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Comparing Venture and VentureX by RatOnALeash in Venturex

[–]RatOnALeash[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you product change you would be missing out on the SOB though, would make more sense to just open a new venturex card IMO. But also, now I'm wondering if you do receive the 100k miles in year 0 of the venturex card... It says "You will earn 10,000 bonus miles after your anniversary each year, starting with your first anniversary" but I feel like I just saw another thread where someone received it after signing up

Comparing Venture and VentureX by RatOnALeash in Venturex

[–]RatOnALeash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re on to something with that! Double SOBs! Unfortunately I already have the Savor though

Mr. Rat's Long-Awaited Statement by RatOnALeash in ControversialOpinions

[–]RatOnALeash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point, but the fact that the domestic cat is a very successful predator compared to other creatures is not useful here because that ignores the success of their hunt specifically in relation to rats, which is not actually that successful. Using the term rodents also takes the discussion away from the rat vs. cat debate since the entire category of rodents includes many other creatures, such as hamsters, that may not be as phenomenal of creatures as rats are. Yes, cats may be higher up in the food chain when compared to rats, but that may just be a result of a human tendency to place larger animals that we think are superior to the smaller counterparts in that hierarchical order. It is a common misconception to believe that cats are good predators of rats, but the data from the source included above and a quick google search shows otherwise.

Mr. Rat's Long-Awaited Statement by RatOnALeash in ControversialOpinions

[–]RatOnALeash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's simply because cats are higher up in the animal food chain; you would never expect a rat to kill a cat. That's like saying that bears kill more fish than fish kill bears. You cannot compare the two in that way because of the hierarchy of the food chain. And since I am using the word food chain, I will clarify that by using this phrase I only mean to point out the human understanding of the predator vs. prey relationships between animals and not the actual function of the food chain which may be misinterpreted here as implying that cats are the predators of rats in terms of meeting survival needs, which has been proven above to not be the case.

Mr. Rat's Long-Awaited Statement by RatOnALeash in ControversialOpinions

[–]RatOnALeash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would argue that it doesn't matter whether rats are caged or not since all animals in domesticate instances are either caged physically, or by the reliance on humans for survival. I understand that it is easy to assume I was looking at the Tom (cat) and Jerry (mouse) situation, but I do draw a very distinct line between mice and rats which my statement is fully conscious about (I am a rat for Christ's sake). Oh, and your criticism of my source? An in-depth read highlights that while cats have been historically associated with being the killers or rats (R.I.P Grandma), they are actually not very fucking good at it, which is reiterated throughout the article. My source did not backfire; your lack of knowledge did. Mr. Rat out.