POSITIVE traits
Intelligent   
Charming            
Imaginative
Placid
Opportunistic
Passionate
Learns quickly from experience.
Elegant
Sentimental
Affectionate
Constructive Critic
Alert
Practical


NEGATIVE traits
Calculating
Mean
Secretive
Restless
Has Ulterior motives
Quick tempered
A critical nit-picker
Grumbler
Gossip/Scandalmongery
Overambitious
A busybody
Obsessive hoarder
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1936    1948    1960
1972    1984    1996
2008
Anxious not to be a failure, the affable, elegant and generous Rat lives for today.  When being a charming socialite or light-hearted gossip, this sign should never be underestimated.  Attracted to whatever is clandestine ,secretive or a potential bargain, the Rat is very clever and enjoys taking the best possible advantage of all situations.
RAT likes.....
Entertaining
Oddities & the unusual
Being the first to explore new places
Underground passages
Mysteries
Unearthing solutions
Money
Taking a gamble
Company
Good quality worldly possessions
Pleasure


RAT dislikes...
Mundane everyday life
Alarm clocks
Rigid timetables
Agenda's
Red tape
Bureaucracy
Having nothing to do
Any kind of failure
Being isolated
MALE RATS....
Attempt to profit from everyone   -   Have an alert eye for the best opportunities   -   Thrive on the rat-race in their line of work   -   Have a wide circle of acquaintances   -   Pick up gossip easily and hoard it   -   Live by their wits   -   Have business acumen   -   Save for old age   -   Take gambles   -   Enjoy spending money   -   Are sentimental about family   -   Have a very active imagination   -   Are quick to calculate the odds in any situation   -   Are suspicious of the motives of others   -   Are basically honest
FEMALE RATS....
Profit from their many acquaintances   -   Rule the roost   -   Are very resourceful businesswomen   -   Never miss a sale or a special offer   -   Keep plenty of things in stock   -   Are fashionable but always elegant   -   Rarely deny themselves anything   -   Appear placid   -   Are direct and honest to a fault   -   Communicate well   -   Are incredible gossipers   -   Have quick wits   -   Are superb homemakers   -   Are passionate   -   Are intellectually creative   -   Are very good at getting others working   -   Are generous to those they love