Why is a mouse called a mouse?

I want to make my mouse a bit more mousy, and painting whiskers on it isn't enough. I think if I widened the gap between the mouse body and the mouse key things, and added one of those little things that you put in pet toys that go squeak, except a LOT smaller, it would make a nice squeak for me.
-- froglet, Jul 22 2005

Sound Effects http://www.dubi.li/sounds/cartoon.html
I put [worldgineer]'s idea into practice with the squeak from here. [dbmag9, Jul 23 2005]

Like hotcakes.
-- wagster, Jul 22 2005


I think I would go insane in an open office full of these. +
-- Worldgineer, Jul 22 2005


Here's something you can do to approximate this. First, find a *squeak* sound in .wav format. Then (assuming you have Windows), go to Control Panel, Sounds and Multimedia, choose the Select sound event, and find your squeak sound.
-- Worldgineer, Jul 22 2005


that's excellent world. I'm going to make mine meow.
-- po, Jul 23 2005


//I'm going to make mine meow.//

<evil cackle>And all the surrounding mice with the squeak noises will sqeal in terror at the sound of the meow...</evil cackle>
-- froglet, Jul 23 2005


+ for sending [worldgineer] insane.
-- dbmag9, Jul 23 2005


I'm surprised - none of you have even asked me what SLAGIATT means - unless you already know what it means...
-- froglet, Jul 23 2005


Well, I've so far asked my parents, a few teachers, and miscellaneous people on the street so far, and none of them know what it means.
-- froglet, Jul 23 2005


hah! this is the *home* of slagiatt.
-- po, Jul 23 2005


SLAGIN.
-- wagster, Jul 23 2005


Then it hit me - none of them were Halfbakers.

That explains it!
-- froglet, Jul 23 2005


hey froglet, I just added a fanfare to some things and a wildcat to some others and this is going to drive me NUTS.

thank YOU very much :)
-- po, Jul 23 2005


[po], if it wasn't for the smiley face, I would've dived behind the chair. Actually, I might just do so, anyways - *just in case*...

: )
-- froglet, Jul 23 2005



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