leprechaun traps?

i don't have children.  my husband does but they're way beyond the age of crafting a leprechaun trap. martha stewart and others have posted instructions on how to build a leprechaun trap.  this is the first st. patricks day i've heard of such a trap.  who would want to trap a leprechaun?  that's like trapping a possum to be your pet.  like all things, cute when young but after a couple of years of feeling trapped and a bottle of chardonnay-a-day habit, that cute possum's gonna turn ugly.

or trapping a leprechaun would be like going on a family roadtrip with justin bieber.  a leprechaun trap.  i can't get over it.

to me a trapping a leprechaun sends the wrong message. it's like telling your kids that slavery is cool.      that trapping a boat full of africans on the amistad for the middle passage to the new world is a great way to get from a to b.

but the fucked up thing for me is the size of the leprechaun trap, it's the size of an oatmeal canister.  ladies and gentlemen leprechauns are the size of a peter dinklage (no offense) or a justin bieber, but with freakishly huge testicles and a temper.  if you think this will hold a leprechaun-

you are mistaken.  here is my favorite st. patrick's day news story of all time, enjoy....