#1442 – Counterweight
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comics
Every year or two we will see evidence of a mouse in our kitchen. We clean everything up and set out a trap. The next morning I’ll go check the kitchen and 90% of the time the mouse has been caught and I take it out to the trash. The only problem is when the mouse decides to go snooping around before I have even make it to the bedroom. That loud “SNAP” and then “rattle rattle… rattle” really freaks me out. The mouse probably doesn’t take it very well either.
Today’s Maximumble is foxy.
Get a cat.
I’m allergic.
And they don’t always work.
I think my cat and the mice are in cahoots.*
*Great word, that: Cahoots. Makes me feel all old-fashioned and stuff.
Can a mouse really hit a window with that much force?
Anyhow, I’ve never had any problems with mice in the house/apartment, because… Well, we’ve had cats since I was three years old or so. Not that I think that they would really kill a mouse, though… I think that most of my cats would be afraid of a fast little animal, really. 🙂
A properly-launched mouse can do a surprising amount of damage.
You don’t really want to know why I know that.
Hey Chris. Last night I had a dream where I turned into Biff and had to kung-fu fight a bunch of monsters made of vegetables while on the stage of a musical. It was awesome!
I approve this dream.
When it comes to dispatching mice, I make sure to either use a cat, or a good, well-baited trap. Gum drop-type candy works like a charm for your basic snap-trap. I attracts the mouse, and the consistency holds them in place to insure the intended result. Those newer plastic clip traps, where you don’t have to touch the mouse, work well too. You don’t have to apply bait to a cat.
Fir anyone who doesn’t know what a trebuchet is, here is a video on Youtube of one my friends and I built: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIcrhOjMII
The little dot is a ten pound stone flying about 300 feet.
If you’re not allergic to stark ugly, a Mexican Hairless cat could work for you Chris. And although it has already been said you do not need to bait a cat, I find it fun to do so anyways.
Mice are nothing. In our bathroom a couple years ago, we realized what we thought were mice living in the walls. Then one evening I walked in and found not one but two of the biggest RATS I had ever seen. One looked sick and didn’t run away so I was able to catch it. Then we set a monster big trap for the other and get rid of it. I was scared to let me cats in there, they would’ve gotten messed up big time.
It wasn’t a good idea… it was an /awesome/ idea. At least it’s better than my microwave powered mouse trap. It got rid of mice really quickly, but the smell wasn’t worth it.
“The mouse probably doesn’t take it well either.”
That made me chuckle.