Dave Barry's Blog: UH-OH

New Movie - Squirrels on a plaque!

First?

Posted by: ArcticAl | April 27, 2007 at 09:55 AM

"Humans can catch the disease through scratches, bites and coughs."

Reminds me of Nordstrom's sei-annual...oh, never mind.

Boo bubonic
Banana fanna pho phonic
Fee fie moe monic.

Posted by: Stevie W | April 27, 2007 at 09:56 AM

So I'll be hosting a masquerade ball tomorrow night...

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | April 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM

Oh that's just great. Now I feel feverish. And fatigued. And I think I feel something painful and swollen in my groin area.

Posted by: Boo Augustus | April 27, 2007 at 10:03 AM

Stevie, you seem to have had a traumatic experience at Nordstrom...

care to talk about it??

Posted by: Lucy Van Pelt | April 27, 2007 at 10:05 AM

ring out yer dead......'e's not quite dead........not dead yet...

Posted by: queensbee | April 27, 2007 at 10:08 AM

And maybe we'll do
in a squirrel or two...

Posted by: the world has a fivver | April 27, 2007 at 10:10 AM

Meh, its actually relatively common around here. There's always a few cases every year, and at least it keeps the prairie dog population down! (when we were househunting I looked at a property that had a thriving prairie dog town on part of it, and the owner proudly told me how they had bounced back from being "plagued out" the previous year. He seemed surprised that I was less than thrilled)

Posted by: artchick | April 27, 2007 at 10:17 AM

Thanks, LVP...nothing a few cancelled credit cards won't fix.

Posted by: Stevie W | April 27, 2007 at 10:23 AM

Better warn Mrs Hoople to leave the squirrels in my daughter's back yard alone.

Posted by: Mot the Hoople | April 27, 2007 at 10:28 AM

Plague? Cool! I just love it when people get diseases that basically cause their bodies to melt.

Posted by: Suzy Q | April 27, 2007 at 10:29 AM

Me too, Suzy!

Maybe Stephen King could write a book about it, huh??

Posted by: Siouxie | April 27, 2007 at 10:31 AM

"Headquarters, I believe have located the secret squirrel chemical munitons factory in Colorado. I suggest a surgical nuclear strike on Malibu."

"Umm, isn't Malibu in California?"

"Yes. Paris is having a party there this weekend."

Posted by: Hammond Rye | April 27, 2007 at 10:35 AM

*zips in*™

It appears that everything Dave has been warning us about is starting to come true -
Squirrel Armageddon!

Paging Bruce Willis, paging Bruce Willis...

Posted by: Eleanor | April 27, 2007 at 10:39 AM

YIPPEEEIIIAAAA M&@%$% F*#@&S!!!!

Posted by: Siouxie | April 27, 2007 at 10:46 AM

Just like those rude squirrels not to cover their mouths when they cough.

Posted by: Joe | April 27, 2007 at 10:57 AM

makes mental note to not scratch, bite or cough on squirrels.

Posted by: crossgirl | April 27, 2007 at 10:57 AM

I blame Boris and Natasha!

Posted by: CJrun | April 27, 2007 at 11:04 AM

Since plague was rediscovered in the Colorado in 1957, state health officials said there have been 58 human cases, with nine of those cases being fatal.

*at the pearly gates*

"So, how did you go?"

"The usual."

"Plague-infested squirrel?"

"Yup."

Posted by: Federal Duck | April 27, 2007 at 11:13 AM

I blame Daylight Savings Time.

Posted by: Meanie the Blue | April 27, 2007 at 11:38 AM

Plaque - what's the big deal? Just tell the squirrels to floss more.

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 11:54 AM

As always I blame Al Gore. He has always been a tad squirrely.

Posted by: From another world | April 27, 2007 at 11:55 AM

Tancredo is very frightened. He is building a wall around the city.

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 11:59 AM

...and when he's done building his wall, we'll make sure to lock it from the outside.

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Plague-infected squirrels are NOT Good Eats™.

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | April 27, 2007 at 12:01 PM

THE PLAGUE!!! THE PLAGUE!!!

Posted by: Tatoo | April 27, 2007 at 12:07 PM

Self sacrificing terroist squirrels?

Posted by: billinbossier | April 27, 2007 at 12:28 PM

dpc - agreed, but perhaps a good theme for the latest Japanese theme restaurant?

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 12:33 PM

Plague Invested Sushi Castle?

Posted by: Edgar Greenberg | April 27, 2007 at 12:48 PM

"Since plague was rediscovered in the Colorado in 1957,"

we don't have this problem in the Nevada

Posted by: Gadfly | April 27, 2007 at 12:54 PM

OFF TOPIC:
I read yesterday that the guy who wrote the Monster Mash passed away at age 69. RIP. I'm sure he'll be a graveyard smash. Maybe he can get into one of those celebrity graveyards, where the people are all just dying to get in there.
End of off topic.

Posted by: a different dave | April 27, 2007 at 12:54 PM

Greetings from In The Colorado. I'll be ~~under~~ at my desk if anyone needs me.

Posted by: WriterDude | April 27, 2007 at 01:34 PM

Squirrels are Terrorists! Details here:
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/10/16/13490/781

Fortunately people are fighting back:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2415095.stm

Posted by: wiredog | April 27, 2007 at 01:47 PM

OT Anyone remember the ~~time-waster~~ game Dave posted on the 11th? It was called Boomshine. I have become so ridiculously adicted that I just 86th out of over 500 submitted scores. That's why I'm never here when the fun people are. end OT.

Posted by: baligurl | April 27, 2007 at 01:53 PM

bali - that and because your cat pees in your divebag. :)

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 01:56 PM

bali - that and because your cat pees in your divebag. :)

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 01:59 PM

not my fault - the cat peed on it a couple of times.
*stupid bot/cat*

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 27, 2007 at 02:00 PM

*renaming the cat "bot"*

Posted by: baligurl | April 27, 2007 at 02:02 PM

so where ARE the fun people, bali?

Posted by: Siouxie | April 27, 2007 at 02:06 PM

Cart hauler:
Bring out yer dead!
Bring out yer dead!...
Limp guy:
I'm not quite dead yet...
Guy hauling the limp guy:
Yeah, but 'e ate a squirrel, so 'ees as good as gone, and yer not coming back again until next Thursday! Can't ya do SOMEthing??
Cart hauler: THUNK.

Posted by: a different dave | April 27, 2007 at 02:06 PM

Well, I guess my being here tells you I've run them off again. Except you, of course, because you're being nice to me. Mojito?

Posted by: baligurl | April 27, 2007 at 02:09 PM

I'd love one!! or 5 ;-)

Posted by: Siouxie | April 27, 2007 at 02:12 PM

So the blogbar is now open?
Excelent!

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | April 27, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Well then! It's Friday, what say we fire up the blogbar early? *fetches fresh mint and limes*

Posted by: baligurl | April 27, 2007 at 02:17 PM

uh...we may have to stay here for a bit. I just barfed on another thread.

Posted by: Siouxie | April 27, 2007 at 02:19 PM

...Listen right here.
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

Posted by: Lonesome George | April 27, 2007 at 02:19 PM

On it, Lonesome. Poor Siouxie, have a seven up. For now ...

Posted by: baligurl | April 27, 2007 at 02:28 PM

That's just nuts.

Posted by: LaFlamme | April 27, 2007 at 02:29 PM

OK. *breaks out the beer wench costume*

*oops - that's Punkin's! Here's mine.

That's 5 blogojitos for Siouxie (sorry, Babe - we're out of mo), a bourbon, a scotch and a beer for handsome Lonesome over there, and a bowl of nuts for LaFlamme. Anyone else need anything right now?

Posted by: DeskDiva | April 27, 2007 at 02:51 PM

Single malt scotch, please!

Nice costume, wench!

Posted by: Hammond Rye | April 27, 2007 at 03:01 PM

Do ~~stewardesses~~ flight attendants still offer
"coffee, tea or me"?

Do bar maids?

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | April 27, 2007 at 03:04 PM

ooooooooh, someone say blogojito?!!?

Posted by: crossgirl | April 27, 2007 at 03:07 PM

Just out of curiosity, who closes the blogbar and why?

Posted by: Hammond Rye | April 27, 2007 at 03:13 PM

*jumps over blog bar*