Why are gym rats called rats instead of Gorillas?

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DRUMS_@reddthat.com · 33 pts · 3y (8 replies)

"Rat" insinuates that they are always there and can't get rid of them. A gym rat is someone who is always at the gym.

UnanimousStargazer@feddit.nl · 16 pts · 3y (7 replies)
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TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Have a kid jump into their enclosure.

a_demon_ninja@forum.basedcount.com · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Too soon ;w;

Poseidon@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y (1 reply)

MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y

The hero we needed, but didn't deserve.

Carnelian@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

Through the systematic destruction of their habitat :(

LowQualityGoods@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

I mean, bullets worked pretty well on the one...

Mothra@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I always thought it was because you go to the gym and hit the threadmill kind of like rats run on the wheel ?

Ketchup@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 3y

I always thought it was because they stink, eat garbage, and go eeeeep eeeeep eeeeeeeeep

countstex@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Yeah, that's where my brain always went to too.