A question of life and death (or, Schrodinger's Rat)

[ps]

I'll vote for 'Of Mice and Men'. You can never be too grandiose in matters like these.

Besides, with this moniker, the chance of a sequel season titled 'The Grapes of Wrath' becomes almost inevitable.

[browneyedgirl]

'Of Mice and Metal'

[AGAG]

Damn, I missed the whole thing...

BTW, how did you guys killed him/her?
Did he/she suffered?
Will his/her kin seek revenge?
Will his/her spirit haunt us eternally?

Now I'm worried...

[eagledreamr]

Damn, I missed the whole thing...

BTW, how did you guys killed him/her?

According to the picture, I'd say it was beaten or poisoned

Did he/she suffered?

I guess they have other things to do than having fin torturing a rat/mouse/hamster/monster/alien

Will his/her kin seek revenge?

Definitely

Will his/her spirit haunt us eternally?

Oh yeah!

[AGAG]

Beaten sounds evil, poor little bastard...
At least he/she is in a better place right now.

[browneyedgirl]

Mice are actually fragile little creatures. Two swats from a flyswatter will do them in, providing of course you can corner them. The Creator gifted mice with speed to make up for their frailty.

[ps]

Judging by what is seen at the bottom of the picture of death, the chosen method of decimation was a device known to us Scandinavians simply as "Mjølner".

[mitelika]

O my!
This thread is critically strato-related!

[Stratowarius]

When two Stratomembers kill a MONSTER it is Breaking News at least on Stratoforum

[ps]

... especially when the chosen weapon is directly linked by name to Norse mythology, the Vikings, and thunder god Thor himself.

I'd pay serious cash to be able to travel back in time to the moment Jens first saw this mousetrap and particularly its name at the friendly local hardware store. Must have been love at first sight.

[AMBR@BEC]

Well, got my vote in late. Poor Mickey. I was going to suggest you catch him and let him loose a good 15K from the cottage. Of course, if it were my place, I'd let the cat deal with him. No chance at coexistence.

[Stratowarius]

A MONSTER seldom comes alone so I think we will hear more about the strange population in the studio. And when the others appear how would they cope with Jens and Jorgs new friends? And will they eat the monsterpissed food?

[browneyedgirl]

Judging by what is seen at the bottom of the picture of death, the chosen method of decimation was a device known to us Scandinavians simply as "Mjølner".

In other words, the wee ones neck was broken. Yes, thats what any mousetrap does.
BTW, I have never saw a trap like that in my neck of the woods. Is that a newer invention, or are Scandinavians more advanced than USA Southerners when it comes to decimating pesky mini-rodents via mousetrap?

[ps]

Guess we Scandinavians are just so design-oriented, that even a mousetrap has to look special. And we still have the regular ones as well, though.

Clas Ohlson -the Swedish equivalent of the Home Depot- that sells the Mjølner has a pet.pend. on the device, so maybe in the future all mousetraps will look like this.

But yeah, the Mjølner vs. Mickey bout had a "sudden death" type of ending.

[adrian9]

and death to the mouse is the only choice !!

[Stratowarius]

We have to talk in plural here. I have heard a rumour that said there is an ongoing invasion of Monsters to your studio. They come mostly from Italy and they are deadly dangerous Especially for singers and drummers. So be on gard boys the night is closing in on you.

[icecab21]

tolkkis credit bill was filled with buying mice . if this does not work he will move on to naked mole rats and so on.

[Lurdi]

tolkkis credit bill was filled with buying mice . if this does not work he will move on to naked mole rats and so on.

[icecab21]

i love naked mole rats. the creatures of the underworld.



a picture of a naked mole rat and it's dinner

[Stratowarius]

HUUUUUUU

[KilledByDETH]

boy am i glad i picked death..

[browneyedgirl]

A MONSTER seldom comes alone so I think we will hear more about the strange population in the studio.And when the others appear how would they cope with Jens and Jorgs new friends?And will they eat the monsterpissed food?

Seriously, thats very true. There is rarely just one mouse. Sometimes there can be just a loner stray, but like the saying "where you see 1 mouse, there are 10 others you do not see". The guys will know pretty soon, I'm sure. Mice also tend to be night creatures, and when its very quiet a person can hear the little buggers rustling papers, running around, and squeaking merrily, especially if there are mouse "social encounters" going on, if you know what I mean.

[icecab21]

they could form a business of mice farming or have a side project called mice farm

[MetalAngel]

[AGAG]

Hey Jens, I want to see Mickey's grave! (Or the trash bin where you threw him )

[eagledreamr]

Hey Jens, I want to see Mickey's grave! (Or the trash bin where you threw him )

Be careful with what you say, it might become an emoticon!

[JensJohansson]

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Seriously, thats very true. There is rarely just one mouse. Sometimes there can be just a loner stray, but like the saying "where you see 1 mouse, there are 10 others you do not see". The guys will know pretty soon, I'm sure.

May I present the scoreboard:
Mjölner vs. Mickey, Minnie, Jerry, Speedy Gonzales, and little Logitech: 5 - 0

Mice also tend to be night creatures, and when its very quiet a person can hear the little buggers rustling papers, running around, and squeaking merrily, especially if there are mouse "social encounters" going on, if you know what I mean.

Well you know it's getting colder here and I bet the food smells pretty fucking good.. nice music, warm dry comfortable rooming, and uncle Jörgi's fajitas with super spicy garlic bomb guacamole.. huge plates of spaghetti bolognese drunkenly eaten at 8 in the morning.

Stuart Little: Are they gone? They stopped playing.
Danger Mouse: It looks like Matias is still there editing something.
Pinky: What are we going ta do today, Brain?
Algernon: There! They went for the sauna!
The Brain: The same thing we do every day, Pinky, try to take over the world!!!
Danger Mouse: OK.. I smell some cheese by the fridge.. I'm gonna go check, if I'm not back in 5 minutes Mjölner got me..

-SMACK-



My hands are tied .. the peoples on the Stratoforum voted's for death and the peoples on the Stratoforum always gets whats they's wants!

Oh .... and, in non-mouse news, drums for 7 songs are finished already. It feels like cutting butter with a hot knife now. Some epic stuff in there .... uncle Jörgi is BACK.

[browneyedgirl]

I figured Mickey wasn't a hermit.

From the looks of dead Mickey it did seem he was eating pretty damn good! I mean, he was chubby! And, mice do prefer carbs.
One more thing, forget about cheese. Bait traps with Peanut Butter. Mice cannot resist that stuff, especially the Crunchy kind.

Yes, its true. When it starts to get cooler is when mice tend to find a way indoors, and they can squeeze through a hole about the size of a nickel. I usually have an infestation about November, and I have to drag out the traps.
But, that is typical for Rural America.
The worst experience I had with those traps was one time a poor critter ran across the trap, and got his back leg caught. Then, I had to take him outside to turn him loose. Broke leg or not, he scurried away into the hedges very quickly. I think he was the one who bit my finger when I drunkenly fell asleep on the sofa a couple nights later. I had been eating PB&crackers before I passed out and the scent was evidently still on my fingers. Mice do have good memories, and the one who got away might've wanted his revenge. In any case, the bite was pretty painful, and took a long time to heal. Mice do have very sharp teeth!

Oh, mice love Chocolate, too. So don't leave any KitKats or Hershey Bars around. My son found that out when he left a half-eaten Hershey with Almonds lying on the coffee table. And, if the mice are hungry enough, they will eat tobacco, too. The thing is, the first Cig they eat will be their last because it acts as a poison(nicotine).

I'm just guessing, but mice probably like Beer, too. I'm not joking--beer is just liquid carbs made from grain after all!




Well, the mice have gotten to witness all that creativity&progress. Good for them.

[RazielSR]

Well you know it's getting colder here and I bet the food smells pretty fucking good.. nice music, warm dry comfortable rooming, and uncle Jörgi's fajitas with super spicy garlic bomb guacamole.. huge plates of spaghetti bolognese drunkenly eaten at 8 in the morning.

Stuart Little: Are they gone? They stopped playing.
Danger Mouse: It looks like Matias is still there editing something.
Pinky: What are we going ta do today, Brain?
Algernon: There! They went for the sauna!
The Brain: The same thing we do every day, Pinky, try to take over the world!!!
Danger Mouse: OK.. I smell some cheese by the fridge.. I'm gonna go check, if I'm not back in 5 minutes Mjölner got me..

-SMACK-

hahahahahahaha

drums for 7 songs are finished already. It feels like cutting butter with a hot knife now. Some epic stuff in there .... uncle Jörgi is BACK.

HYPE GROWING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


PS: That was really nice Jens:

If I had the choice, I would do it all again. Wonderful times. The positive has by far outweighed any negative things. It is a wonderful thing to hang out for months with people who have the same long-term goals and constantly make you laugh, and to make music with a positive message and reach many people's hearts with it.

Thank you. Seriously, thank you.


I will always follow you: Timo Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto, Jens Johansson, Michael Jörg, Jari Kainulainen. I will never forget that line-up, with your pros and cons, with your fights and with your laughs, exploding some toilet too.

[fernandotcl]

Ah, so that's what RR stood for, Rodent's Revenge...