How I got the name “I Eat Mousetraps”

This is mostly for people who know me from twitter and other social networks who know me by my tag name ‘I Eat Mousetraps’ but anyone who is curious to know a little more about me is welcome to read this as well.

A lot of people have been asking me how on earth I got the name I Eat Mousetraps. I’m here to set the score straight that it is not a sexual reference to a womans body part, no I do not actually EAT mousetraps (Who would? That would hurt!! A daily dose of fiber is all well and all but I’m not going quite that far) and I do not recommend any of you attempt to eat a mousetrap either!!

No, how I got my name has a much more personal and humorous story. I was staying at my Grandma’s house for a while. She had a computer and a web cam and I used it often to talk to my friends from school and even some close family. One of the friends I talked to was a guy by the name of Richy who lives in England. He and I have been the closest of friends ever since I started my MySpace in January of 2005. 

I met him in the MySpace chats- this was back when you could create your own rooms. The room I went into was called “The Drunken Clam” (anyone who watches Family Guy will understand) I knew everyone in the room and we were all friends- Patience, Senor Bull, Markus, ect. When I first met Richy we fought. I thought he was an arrogant, stuck up, self absorbed, daft British guy and he thought I was an air headed, stubborn, crazy town Yank. [ his words, not mine :p ] But after that we became super good friends.

While I was at my grandmas I would talk to Richy often on web cam cause he ended up being one of my closest friends. While on cam to him i told him I would be right back because I wanted a snack. Coming back 5 minutes later with a stack of Graham Crackers. For those of you who DON’T know what a Graham Cracker is here is a picture!


A Graham cracker is basically a sweetened cracker that usually has a thin layer of dried honey and cinnamon. (VERY good with milk!!)

Evidently they do NOT have Graham Crackers in the UK, or maybe just England? Or maybe he’s just missed them….some…how? So once I got back on the webcam he had no idea what on earth it was and asked:

“Love, what on earth are you eating; a Mousetrap?!”


And thus it became our own inside joke that- yes I eat mousetraps, and I eventually changed my MySpace name to “I Eat Mousetraps!!” and it has stuck with me ever since. To shorten the name people usually call me Mousey or Mousetrap.

You won’t believe this but I have actually had 3 different people walk up to me on the streets of Columbus and say “Hey arent you Mousey, or I Eat Mousetraps!?” Weird eh?!

And so that is how Mousey got the name “I Eat Mousetraps!!” 

I hope it lived up to your expectations.