The trouble with trends seems to be that they are not only (usually) expensive, but also illogical. I live in a converted warehouse, which is very trendy, but is also a very cold and loud place. Being a poor sleeper and sworn-enemy of cold weather, this doesnt make a lot of sense.
Good thing my book has sold so many copies, so I can afford the rent.
Another downside to where I live is that the owners of all the neighbouring warehouses are now converting their buildings into apartments, creating more noise and (less cool still) driving all the mice out of their buildings and into the more warm and settled ones nearby (read: mine).
Now, the thing with mice is that for all the time they spend in labs, they still arent very smart. Most animals evolve to their environment & the threats within them, but not mice.
I was once on Safari in Africa and remember the guide telling me that most Lions will run away when they smell humans, as we are at the top of the food chain and the biggest threat. Well done Lions, take note Mice.
If Mice had any sense at all, they would run for the hills anytime someone with a lab coat approached them, or (at least) stay the hell away from Cheese. Everyone knows that Mice love cheese, so lay it in traps for them. I have found that the mice in my area are quite fond of soft goats cheese, bringing the score to:
Mice: 0
Dylan: 7
Now perhaps Mice are running on the 'ignore threats, just breed' theory, but surely they will get caught out eventually? Didnt Darwin have a rule for this sort of behaviour? Perhaps they have made themselves useful by aiding Scientific research, but that is only until the next useless animal comes along, making them a rather embarassing trend of the past.
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