Man vs. Mouse 2007

I'd just like to take this opportunity to announce the results of the first annual Man vs. Mouse tournament. The battle took place over a two week span beginning on January 6th and ending in the early morning hours of January 20th. Of the four invited competitors, three chose to compete. Following is an overview of the competitors:

Competitor Name: Alex Hughson, a.k.a. The Exterminator
Representing: Missoula, MT: The Garden City

Weapon of Choice: Peanut Butter (Creamy), Spring Trap

Stats: Weight: 160 lb Height: 6'1" Age: 20 yr


Competitor Name: Mousey McGee, a.k.a. Mr. Squeakers, a.k.a. (insert cliche rodent name here)
Representing: Order Rodentia

Weapon of Choice: Teeth, Cuteness

Stats: Weight: 4 oz Height: 1" Age: 7 mo


Competitor Name: Ruobing Wu, a.k.a. The Wutang Clan

Representing: The People's Republic of China

Weapon of Choice: Chemically Bated Glue Trap

Stats: Weight: 145 lb Height: 5'10" Age: 20 yr



Mousey McGee, having had a week to set the arena in his favor began the tournament by eating one of Alex's shirts, the inside of Alex's ski helmet, and a part of Ruobing's mattress, thoroughly humiliating the human competitors. The contest raged on for weeks, without either side gaining a noticeable advantage. The tide began to turn when Wutang brought five glue traps into play. However, Mr. Squeakers managed to push a trap across the room without so much as a hair being stuck to the adhesive paste. The decisive move came when Alex placed four old-school, nostalgic mouse traps in the arena. Our mouse friend coudln't help but dine on the delicious peanut butter bait. In fact, he managed to finish off the first three trap-fulls of creamy peanut butter without triggering the mechanism. He finally met his demise, however, in Alex's room when his hunger got the best of him and the fourth trap closed mercilessly. Alex didn't even wake up.

So, the final score of the 2007 Man vs. Mouse competition are:

Ruobing Wu: 0
Alex Hughson: 1
Mousey McGee: 4

Mousey McGee currently resides in the apartment trash can, but could not comment on his win, as his mouth was full of peanut butter and he was dead. Alex will be accepting the trophy on Mousey's behalf at a ceremony later this week. Stay tuned for more action.