what is this thing?

Psychonauts and astrologers, mystics and philsophers, excretologists and poets, botanists and paleontologists, pedagogues and pundits have asked the age-old question: what is Drowning Rat? But their ephemeri and abaci, their books and ancient scrolls, their panteleographs and spirographs offer no satisfaction.

For there while there are many ways to skin a cat, there is but one to drown a rat. And that way is this: to do it.

Charming photograph of Cary courtesy of Steve F.