I
had no idea that the trapping of leprechauns was such a popular
pastime. But a Google search for "leprechaun trap" shows it is, and
mommy always said if something comes up with multiple hits on Google
then it's true.
Now I know, you're probably scared of leprechauns. But for the sake of considering this leprechaun trap craze that is clearly sweeping the world let's pretend for a moment that you actually aren't scared of leprechauns and you're just making an ass of yourself.*
Now I know, you're probably scared of leprechauns. But for the sake of considering this leprechaun trap craze that is clearly sweeping the world let's pretend for a moment that you actually aren't scared of leprechauns and you're just making an ass of yourself.*
Why could leprechaun traps be of such interest to people? Is it purely
economical? Does the current economic situation and the lure of easy
(though often cursed) gold get people pondering the trapping of
leprechauns? This seems somewhat unlikely as gold is always desirable,
even in very good times. If it were there for the taking we'd all have
leprechaun traps in our yards and big corporations would probably have
been exploiting the leprechaun herds for decades.
Maybe the interest in leprechaun traps is so popular because people use it as a simple yet effective way to prove the existence of a Higher Power. As C.S. Lewis never said: "Teach a man to catch a leprechaun and he will fish for a day thinking God must live in the depths of the sea." Which of course means it's pointless to reveal the magic in the world to an idiot, he won't know what to do with the knowledge.**
So why are so many idiots trying to catch leprechauns? Is it because most of them are children and children are notoriously stupid? (Not yours, I mean everyone else's.)
But unlike the spread of disease and higher property taxes we probably can't pin this one on the kids. If we consider the below screen capture of suggested search terms from Google we see several of the suggestions are for catching leprechauns with machines. Machines aren't made by children, at least not in the first world. At best first world kids can barely handle boxes, glue, string, maybe paper if the edges aren't sharp.
Another search is for "leprechaun traps that work." A child who built a leprechaun trap would just assume it's going to work because, as we established, children are stupid. So clearly the building of leprechaun traps is not mere child's play, leprechaun traps are built by adults who want results.
Or maybe leprechaun traps are built by adults who just want to seem charming and whimsical. There's enough of that going around these days to make a lavender unicorn want to puke rainbow angel kittens.
*Much the same way you do when you pretend to be freaked out by clowns or balloons or grown men with obviously bleached out hair. (The last one I must admit is a bit disturbing.)
**That point has little to do with proving the existence of magic I just wanted to warn you to not waste you time going on nice walks with idiots. They'd be just as happy staying at home and watching TV.
Maybe the interest in leprechaun traps is so popular because people use it as a simple yet effective way to prove the existence of a Higher Power. As C.S. Lewis never said: "Teach a man to catch a leprechaun and he will fish for a day thinking God must live in the depths of the sea." Which of course means it's pointless to reveal the magic in the world to an idiot, he won't know what to do with the knowledge.**
So why are so many idiots trying to catch leprechauns? Is it because most of them are children and children are notoriously stupid? (Not yours, I mean everyone else's.)
But unlike the spread of disease and higher property taxes we probably can't pin this one on the kids. If we consider the below screen capture of suggested search terms from Google we see several of the suggestions are for catching leprechauns with machines. Machines aren't made by children, at least not in the first world. At best first world kids can barely handle boxes, glue, string, maybe paper if the edges aren't sharp.
Another search is for "leprechaun traps that work." A child who built a leprechaun trap would just assume it's going to work because, as we established, children are stupid. So clearly the building of leprechaun traps is not mere child's play, leprechaun traps are built by adults who want results.
Or maybe leprechaun traps are built by adults who just want to seem charming and whimsical. There's enough of that going around these days to make a lavender unicorn want to puke rainbow angel kittens.
*Much the same way you do when you pretend to be freaked out by clowns or balloons or grown men with obviously bleached out hair. (The last one I must admit is a bit disturbing.)
**That point has little to do with proving the existence of magic I just wanted to warn you to not waste you time going on nice walks with idiots. They'd be just as happy staying at home and watching TV.
