There, on Mr. Farnworth's doorstep on Tuesday morning, was the long tail of a rat. "I held it up. It was at least six inches long. I'm still traumatized," the veteran legislator said Tuesday.

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A rat tail, however, that in George Lucas’ sci-fi lore, is worn solely by Padawans (apprentice Jedi) before officially becoming Jedi Knights — at which point it’s cut off with a lightsaber.