Comments on: Giant Rats in the Marina! http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: evan http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50954 evan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:51:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50954 Of course I don't have one photo of the two of them, but a few years back I saw two of the rats in San Pedro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evang/27364991/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/evang/27364990/ Of course I don’t have one photo of the two of them, but a few years back I saw two of the rats in San Pedro:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/evang/27364991/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evang/27364990/

]]> By: bustard http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50952 bustard Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:04 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50952 Marshall is correct. In NY, they are used by the unions to send a signal to scabs. There are approximately seven or nine inflatable rats in all owned by the unions, and they are manufactured in Chicago, if I recall. I have never seen more than one in one place, either. Before this photo I have never seen one outside of the five boros. Marshall is correct. In NY, they are used by the unions to send a signal to scabs. There are approximately seven or nine inflatable rats in all owned by the unions, and they are manufactured in Chicago, if I recall. I have never seen more than one in one place, either. Before this photo I have never seen one outside of the five boros.

]]> By: marshall http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50948 marshall Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:59:38 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50948 These rats belong to various construction unions. They use them all the time around LA as part of their protests against non-Union projects, or projects where the developer has violated their promises to use union labor. I've never seen two of them in one place before. They either must have a shortage of things to protest about, or they have a real beef with the developer of this project. These rats belong to various construction unions. They use them all the time around LA as part of their protests against non-Union projects, or projects where the developer has violated their promises to use union labor. I’ve never seen two of them in one place before. They either must have a shortage of things to protest about, or they have a real beef with the developer of this project.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50941 Matt Mason Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:42:50 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50941 Spencer, Doran -- usually the protests in the Marina involve development, but I agree that this one is probably a labor dispute. Frazgo -- good one! Not only would we save the trip, we could blog about it too, heh heh. Spencer, Doran — usually the protests in the Marina involve development, but I agree that this one is probably a labor dispute.

Frazgo — good one! Not only would we save the trip, we could blog about it too, heh heh.

]]> By: doran http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50939 doran Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:59:51 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50939 They appear to be <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/23/giant-rat-taunts-sca.html" rel="nofollow">scabhunters</a>. Aren't they adorable? They appear to be scabhunters. Aren’t they adorable?

]]> By: frazgo http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50936 frazgo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:07:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50936 Damn and here I was hoping LA would get its own disneyland and save me the trip to the OC. Damn and here I was hoping LA would get its own disneyland and save me the trip to the OC.

]]> By: tornadoes28 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50934 tornadoes28 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:01:05 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50934 Ahh, they're not as big as the ones I see downtown. Ahh, they’re not as big as the ones I see downtown.

]]> By: Spencer Cross http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50933 Spencer Cross Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:43:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/26/giant-rats-in-the-marina/#comment-50933 These are usually used in labor protests. These are usually used in labor protests.

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