[FredC]

When we were young and foolish, a friend of mine caught a large rat in a steel drum using the lever method...put the drum next to a table, take a wooden ruler (the gangplank) balance it so that one end is on the table and the other end protrudes out in the middle of the drum opening, place a chunk of cheese on the end and wait. Next morning there was the rat, very much alive and eager to escape. Not knowing how to send the rat to heaven we decided that incineration would be the best option. Taking the wisdom to move the drum outdoors, we poured a liberal amount of gasoline into the barrel and put a match to it. A large explosion occured and in our haste to back away, we kicked the can over on its side, whereupon the rat, very much alive and very much on fire, made its escape to a large field, lighting all of the dried grass in the process. This caused a huge grass fire in the middle of an industrial area, road closures, fire department, police, etc. We never did fuss up to the rat, he's been in heaven for 25 years or so...

Fred C.