DUCK! What came first - the Verb or the Noun?

[Immanuel Can]

Vermin is a horrible word

Not for a rat. It's an appropriate word, then.

The association of the word with people was entirely yours, not mine. Sorry.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Vermin is a horrible word

Not for a rat. It's an appropriate word, then.

The association of the word with people was entirely yours, not mine. Sorry.

Actually rats are essential to the food chain and highly intelligent--unlike humans.
And why the disingenuous 'sorry'? You do seem to struggle with your reading comprehension of the simplest concepts and comments.

[Immanuel Can]

You do seem to struggle with your reading comprehension of the simplest concepts and comments.

Oh. Ad hominem again. Sorry. Not interested.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

You do seem to struggle with your reading comprehension of the simplest concepts and comments.

Oh. Ad hominem again. Sorry. Not interested.

It's not an ad hominem. It's an observation.

[Belinda]

Rats!

Which came first: the vermin, or the exclamation.

Vermin is a horrible word, and in the case a humans, very much a case of 'pot calling kettle black'.

'Vermin' is like 'weeds' : live creatures in the 'wrong' place. That's to say 'vermin' is entirely evaluative, despite some people's belief values are written on stone tablets by God.

I like and appreciate what some narrow minded neighbours might consider to be weeds in my gravel drive.
I discourage rats in my house in case they chew the wires and start a fire. Kettle or pot, I am proud to be black.

[Immanuel Can]

'Vermin' is like 'weeds' : live creatures in the 'wrong' place.

Well, veggie is an excellent advocate for vermin.