When Pigs Can Fly
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The City Council of Colorado Springs, CO today rescinded a century-old ban on pigs.
Now, folks, that's news you can use!
But, before you start construction on one of those smelly swine barns, you should know there are a few strings attached. The pigs must be pot-bellied pigs weighing 100 pounds or less, must be spayed or neutered at 4 months of age and must be on a leash and harness in public.
Oh, and there's a $12 registration fee for each pig ... just in case you get any big ideas about pig farming in Colorado Springs.
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While we are still in The Great State of Colorado, the Colorado Springs Gazette says the lettuce farmers out there are using "hail cannons" to stop the formation of hailstones. The things look like a rocket engine in reverse and, when fired at four second intervals, propels a shock wave skyward into the rain clouds. I'll bet you they don't have a problem with deer eating their lettuce.
Now a range war is about to break out over the use of these devices. The ranchers are blaming the lettuce farmers and their hail cannons for the recent drought.
The scientific community is skeptical about whether these things invented by the Dutch actually work. Not me! The Colorado Water Conservation Board, you see, actually issues weather modification permits for their use.
... clack, clack, clack, clack ...
The City Council of Colorado Springs, CO today rescinded a century-old ban on pigs.
Now, folks, that's news you can use!
But, before you start construction on one of those smelly swine barns, you should know there are a few strings attached. The pigs must be pot-bellied pigs weighing 100 pounds or less, must be spayed or neutered at 4 months of age and must be on a leash and harness in public.
Oh, and there's a $12 registration fee for each pig ... just in case you get any big ideas about pig farming in Colorado Springs.
... clack, clack, clack, clack ... bonus coverage ... clack, clack, clack, clack ...
While we are still in The Great State of Colorado, the Colorado Springs Gazette says the lettuce farmers out there are using "hail cannons" to stop the formation of hailstones. The things look like a rocket engine in reverse and, when fired at four second intervals, propels a shock wave skyward into the rain clouds. I'll bet you they don't have a problem with deer eating their lettuce.
Now a range war is about to break out over the use of these devices. The ranchers are blaming the lettuce farmers and their hail cannons for the recent drought.
The scientific community is skeptical about whether these things invented by the Dutch actually work. Not me! The Colorado Water Conservation Board, you see, actually issues weather modification permits for their use.
... clack, clack, clack, clack ...
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