January 09, 2006

Man vs. mouse

Just rewards: I could never, ever root for the rodent, but in this case I can't help but root against the human in New Mexico.

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.

No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.

Posted by Alan at January 9, 2006 12:01 PM