Mice die in mouse traps because I buy the ‘humane’ ones then forget to check them for weeks, leading to much greater cruelty than normal ones.
I had an issue with mice a couple of years ago, and it came to blows. I am not proud to say that I committed some horrific atrocities to mouse-kind that will haunt me for the rest of my days.
That said, legends of my brutality must have spread because I haven’t had a mouse issue in years.
We had an issue with mice coming inside at our old house. But we had 7 cats, so the problem was I would come into the kitchen in the morning to find blood streaks on the floor where the cats had their fun with the latest intruder. Then I had to dispose of the body. So I never had to partake in the cruelty myself, but I had to deal with its aftermath.
The mice never seemed to figure out that ours was a house of death. But we had a really cool exterminator that wouldn’t try to up-sell us on stuff. He always gave us good advice on dealing with various pests. He helped us find the places where the mice were getting in the house and seal them. That’s the best solution if you can do it.
Otherwise, what’s the plan once you catch them?
Drive far away and release them?
Drive to Alberta and release them.
So long as it’s not rats, I’m cool with it
Considering the urban sprawl here that would make it someone else’s problem, not cool
but it’s not free I’m paying for it
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen one of these “Socialism is when Capitalism” switcharoos.
Step 1. Mice should rise up against their human oppressors
Step 2. Obtain free Cheeze
Step 3. ???
Step 4. “All mouse equal, Some mouse more equal than others.”
I see you moved past communism and straight into Leninism,
That means step three is “lose an election”.
Mix some oats into the peanut butter and roll into a marble sized ball. Much easier to handle and mold onto the traps trigger assembly.
good tip but id want to eat it myself
You can make extras
huge
Oh snap
Yes, their necks.
Over never had peanut butter fail - it’s usually successful in under 10 minutes.
Also I’m smarter than a fucking mouse; I can read, for one thing. Unlike whoever buys into this kind of propaganda.
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Also I’d rather give up peanut butter and eat the cheese
Stop funding the military then.
i’m working on it
Another one who just doesn’t get it and never will
The explanation given in the picture condemns capitalism, not socialism.
Capitalism is the system that assumes actors work in their own rational self interest. It’s when capitalism gives “free stuff” that people need to worry about the hidden cost.
The transaction in this case is that the mouse trades its life for a chance of getting food. But, as is typical for capitalism, the person who offers the transaction is intentionally concealing its true cost, making it impossible for the mouse to make any rational decision.
The person who originally made that meme seems to believe that socialism simply means “free stuff”. But a mouse trap baited with food is an absolutely textbook example of capitalism.
capitalism will you give me free social media
for increased social bandwidth with friends?
yesssssss
actually creates a hellhole of ad supported data theft, harassment, misinformation, and networks of abuse
Until I got to your comment I actually thought I had read capitalism. I just thought it was the “if it’s free, you’re the product”.
Yes, I read it and said, “Where’s the government?” I don’t think you can have socialism without a government or some equivalent. If it’s just two entities interacting without outside regulation, then it’s definitely not something specific to socialism.
if you don’t already own capital, everything you buy is paid for with your labor/body/self.
every day we give over small pieces of ourselves just to live in a world that someone else created.
socialism is when the people own the mousetrap
That’s closer to the way communism is generally used. Socialism would be more like if the government had a mousetrap program where it distributed mousetraps to people with rodent problems.
I say “generally used” because some people have used “socialism” and “communism” interchangeably, but I think it’s just confusing to do that today.
MICE DIE IN MOUSE TRAPS BECAUSE A METAL BAR SLAMS DOWN AND BREAKS THEIR NECKS.
THE SAME THING HAPPENS WITH POLICE BRUTALITY.
Realpolitik
I only use catch and release traps so your argument is comoletely invalidated. Ibam the smaetersts :3
Tin cat?
Don’t mice eat free all their lives? It’s their nature. Humans decide to kill them based on “My cheese!”
yeah. it is not that “mice don’t understand why the cheese is free”. they don’t understand the concept of ownership or money to begin with
Besides, rodents are monarchists, not socialists
Capitalism: and we can charge them for the cheese, too!
capitalism: no cheese, just the trap and the promise that some day you might be able to afford cheese
and the hospital charges after you get caught in the trap
mice don’t pay taxes dumbass
How do you know?! Maybe mice do pay taxes! Maybe mice are secretly the illuminati too!!……BIRDS AREN’T REAL THEY’RE JUST GOVERNMENT DRONES!!!
The Mouse paid 1.33 billion in income tax alone last year.
and thats about to change thanks to zohran
