https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:57:54 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/banksy/76854/ https://wist.info/banksy/76854/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:53:25 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=76854 They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilisations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

Banksy (b. 1974?) England-based pseudonymous street artist, political activist, film director
Wall and Piece, “Rats” (2005)
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French emperor, military leader
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