really you can probably get away with whatever)
- Biscuits (I recommend chocolate digestives, but you do you.)
- Cream (creme fraiche or soured cream work too, I think)
- Silver balls for eyes and/or nose
- Something for ears (Almond flakes are pretty efficient. I tried using bashed up walnuts, to mixed success.)
- Licorice laces or some other similar tube shaped confectionery for tails (I've never gotten these to work, but you can try it)
- Caramel flavouring (optional. i just like caramel)
Melt down the chocolate using your favourite method of melting chocolate. While chocolate is melting, go obliterate your biscuits. Just smash the hell out of them.
Once the chocolate's melted and smooth, let it cool a bit and add cream (about 1 tablespoon per 50g, maybe more.) + caramel flavouring.
Combine chocolate with biscuit dust (about a 1.5:1 ratio of biscuit to chocolate in terms of weight, if you can be bothered measuring).
Mix 'em together, then let them chill for a little while. Not for very long, or the next step will be difficult.
Once it's mostly solid, get your biscuit shards suspended in a chocolate matrix and mould them into rat shapes. Take about a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball, then shape it into a rat as best you can. Add eyes, ears, tail, nose, whatever else.
Leave them in the fridge overnight, and bam, It's A Rats. Foist 'em on your friends/foes. If they eat more than two they'll die.
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here's a picture of some hard working I took yesterday
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Spacemarine9
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Mr. Mercutio
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12/7/2016
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Old king Alexis looked out
On the feast of Ratmas
When the rats were piled about
And he felt quite hapless
Moonish was the light that night
And the bats were shrieking
When some strange soul came in sight
His cart of rats a'squeaking
"Hither, Chris, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, speaking
Yonder madman, who is he?
And why's he rats a'heaping?"
"Sire, he is called Space Marine
He’s rallied all the forum
To send rats in numbers obscene
To try break thy decorum”
“Firstly go put up a sign:
No more rats accepting
Then send to him a candle fine
His passion’s worth respecting”
Team and monarch watched him then
They saw he was not daunted
And when Ratmas came round again
The team by rats were haunted
“Sire, all our delicious friends
Their spirits are inspired
For Space Marine, he recommends
That rats are now required”
“Gather round now, my good team
We can’t appeal to reason
Ratmas has become a theme
Integral to this season”
And so the team embraced the trend
The holiday was declared
Rats poured in from every friend
And not a team member spared
Therefore, Neathy friends, be sure
In Ratmas be believing
Send rats to the rich and poor
And rats you’ll be receiving
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Hannah Flynn
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12/7/2016
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barely woke up and already rats
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CALLNXW
Posts: 116
12/7/2016
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First past the post
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babelfishwars
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12/8/2016
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So many rats! So many lovely messages. Thanks you lot  .
For the record I only ate 4 rats yesterday. (Spacemarine made food, claimed more than two would kill. am not dead. Am greedy.)
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Hannah Flynn
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babelfishwars wrote:
So many rats! So many lovely messages. Thanks you lot .
For the record I only ate 4 rats yesterday. (Spacemarine made food, claimed more than two would kill. am not dead. Am greedy.)
Also for the record, if a rat has no ears it's gluten-free. #themoreyouknow
Thank you for a fabulous Ratmas! I remain atop my pile of rats, the undrowned, rat-accepting for another year at least. My spirit will never be broken by the rattide!
<3O~
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Absintheuse
Posts: 348
12/7/2016
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I'm very excited and only slightly terrified for my first Ratmas!
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phryne
Posts: 1347
12/7/2016
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This is glorious:
Dolan wrote:
Rat butts roasting on an open fire
Big Rat nipping at your nose
Rat-tide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up in irrigos
Everybody knows a ratcorpse and some lacre snow
Help make the season right
Tiny rats with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know Ratgoat's on his way
He's loaded lots of traps and poison on his sleigh
And every Faber's child is going to spy
In the hopes that they won't die
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To rats from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times in many ways
A very scary Ratmas to you (Posted here originally.)
Merry Ratmas Everyone!
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aegisaglow
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12/7/2016
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Hannah Flynn wrote:
barely woke up and already rats
We're just showing our appreciation in the manner of cats, which is the best manner in which to do anything.
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Ms. Lilian Leith. A lady of proper standing, which seems like an increasingly ludicrous thing to give a rat's ___ about. Known (to some) for her Light Fingers.
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babelfishwars
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12/7/2016
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Rats! Nom!
edited by babelfishwars on 12/7/2016
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A Dimness
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I tried handing my actual postman an actual bag of dead rats. I tried explaining to him that it was a matter of utmost importance that they reach FBG.
The postal network has now excommunicated me.
Also, don't ask where I managed to get exactly one-hundred fresh rats.
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Trilby
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12/11/2016
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Infinity Simulacrum wrote:
I tried handing my actual postman an actual bag of dead rats. I tried explaining to him that it was a matter of utmost importance that they reach FBG.
The postal network has now excommunicated me.
Also, don't ask where I managed to get exactly one-hundred fresh rats.
The nutcracker now takes third.
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Trilby
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Spacemarine9 wrote:
I have approximately a lot of rats right now. I mean, I had a lot to start with, but now I've got more.
In retribution, I will now reveal my very professional secret recipe for Genuine Home-Made Chocolate Rats.
[spoiler]
YOU WILL NEED:
- Chocolate (I used a 2:1 ratio of dark:milk chocolate but really you can probably get away with whatever)
- Biscuits (I recommend chocolate digestives, but you do you.)
- Cream (creme fraiche or soured cream work too, I think)
- Silver balls for eyes and/or nose
- Something for ears (Almond flakes are pretty efficient. I tried using bashed up walnuts, to mixed success.)
- Licorice laces or some other similar tube shaped confectionery for tails (I've never gotten these to work, but you can try it)
- Caramel flavouring (optional. i just like caramel)
Melt down the chocolate using your favourite method of melting chocolate. While chocolate is melting, go obliterate your biscuits. Just smash the hell out of them.
Once the chocolate's melted and smooth, let it cool a bit and add cream (about 1 tablespoon per 50g, maybe more.) + caramel flavouring.
Combine chocolate with biscuit dust (about a 1.5:1 ratio of biscuit to chocolate in terms of weight, if you can be bothered measuring).
Mix 'em together, then let them chill for a little while. Not for very long, or the next step will be difficult.
Once it's mostly solid, get your biscuit shards suspended in a chocolate matrix and mould them into rat shapes. Take about a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball, then shape it into a rat as best you can. Add eyes, ears, tail, nose, whatever else.
Leave them in the fridge overnight, and bam, It's A Rats. Foist 'em on your friends/foes. If they eat more than two they'll die.
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here's a picture of some hard working I took yesterday
This has to be the best representation of Ratmas Spirit I've seen since the Nutcracker Rat.
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The Master
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And don't forget to make your (living, though you can always bury the dead) rats happy at least once a year, don't forget that rats are what's left when you destroy evil from a living creature.
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No more gift exchanges, im getting too many and I can barely hold these.
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Issaries
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I'm throwing my hat into the ring, or should I say, my rats into the ring.
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surreyjack
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12/7/2016
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Have a ratty time my fellows!
Let me also remind everyone of Spacemarine9's own ratty experience, Rat Sending Simulator 2kxx(A rather short sighted name). It is the premier in rat-related storynexus entertainment.
edited by surreyjack on 12/7/2016
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Julius Stokes
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12/7/2016
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Anybody know how to get a rat of glory?
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Fluby
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12/7/2016
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We might or might not get a Rat of Glory in the Advent Calendar. Possibly the Dec 7 door, but we can't be sure.
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Sam Stephens
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12/7/2016
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I wasn't aware of this tradition. Guess now's the time to get involved!
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Optimatum
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12/7/2016
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merry rats everyone
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
12/8/2016
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Pnakotic wrote:
Game is offline. Clearly Ratmas has broken the internet!
Clearly Ratmas has caused scheduled maintenance :P
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Want a sip of Cider? Just say hi!
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PSGarak
Posts: 834
12/7/2016
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Fluby wrote:
We might or might not get a Rat of Glory in the Advent Calendar. Possibly the Dec 7 door, but we can't be sure.
Well how about that! FBG pre-emptively ratmas'd us. I guess we owe them a returned favor.
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