Close to Home by John McPherson for March 26, 2024

we always built the trap but never really played the game…

If only people in real life would put dollar signs on their big bags of money!

This is where they keep the Rube Gold.

LOL!

You know this is false, because there are no pieces missing :)

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Sadly, most people won’t get this. It’s a parody of the game called Mouse Trap. A popular game from the 1960’s.

We always tripped the ‘mousetrap’ at the end of the game!

Can’t wait to see the domino factory!

Reminded me of Rube Goldberg’s contraptions.

You can tell he’s not very bright by his overbite.

Should have been cheese, not cash! :)

I can see a “Perfection” and “Superfection” type burglar trap here.

The “Mousetrap” was an example of a “Rube Goldberg” machine – unnecessarily complicated with a lot of extra parts.

Some would say: much like government.

So it’s true; build a better mousetrap and he will come.

Again the quest continues to build a better mouse trap.

He’s taking it all for safekeeping.

Ha! Gaming the system!

We played the game, but the trap only worked 1 out of 4 times.

When he gets caught, you have to shout, “Louse trap!”

Antiquated but effective