Freezing weather wipes out German flea circus

SFGate.com ^ | 3/31/13 | Associated Press

[NormsRevenge]

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 ..

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/heyho.wav

[bigheadfred]

lol

[laplata]

1/16th of an inch, max.

[nomad]

How cruel, SAVE THE FLEAS!

[nomad]

Naw, those are Pediculus Humanis Corporis, the ever loving body lice! Or Pthirus PUBIS, care to guess what that is?

[Sacajaweau]

Peta loves this "natural control" of fleas.

Dogs everywhere are ecstatic!!

However....one little runt is obsessed with the possibility that he may be put into a freezer to get rid of his fleas "naturally" and won't stop howling.

[chickenlips]

They frooze? Weren’t they wearing fur coats?

[laplata]

How cruel, SAVE THE FLEAS!

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You should see the whips they use on the Sand Fleas.

[Bobalu]

Flea circuses are almost always a sort of pantomime act reminiscent of vaudeville.... no real fleas, just someone using various tricks and slight-of-hand to give the illusion of performing fleas.

Charlie Chaplin was masterful at presenting a fictitious flea circus act.

[Tax-chick]

Animal Kingdom Global Warming Weirdness ...

Tomorrow is April, you know.

[nomad]

Ah, but I heard the sand fleas like to be tied up first!

[Fry]

Ok - That was so funny it made me sign in just to say “Bravo.”

Well played.

[laplata]

As long as the knots are not too tight.

[JoeProBono]

[nomad]

Or they know the safe word.