Like a Mouse on Fire

Posted by Katja on 10 January 2006 | Permalink
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At work, we have a new metaphor for that behaviour that is between getting revenge and going down in flames:

Mouse burns down house in revenge

A mouse wreaked revenge on a pensioner who tried to kill it by tossing it on to a bonfire. It scuttled back into the man’s house and set the building ablaze.

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2 Responses to “Like a Mouse on Fire”

  1. mdmhvonpa on January 11th, 2006 12.23

    Now if the mouse had run up his pant-leg and he ran into the house I would be fairly impressed. That said, I’m quite suspicious of the story.

  2. Katja on January 11th, 2006 14.08

    Yeah, here’s the latest:

    A new twist in mouse fire