tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post139965428557419977..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: The Mouse that StoredCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71057166210657800602009-06-03T16:32:48.746-05:002009-06-03T16:32:48.746-05:00Barbara, yes, I might not feel so magnanimous if I...Barbara, yes, I might not feel so magnanimous if I'd squished my toes on him in the boot.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87023926426479819062009-06-03T12:27:03.188-05:002009-06-03T12:27:03.188-05:00I loved "The Borrowers" when I had to he...I loved "The Borrowers" when I had to help my mother with her Children's Literature course for summer school by doing reviews. Although it was meant for a younger audience I really enjoyed the tale.<br /><br />Yes, when feeding outside critters sometimes others tend to creep inside to find an abundance of 'treasure'. At least you didn't catch the mouse in it's act of storing.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58520850279975924072009-06-02T01:38:07.947-05:002009-06-02T01:38:07.947-05:00Steve Malley, at least they're not yet a nuclear p...Steve Malley, at least they're not yet a nuclear power.<br /><br />Vesper, I grew up with mice, living in the country. I'm pretty sanguine about them. Just glad the mouse itself wasn't in my shoe.<br /><br />L.A. Mitchell, Mouse Mulder. "The Sunflower seed is out there."Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21628285036905079972009-06-01T13:02:00.192-05:002009-06-01T13:02:00.192-05:00It's the Fox Mulder of the mice world.It's the Fox Mulder of the mice world.L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16075329166045656422009-06-01T06:38:30.949-05:002009-06-01T06:38:30.949-05:00So cute! :-) :-) :-) I'm glad that you seem pretty...So cute! :-) :-) :-) I'm glad that you seem pretty cool about this whole mouse/mice incident.<br />I've seen a rat in the back yard and mice also, some cute black things. We saved them from the pool in early spring.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52270612404923298552009-05-30T17:32:46.550-05:002009-05-30T17:32:46.550-05:00The Borrowers don't need your pistol. They have yo...The Borrowers don't need your pistol. They have your neighbour's crossbow..Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10108240244563404352009-05-30T16:35:59.054-05:002009-05-30T16:35:59.054-05:00Marmite, we've got rats in the yard. I hope THEY ...Marmite, we've got rats in the yard. I hope THEY don't move in.<br /><br />Ivan, you know if you show a pistol it has to be used eh?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90712465712950397872009-05-30T14:58:43.463-05:002009-05-30T14:58:43.463-05:00A pip of a piece.
Not quite an epistle with a pis...A pip of a piece.<br /><br />Not quite an epistle with a pistol at the end.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-73967982934223588712009-05-30T12:40:50.979-05:002009-05-30T12:40:50.979-05:00Oh how sweet....... and I loved the borrowers as a...Oh how sweet....... and I loved the borrowers as a child....<br /><br />Im glad its not just us that the little dormice move in with LOL<br /><br />xMarmiteToastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536695634856882487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3721161339844132422009-05-30T10:10:36.810-05:002009-05-30T10:10:36.810-05:00jennifer, I've never known Borrowers to steal a TV...jennifer, I've never known Borrowers to steal a TV, but there's always a first time! lol.<br /><br />Sam, I don't think I've ever seen the movie. I did hear they made one. That may be a good habit not to get out of, giving the shoe a shake.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-25798329973167795712009-05-30T00:14:44.615-05:002009-05-30T00:14:44.615-05:00The Borrowers was one my my favorite books as a ki...The Borrowers was one my my favorite books as a kid, and I loved the movie too. <br /><br />We used to get scorpions in our shoes - I never got over the habit of giving my shoe a quick shake before putting it on.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29977073414713807382009-05-30T00:09:41.806-05:002009-05-30T00:09:41.806-05:00Giggles over the image of pistol borrowing borrowe...Giggles over the image of pistol borrowing borrowers!<br /><br />The borrowers in my home like tweezers and pencil sharpeners. Oh! And my son's Nintendo DS... big screen TV?jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-88648122174690656062009-05-29T22:08:27.660-05:002009-05-29T22:08:27.660-05:00Heff, yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right. Although...Heff, yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right. Although we've caught two in the past month. As for hair spray, you know I don't have a single bit of it in the house.<br /><br />jodi, lol. I've heard of things like that. Not sure I've ever known anyone it actually happened to.<br /><br />SQT, yeah, I don't think most lizards do much thinking ahead for winter. More like grasshoppers than ants.<br /><br />Travis, I'm grateful for that, and will be dumping out all my shoes from now on before I put them on.<br /><br />Cloudia, thank you. Mice are kinda cool if they weren't such pests.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53511996317017012482009-05-29T21:12:20.187-05:002009-05-29T21:12:20.187-05:00Charming
till the last lines;
then: funny!Charming<br />till the last lines;<br />then: funny!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-57231315707224482802009-05-29T20:32:13.494-05:002009-05-29T20:32:13.494-05:00Well, at least you didn't squish into the mouse ma...Well, at least you didn't squish into the mouse making a deposit to the seekrit stash!Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-63061904981276714482009-05-29T19:57:41.081-05:002009-05-29T19:57:41.081-05:00We have a backyard full of lizards here... I'm not...We have a backyard full of lizards here... I'm not sure they store anything. I like the idea of a mouse storing food more than a lizard anyway.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16580279984784731552009-05-29T19:05:59.151-05:002009-05-29T19:05:59.151-05:00Charles, I once had car "trouble" and took the veh...Charles, I once had car "trouble" and took the vehicle in for service. Lo and behold, squirrels in my garage had pilfered the dogs food and PACKED up the area under my hood. The mechanic laughed his head off, brushed it all out, and I was good to go.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18857857070769190642009-05-29T18:56:18.699-05:002009-05-29T18:56:18.699-05:00Dude, trust me. NOBODY has "mouse". It's mice.
My...Dude, trust me. NOBODY has "mouse". It's mice.<br /><br />My favorite method of irradication is a sticky-trap. One they're stuck on the trap (but still alive), break out a can of hairspray (I know you have some) and a cigarette lighter. Go to TOWN on their asses. "DEATH BY AQUANET !!!"<br /><br />(This comment NOT endorsed by P.E.T.A.)Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-65804119310816613332009-05-29T16:02:19.147-05:002009-05-29T16:02:19.147-05:00Paul R. McNamee, indeed. Thanks for making me fee...Paul R. McNamee, indeed. Thanks for making me feel better. ;)<br /><br />BernardL, That might be another tiny race, the Misplacers.<br /><br />Don, Issa's Untidy Hut, thanks. I can't shut it off.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-66329853731103717532009-05-29T13:38:07.777-05:002009-05-29T13:38:07.777-05:00Imagined as a true novelist ...Imagined as a true novelist ...Issa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-60613989064208531202009-05-29T10:04:45.057-05:002009-05-29T10:04:45.057-05:00The 'Borrowers' just move my keys around. It's ann...The 'Borrowers' just move my keys around. It's annoying as hell! :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-81182301020495706062009-05-29T09:35:23.705-05:002009-05-29T09:35:23.705-05:00Better mice than underpants gnomes ;)Better mice than underpants gnomes ;)Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-157860826135831372009-05-29T08:29:10.420-05:002009-05-29T08:29:10.420-05:00Aine, yes, I'd rather my find than yours.
Laughin...Aine, yes, I'd rather my find than yours.<br /><br />Laughingwolf, you're right. I forgot that. hum.,Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-81983454522303647402009-05-29T08:27:59.096-05:002009-05-29T08:27:59.096-05:00Jr, yeah, I wouldn't have enjoyed sliding my foot ...Jr, yeah, I wouldn't have enjoyed sliding my foot in and feeling movement.<br /><br />Erik, I agree absolutely. And pens, they steal a lot of pens.<br /><br />Cullen, you make a good point. I don't think they'd like traps either.<br /><br />Mark, thanks for adding to my fears!<br /><br />Writtenwyrd, well I'm sure some mice like to travel like some humans.<br /><br />Mary Witzl, the only other in the series I've read is The Borrowers Afloat, which was charming but not quite as good as the original. Have you read the "littles?" It's a very similar idea?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44948190079152643922009-05-29T08:00:00.564-05:002009-05-29T08:00:00.564-05:00too cool, those 'borrowers', but did they not leav...too cool, those 'borrowers', but did they not leave something in exchange?laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.com