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Rusty

Rusty

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It took me 53 years to learn that a woman will scream when she sees a mouse.

Repeatedly.

She knows she's seen one, but when it runs for cover and she sees it again - she'll scream again.

Why do I bring this up? You have to ask?
 
I was shaving one morning upstairs while my wife was downstairs in the kitchen fixing some breakfast. The most awful scream came up the stairs. It's the kind of scream that means fingers severed, blood squirting, maybe a broken glass has severed an artery. I flew down to the kitchen fully expecting to have to practice first aid. There she was doing the tippy-toe dance, squealing and pointing at the cat, who had killed a field mouse and brought it in for our breakfast. I was relieved and somewhat amused. She was not amused. ;)

Steve
 
Hi Furguson,

Bet she didn't even eat her share of the mouse either!

One of my ex's could handle a .357 magnum with the best of them*, loved hunting & got involved with the skinnin' & cleanin' as well - but put anthing even resembling a worm within eyeshot & she went mental. i found her hiding in the bathroom shower once screaming HELP! KILLLIT! KILLIT! over a 2in. piece of white wool on the rug in the bedroom...i

*- she got the 6" model 19 S&W in the divorce settlement, i got the colt govt. model...
 
Heard a similar blood curlding scream coming from the kitchen one day. I had been napping and I ran there so fast I didn't have a gun or knife handy.

It was the darndest thing I had seen in a while. My terrified wife was backing up as a long black snake about 4 ft or so long was slowly slithering towards her across the kitchen floor with it's head in the air pointed in her direction like it was chasing her.

No gun or knife handy, I grabbed the first thing handy, a baseball bat, and went caveman on the snake, who, unfortunatly for him, had his back towards me.

Where's a mongoose when you need one?
 
I woke on my couch one morning. There were three mice curled up by my thigh next to the knee. It was cold outside.


munk
 
Oh, this happened a long time ago, when I was in my twenties- my drinking years. I was going to let them all stay in the cheezy apartment, but finally decided I couldn't have them tearing away the insulation or wiring, so I trapped them all. It would have been neat to have a colony of mice as pets. It was too bad. I liked them. You know, the young ones would run up onto the arm of the chair while I was watching TV. They'd stare at me and I'd laugh. I fed them a few times, too.



munk
 
ferguson said:
I was shaving one morning upstairs while my wife was downstairs in the kitchen fixing some breakfast. The most awful scream came up the stairs. It's the kind of scream that means fingers severed, blood squirting, maybe a broken glass has severed an artery. I flew down to the kitchen fully expecting to have to practice first aid. There she was doing the tippy-toe dance, squealing and pointing at the cat, who had killed a field mouse and brought it in for our breakfast. I was relieved and somewhat amused. She was not amused. ;)

Steve
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My mom had a Siamese that brought home the occasional rabbit. Don't think they ever took the cat up on the offer--wouldn't even let him in the house with the catch.
 
I went to the store for mousetraps, came home with everything but the mousetraps.

Back once more, with the mousetraps. Either that or another night of sound effects. ;) ;) ;)
 
Rusty, obscure request what sort of mousetraps do you have in the States? reason for question there was an Aussie guy listing Oz mouse traps on Ebay and seemed to be getting silly prices for them ex USA and i often wondered why? :confused:
 
Either the standard spring trap or the little 3"x3" glue traps.
 
Rod Allen said:
Thanks Rusty , what is a standard spring trap?
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A rectangular slab of wood to which is attached a spring driven wire bail held in the "set" position by a simple mechanical mechanism to which a suitable bait is attached. A slight distubance releases the bail which ideally instantly kills the vermin by breaking its neck or crushing the skull.

You may have seen some slapstick comedy routines like cartoons or the Three Stooges where these devices slam down upon peoples fingers.

Though occasionally a quick kill is not achieved, overall they are much more humane than the glue pads, where the animals may actually dislocate joints in an attempt to escape, and must often wait a long time before someone appears to hopefully dispatch them. I've heard of people just tossing the glue traps into the trash with the mice still alive becuse they didn't have the stones to actually kill them. Disgusting.
 
Thanks Firkin, mystery remains unsolved as that describes the very type this guy was selling. oh well one of the bizarre things that happen on ebay!
 
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