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Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2005 6:02:39 pm PST #804 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gus - Dec 09, 2005 6:02:40 pm PST #805 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Nothing beats a Cuisinart for mouse-snuffing.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2005 6:04:39 pm PST #806 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, I apologize in advance for this one, but... you know those little cigar guillotines they have...?
OK, this site says I'm wrong:
The only humane way to euthanize a mouse is by inhaled gas anesthesia overdose. This can only be done at a vet's. There is no humane way to euthanize a mouse at home. Asphyxiation by carbon dioxide, by drowning, or in a plastic bag; freezing, cervical dislocation, or feeding to another animal are all incredibly cruel and inhumane. The only humane way to euthanize a mouse is by inhaled gas anesthesia overdose.
sarameg - Dec 09, 2005 6:05:22 pm PST #807 of 10002
NotEmily has suggested throwing the mouse off the balcony if it shows up again.
hey, done that! In the buff. It the first was in my bed, people. I freaked. It needed to be OUT. And then there was the maybe-dead one that was placed in a plastic bag on my balcony and apparently took a flight while I was at work.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2005 6:06:18 pm PST #808 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Of course, it probably goes without saying that bringing a cat-wounded mouse to a vet's for euthanizing may not be practical...
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2005 6:07:50 pm PST #809 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This site says there are some humane techniques for the do-it-yourself mouse euthanizer: [link]
Emily - Dec 09, 2005 6:08:59 pm PST #810 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay! Bastet caught it again, I called NotEmily, we had a surreal mouse-curling moment wherein he kept it from getting into the living room (*) while I fetched the dustpan, then we raced onto the balcony (where I almost fell on my ass, because there's an inch and a half of snow out there) and he dumped it off the side. And then I banged the top of my foot really hard on the step. Ow. But so long as the mouse's family is halfway intelligent and stays away from the open spaces, we should be done for the night.
Assuming, of course, that it was the same mouse.
but-weak-on-the-killing-thing
No shit! Like, cat, okay, catch the mouse, that part was excellent, but then kill it!
(* by sweeping it back repeatedly with a broom, without which part the curling reference makes no sense, I just realized)
sarameg - Dec 09, 2005 6:10:58 pm PST #811 of 10002
Bastet and Devi seem of a kind. If she's got an attention span, she plays with them to death. If they truly get away, she forgets...
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2005 6:11:12 pm PST #812 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, it's now too late, but from my above link, the two best ideas seem to be:
- dry ice in a container (carbon dioxide)
- engine starting fluid (which is almost pure ether)
sarameg - Dec 09, 2005 6:12:11 pm PST #813 of 10002
Oh, just smash it, tommyrot. Fer crying out loud....