<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/018776.html">Now <i>They</i> Grow Up to Be Flying Rats</a></b><br/> <!-- ID = 113528 -->Older woman: Mice grow up to be rats. I have mice.<br/>Older guy: No, they don&#39;t!<br/>Older woman: Yes they do, mice grow up to be rats.<br/>Older guy: No, they don&#39;t! They&#39;re different species. They&#39;re cousins.<br/>Older woman: No, they aren&#39;t!<br/>Older guy: Yes, they are--they&#39;re cousins, like rabbits and squirrels.<br/>Older woman: No--mice grow up to be rats!<br/>Older guy: No, they don&#39;t! There are even different species of rats. German rats,<br/>Norwegian rats...<br/>Older woman: Okay, let&#39;s change the subject--I hate rats.<br/>Older guy: Do you know pigeons have strokes?<br/>Older woman: What?<br/>Older guy: Pigeons have strokes. They don&#39;t last long, but they do.<br/>Older woman: Uh...okay.<br/>Older guy: Pigeons learn to fly when they&#39;re five weeks old.<br/><br/>--A Train<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Apr 18, 2009