Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:01:57 -0400
BERLIN (AP) — An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.
Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning. The circus immediately scrambled to find and train a new batch so it could fulfill its engagements at an open-air fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern.
Michael Faber, who organizes the fair, told The Associated Press that an insect expert at a nearby university was able to provide 50 fleas in time for the first show Sunday. Faber says he hopes they'll "get through this without any more fatalities."
Birk said it was the first time his circus had lost all of its fleas to the cold in one go.
Man that is really sad Paden, you just never know aye...
We may be able to help with the "Winter Hardy" variety from our contact in Moose Jaw ?
YOS
TNAI
Oh, no, not again!
The last time there was a report of such a massive death loss of fleas the story came from the Republic of San Serriffe. That little known archipelago is formed by the somewhat circular island of Upper Caisse and the banana-shaped island of Lower Caisse to its south. Somewhat reminiscent of a semicolon when viewed on Google Earth.
By the way..................
Has everyone heard of the recent purchase of the Liberty Bell by Taco Bell and its redesignation as the Taco Liberty Bell?
Or that a major US auto manufacturer is bailing out our Federal government by purchasing the Lincoln Memorial, which from now on will be known as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial?
Oh, no, not again!
Aren't you a tad early? 😛
It's all Paden's fault
He started it.
It's too bad Easter doesn't fall..
on April 1st.
You could watch the kids hunt Easter Eggs that you didn't hide all day long.;-)
The Flea Disaster Is In Our Local Newspaper Today
Under an "AP" byline.
Paul in PA
It's too bad Easter doesn't fall..
One Easter when I was about 14 and my youngest brother was about 2 or 3, we had a home Easter Egg Hunt. There were about a dozen eggs hidden around the yard. As my brother put eggs in his basket, I took them out, leaving a few of course. He never figured it out but was quite happy the whole time. All in all, I guess he must have "found" about 3 dozen eggs. It lives on to this day as Mom or Dad had an 8mm camera.
It's too bad Easter doesn't fall..
Man- a stunt like that would get you relegated to the "bad grampa" list for a looooonnnngggg time.