Who would want to eat at a restaurant on Rata Street?
He had to move because meat was getting scarce on Canine Lane...
> Who would want to eat at a restaurant on Rata Street?
(grin!) a good chuckle on two-or-three levels...
"Rata" is a type of tree here: dark green leaves with beautiful red flowers that bloom around Christmastime. A sacred tree to Maori.
Of course, there is the "rat" thing, too...
...with the added twist. In Polynesia, there is a type of rat called "Kiore": introduced into NZ by the original Maori settlers as a delicacy foodstuff. Apparently tasty and nutricious. Me, I shoot 'em with my .177 cal air rifle (1000 fps muzzle velocity, turns 'em inside-out). Never been tempted to taste 'em: too much of a jolly mess!