# To a mouse:

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-mouse/613407>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 20, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-mouse/613407 "2012-02-20T09:15:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-mouse/613407/1 "2012-02-20T09:15:52Z")

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Sucks to be you.

– Robert Burns.

(Found a dead, **squashed** mouse in the storage space and was inspired to look up the poem.)

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-mouse/613407/2 "2012-02-20T13:50:13Z")

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Poor sleekit beastie. ☹

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-mouse/613407/3 "2012-02-20T14:07:22Z")

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_We wish you a very squished mouse  
We wish you a very squished mouse  
We wish you a very squished mouse  
And a harpooned mule deer!_