It's the non-linear thinking with the pen that made me think he was artistic. One of the friends I'm thinking of went to the Art Institute, so maybe it's a Chicago thing*. And I was going to say that I'm unaware of him killing any mice, but then I remembered that he had a pet boa for a while.
*They strangle one of your mice with a pen, you beat one of their mice with a hammer. That's the Chicago way.
Dear Emily,
I am not tommyrot's (plural) friends. I am his friend.
Furthermore, "Gus" is not the plural of anything.
Sincerely,
Your Many Admirers.
My Dad chopped a rat in half with a shovel. Fully bisected.
I have to ask - width or length?
I have to ask - width or length?
Heh. Now I'm curious too.
My dad would occasionally shoot things (bats, a snake, etc) but that was about it. Come to think of it, there were rarely any rodents on the farm, as we usually had a population of 5-10 barn cats.
OK, ew. To all of it. Though I'm glad Emily got rid of her rodent problem. I think ita's mother's method is my favorite, though I doubt I could pull it off.
Furthermore, "Gus" is not the plural of anything.
Well, not unless there is such a thing as a "gu".
I have to ask - width or length?
Width. Had the rat pinned down with a shovel. Called out to the next door neighbor, "Is this your daughter's guinea pig?" Neighbor came over, looked over the fence and said, "Guinea pigs don't have hairless tails."
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Chu-SQUEAL-nk
I shall have a t-shirt made with this utterance.
Several,
shall be those who get it.
t commits porn on Trudy that makes the Elder Gods wonder what They might have missed.
On the upside, I'm not sure I've ever seen Bastet so happy.
All other toys will forever pale in comparison.
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Okay, ew. That was a bit more evocative than I was prepared for.