Strange Brew by John Deering for February 11, 2022

Stating the obvious??

But it’s CHEESE…

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Earl: That’s de-bait-able…

It ain’t no trap the way it’s drawn.

The second rat gets the cheese.

Drop a stick on it. You’re a tool user, aren’t you?

Not if you’re this guy…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K8lrVjT6fM

OK, I’ve heard of moving my cheese, but this is too much.

Ya think?

Send Earl in first. Unless he’s really fast the cheese will be ALL YOURS! (Extended evil laugh)

I tried cheese on a typical mousetrap. The cheese disappeared with no mouse in the trap. I switched to a cheerio glued (with muselage) to the trip plate. That worked better, but I still found tripped traps with no mouse – and the cheerio usually still in place. Then I tried sticky traps with the cheerio in the center – Finally success! After a several of those, my mouse and rat problem ended. On one I even caught a snake that came after the rat.

Interesting – I never saw scorpions around, but one brand of sticky trap was particularly attractive to them. Trying to catch a mouse in the house, I ended up catching about a dozen scorpions.

Lately it seems like John has gone full Far Side. Not that I’m complaining – since Larson stopped, there’s an opening in the market…

“Very dangerous Earl, you go first”

Um…I am willing to suspend disbelief (e.g. bipedal, English speaking mice) but this is not how a mousetrap looks…or works. :-)

Where the hell do you live in a zoo!

Earl needs a toothpick.

I’d say it’s a trap. Stay away from it, Earl!

I once found a large rat trap set off by a Q-tip that had been brought from a box of them about 2 feet away. Still a bit in awe of that trick.