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Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 9, 2005, 11:57 PM

"Time is running out for Mousie the mouse who, tied to two birthday balloons, was last seen soaring helplessly over the Berkeley hills toward points east."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BAmousie08.DTL

How in the hell can any paper be having a slow news day with N.O? I mean this story is longer that anything I have seen in a month!

TailsToo · Sep 10, 2005, 12:01 AM

You'd think if they were doing something else, it would be at least upbeat!

khufuu · Sep 10, 2005, 01:02 AM

Mouse fetish?

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 10, 2005, 01:06 AM

Honestly I had to check 10x that I wasn't reading the Onion. I mean look how serious that pics is!

Chuckit · Sep 10, 2005, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

How in the hell can any paper be having a slow news day with N.O? I mean this story is longer that anything I have seen in a month!

It's slightly more than 600 words. That's a little long, but hardly anything to write home about for a feature.

Still, though…what the hell are they smoking?

demograph68 · Sep 10, 2005, 02:38 AM

"This whole thing is a tragedy,'' Caroline said. "I know it's not a real mouse. I know there are bigger tragedies, like the hurricane. But it's a tragedy to me.''

Awe, poor suburban white girl.

sek929 · Sep 10, 2005, 02:54 AM

Some jerk stole my iPod, where's my friggin article?

loki74 · Sep 10, 2005, 03:11 AM

un..be... freaking... leavable...!! what ARE they smoking??

vinster · Sep 10, 2005, 03:18 AM

LOL! If she was 3 or 4 years old, I could see how the girl might get emotional, but she's freaking 11! Get over it. At 11 years, you should be able to readily accept the loss of a stuffed toy for Christ's sake.

nredman · Sep 10, 2005, 04:25 AM

now that is funny stuff, whats worse is that they would actually print something like that. i need the "HaHa" guy right now but i'm too lazy and tired at the moment.

ghporter · Sep 10, 2005, 08:04 AM

SIC, look at what paper you're quoting there-The San Fransisco Chronicle. It's a "touchie-feelie" kind of "tree hugging, human interest" story. Or pap, whatever you want to call it. <sarcasm=overdrive>Too much hard news can hurt your self image and bring on depression, and we certainly wouldn't want that to happen!</sarcasm>

Yep, it's sad that this story ever got distributed. At this point in time there are people being relocated out of New Orleans even if they dont' want to go, refugees are getting jobs in their new locations and starting their lives again, GOING TO SCHOOL even (one kid is in the high school across my back fence!). There are still YEARS of work to do just to clean up Mississippi's coastal counties, the director of FEMA has been relieved of hands-on management of Katrina Relief, people from you and me all the way up to President Bush are asking "why didn't we have things better in hand when the storm hit," and the SF Chronicle can use space talking about a stupid stuffed mouse that some moron tied to a helium ballon and it floated away?!?!?!?! And where is the outrage about people using LATEX HELIUM BALLONS that will rise into the stratosphere, burst, and rain turtle and marine mammal-killing latex shards over the coast and sea? THAT is what I want to know about this story!

Ω · Sep 10, 2005, 09:04 AM

I think they should torture the girl. She obviously knows more than what she is telling.

wdlove · Sep 10, 2005, 10:48 AM

Oh my!

demograph68 · Sep 10, 2005, 10:57 AM

I have a suspicion that wdlove is its target demographic.

cc_foo · Sep 10, 2005, 10:59 AM

If someone would buy a replica stuffed mouse, and return it/him to this hapless family, I’m sure it would be a great photo op.

Anyone? The White House maybe? They are tax payers aren’t they? /joke.

dcmacdaddy · Sep 10, 2005, 11:32 AM

WTF

Damned self-indulgent hippie parents.

This is an 11-year-old girl. Her parents need to allow her to experience the pain of loss. That is part of life and part of growing up. This is a good leson for her to learn.

Besides, we are talking about a stuffed mouse. Doe she know yet that the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are fake?

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 10, 2005, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

I have a suspicion that wdlove is its target demographic.

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 10, 2005, 11:34 AM

Ok on a side note that in the hell are these wankers wearing?

Chuckit · Sep 10, 2005, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

Yep, it's sad that this story ever got distributed. At this point in time there are people being relocated out of New Orleans even if they dont' want to go, refugees are getting jobs in their new locations and starting their lives again, GOING TO SCHOOL even (one kid is in the high school across my back fence!). There are still YEARS of work to do just to clean up Mississippi's coastal counties, the director of FEMA has been relieved of hands-on management of Katrina Relief, people from you and me all the way up to President Bush are asking "why didn't we have things better in hand when the storm hit," and the SF Chronicle can use space talking about a stupid stuffed mouse that some moron tied to a helium ballon and it floated away?!?!?!?!

It's a retarded story, but neither New Orleans or Mississippi is really is the San Francisco area, and I think that's a local paper. I think it's better that local papers not do a half-ass job of covering national events. Let the national papers do what they do well and let local papers do what they do well. (Er…well, OK, this story isn't doing that either. But you know what I mean.)

khufuu · Sep 10, 2005, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ω

I think they should torture the girl. She obviously knows more than what she is telling.

You are one sick individual

Good job!

ghporter · Sep 10, 2005, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

It's a retarded story, but neither New Orleans or Mississippi is really is the San Francisco area, and I think that's a local paper. I think it's better that local papers not do a half-ass job of covering national events. Let the national papers do what they do well and let local papers do what they do well. (Er…well, OK, this story isn't doing that either. But you know what I mean.)

The banner for the SF Chronicle: "Northern California's Largest Newspaper." Not a "local paper" at all.

rozwado1 · Sep 10, 2005, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

Ok on a side note that in the hell are these wankers wearing?

Looks like the little girl is in some kind of pirate costume.

Chuckit · Sep 11, 2005, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by ghporter

The banner for the SF Chronicle: "Northern California's Largest Newspaper." Not a "local paper" at all.

I meant local in scope, not as in "tiny." Like, they don't have correspondents all over the country; just in the local area. I could be wrong, though. That's just how it looks from their site. I'm seldom up around there, so I don't see the paper that much.

xenu · Sep 11, 2005, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Doe she know yet that the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are fake?

What?

I knew there was no god, but no EB or SC as well?
At least we still have the tooth fairy.

Chuckit · Sep 11, 2005, 12:05 PM

Yeah, but she's evil and kills people.

Tesseract · Sep 11, 2005, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by rozwado1

Looks like the little girl is in some kind of pirate costume.

Clearly, then, she is a true believer in Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.

Footy · Sep 11, 2005, 01:10 PM

Checked my back yard, nope no mouse!

Maybe they should consider screens for their windows to keep the bugs out and the mice in.

Agasthya · Sep 11, 2005, 01:12 PM

That is ridiculous. I cannot believe the author wrote that people don't "understand the gravity of the situation." And no pun was intended! Good lord.

Chuckit · Sep 11, 2005, 01:15 PM

Yeah. I seriously wonder if the writer accidentally clicked on his "SF Chronicle" address when he meant to click on "Onion."

Footy · Sep 11, 2005, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Tesseract

Clearly, then, she is a true believer in Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.

My whole way of thinking as been changed!!! All hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster!!!

OpenStep · Sep 11, 2005, 01:59 PM

Sky Captain · Sep 11, 2005, 02:34 PM

If they had only had a pellet rifle.
They could have busted the balloon before it got too high.
Some crow or raven will find it. And adorn her nest with it.

ghporter · Sep 11, 2005, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Sky Captain

If they had only had a pellet rifle.
They could have busted the balloon before it got too high.
Some crow or raven will find it. And adorn her nest with it.

Shame on you! Suggesting that someone should use a WEAPON! For Shame!

Cadaver · Sep 11, 2005, 07:18 PM

So far, nothing. A few crank calls, from people who fail to understand the gravity of the situation, but no mouse.

Pendergast · Sep 11, 2005, 07:52 PM

Caroline Nielsen, age 11, who has treasured a 3-inch stuffed toy mouse since she was 2, tied the mouse to two helium balloons during her sister's birthday party and it flew away. Chronicle photo by Penni Gladstone

And they cut down trees to make paper for a newspaper about a lost stuffed toy mouse???

MrForgetable · Sep 11, 2005, 09:13 PM

laugh out loud material

SeSawaya · Sep 11, 2005, 11:29 PM

mmm, this explains the mouse who landed on my deck today

JoshuaZ · Sep 12, 2005, 12:49 AM

Maybe I`ll spot ot over Japan in a few days. If we`re lucky.

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 12, 2005, 12:53 AM

Wow, me and her sister share the same birthday.

turtle777 · Sep 12, 2005, 11:35 AM

+1

Thanks.

Amen.

-t

bstone · Sep 12, 2005, 12:34 PM

omg i laughed way too hard when i read this. what could be funnier!!!!!

her parents are hopefully laughing their asses off when their daughter cries herself to sleep at night.