WASHINGTON

National Christmas Tree has died of 'transplant shock'

(Thanks to The Perts)

Comments

[Loudmouth]

Most that come to Washington for the government die and no one ever notices. I guess the union doesn't cover trees.

[queensbee]

cut down in its prime...

[Horace LaBadie]

That reminds me...

[Steve]

It was a bad Christmas Eve. There was a blizzard coming in and half the elves had eaten something they shouldn't and...
Four of the reindeer had hoof-and mouth. Mrs. Santa was becoming WAY to fond of the head elf.
Santa was brooding about it when the door suddenly smashed open and a tiny angel appeared, smoking a cigar and dragging a scraggly tree.
"Hey, Fat Boy," the angel said, "I got your stinkin' tree. Where should I stick it?"
And this is how the angel wound up on top of the tree.
(Believe it or not, THIS is the traditional story my kids want at Christmas).

[padraig]

Hmmm, I wonder how long it'll take Fox News to suggest that Obama's at fault?

[padraig]

I was too late, the first commenter on the article already made an anti-Obama comment.

[Coconuts]

Chances of a tree that large thriving after being transplanted........slim to none.

[Horace LaBadie]

It's pining for the fjords.

[max]

I wonder if we can make a door or something out of the wood that we could present to congress. I'm hoping that transplant shock could be contagious to the congress-critters.

[Omniskeptic]

Steve -- way back in the misty ages of my so-called career, the office decor for Christmas included a tree-top angel -- one year, the executive secretary put a picture of the company president on its face. The pres was, to her credit, mildly amused, not outraged.

However, months later at the picnic, the entire executive committee marched solemnly into the secretary's office and dumped pitchers of ice water over her head.

Wouldn't fly today, I suppose.

[Ms. Flukey]

It's rest'en.

[clankie]

>>I was too late, the first commenter on the article already made an anti-Obama comment.<<

What's wrong with needling him a bit about it ?

[Loudmouth]

Not really party related, pad. Just saying that most government jobs could be done by dead something-or-others and are, given the results we see year after year. They will dig it up, but they can't fire it (or set it on fire). Most dead trees get made into 2000 page regulations here.

[O the Umanity]

I blame algore ... global warming and computer viruses killed it ...