Who, me?
Posted on 01/09/2006 7:49:02 AM PST by Redcitizen
FORT SUMNER, N.M. - A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man's house and set it on fire.
Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner said he caught the mouse inside his house and wanted to get rid of it.
"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," Mares said from a motel room Saturday.
Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a window, and the flames spread up from there and throughout the house.
No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.
Unseasonably dry and windy conditions have charred more than 53,000 acres and destroyed 10 homes in southeastern New Mexico in recent weeks.
"I've seen numerous house fires," village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said, "but nothing as unique as this one."
...and his insurance company could easily deny the claim.
Rodent damage is a standard exclusion in most policies.
Well it was a conspiracy. The owner paid off the mouse to light the house on fire. The mouse got paid with a block of cheese.
I bet he REALLY hates meeses to pieces now.
Holy Flaming Torqumada, Batman!!
Talk about the mouse that roared...disproves the Klingon maxim that says "Vengeance is a dish that is best served cold."
You know PETA will come after this guy for cruelty to animals.
Richard Gere was saddened by the tragic events.
"Although not a Gerbil, that mouse speaks to flamers everywhere. We will miss his spark and wish him habit'trails."
A moose in the hoose?
Unseasonably dry and windy conditions and this guy is burning leaves unattended in his back yard?
Who, me?
"You know PETA will come after this guy for cruelty to animals."
You're probably right; and in the big picture of things, it was still a mouse.
Yeah,and it`s pretty dumb to be burning leaves in drought conditions too.
I bet the wind blown sparks was what started the fire.
It would probably benefit the forum if the search feature could prioritize by relevance.
As Ted Nugent says, "You can't grill it, until you kill it."
However I can't fathom throwing something live (other than maybe a cockroach) into a fire.
Exactly. This guy's a sadist deep down. He probably got his jollies as a kid by tormenting neighborhood cats.
Can you imagine the look on this guy's face as he explains to everyone how he burnt his house down? He will never live this down. Cosmic justice, indeed. hahahaha
Man....EVERYONE knows yur sposta close your doors before you lite yur mouse! Shhesh! Musta been a gore supporter.
Hold muh mouse alert!
Typical media. No mention that the mouse was a Muslim extremist.
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