Mice Hate Cheese
The popular legend is that mice like cheese, but this legend is false according to researchers at the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Stilton Cheese Makers Association. "As part of a wider study into animals and food, they found that a mouse's diet is primarily made up of grains and fruit. It found that they would reject something as strong in smell and rich in taste as cheese. Dr David Holmes, an animal behaviourist from the university, said: 'Clearly the supposition of mice liking cheese is a popular premise.'"
15 Aliens Arrested in Roswell
A press release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that 15 aliens were arrested in Roswell, New Mexico. "Some of the aliens were in the process of painting these aircraft when they were arrested." Aircraft... or a spacecraft? I smell a cover-up.
Russian Urine Exporter
Need some urine from Russia? Evidently someone does, and where there's a demand there will usually be a supply. The urine comes in different varieties such as Sea Breeze, Hunter's Brew, and "Not Filtered, Original". I knew that drinking your own urine is a popular health fad, but I didn't know that drinking Russian urine is also popular.
Paris "Banksy" Hilton
A Flickr photoset of the Paris Hilton CD doctored by guerrilla artist Banksy. The Banksy version of the CD is something I'd actually be interested in owning, and apparently a few of them are being auctioned. However, Warner Music is trying to prevent their sale.
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We've used various types of food, and they always prefer the cheese *shrug*
Must be Californian mice.
Mice eat anything - in out 'chata' (weekend cabin?) they ate their way through tea, packet soups, soap, dishcloths, the mattresses, the plastic cap of the cooking oil bottle...
Re: Banksy
The second I heard about this prank I checked eBay - there were quite a few of them there, all with the bidding getting quite high. Banksy has become quite bankable!
"ROSWELL, N.M. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents today arrested 15 illegal aliens who were working for a local company here that is under contract to paint U.S. military aircraft, including Lockheed C-130 military aircraft."
Is there a big demand for paintings of military aircraft in the US then?
Mousetrap companies usually recommend that you bait traps with peanut butter or bacon. I've even seen "pre-baited" traps for sale that had small yellow plastic cheese wedges on the bait pan, but the "cheese" was impregnated with a peanut butter scent, as the label on the traps freely admitted.
It could be, though, that the mice in California are a different species from the ones that were tested in England.
Come to think of it, it could also be that the British mice hate Stilton but they love Gruyere or Emmenthaler or some other kind of cheese. Did they try Velveeta?
Then again, I also perfer to see the dog just snap their little necks and lose interest afterwards to remind me of the natural balance of nature... and to send a clear message to his little resistance that we don't tollerate insurgents.
As for Paris Hilton - A brain as small as hers won't serve her too much longer. Eventually it'll shrink further and she'll implode or something.
http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-lonelygirl5sep05,1,7869367.htmlstory?coll=la-entnews-quicktakes
I've got the ad for this. It's a shot of a bottle of Russian urine with the caption: "Absolut Piss"
On a side note - how often aircraft get re-painted has never crossed my mind before reading your post. Well, you learn something new every day! Cheers for that! 😊
Not because of the pictures, of course, but because it contains the name "Paris Hilton."
I want mine done in tartan.
Which tartan? I'd go Henderson or MacBeath. MacBeath, not MacBeth. My great-grandmother was a MacBeath who married a Henderson.
There is a Laird living here in Tucson. MacBain of MacBean.
I love Banksy 😊
So you know your tartans. How are you on shortcake?
I see your Laird and raise you a Peer.
And isn't shortcake what's used at non-fancy weddings?