BERKELEY: Treesitting Pair Occupies Acacia at People's Park

Berkeley Daily Planet ^ | 1/6/9 | Richard Brenneman

[SmithL]

UC Berkeley gained a pair of new treesitters Monday morning in one of two acacias at People's Park designated for the ax by university officials.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I hope they get carpenter ants.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Ever notice how kooks are now a dime a dozen in this country? Too much free time.

[dsrtsage]

Crickey!!! Is this rocket science? Rent tree shredder, insert cow. If possible rent tanker truck full of deer flies.

[Batman11]

I would hire some Somali pirates to get these morons out of the tree. Those guys seem to be really good at taking things over.

[Emperor Palpatine]

Chop it down with them in it.

If they get hurt, tough. Serve’s ;em right.

[Mogwai]

The name “People’s Park” shows how lefties and righties inhabit different worlds. I’d designate the place a zoo and would gladly pay admission. “Honey, honey! Look at the pacifist gay vegetarian Stalinists!”

[SpaceBar]

They will name their lovechild “Bark”.

[navyguy]

Flame thrower. Problem solved.

[navyguy]

“pacifist gay vegetarian Stalinists”

Man, that about sums it up. Well said!

[SpaceBar]

Someone needs to get word out that the University of California at Berkeley plans to remove a sacred 100 year old patch of poison oak for development.

[kalee]

lol

[Texas Fossil]

If they tried to set on this type of acacia tree, it would be a brief and painful set

Only a fool would try that!

[kalee]

“We have a lot of demands,” said one of the treesitters. Probably neither soap, water nor a bathtub on that list.

[GSP.FAN]

[VRWC For Truth]

Since they don't have to pay their mortgage et al, why work when you can be a freeloader.

[Obamageddon]

Girdle the tree while they are in it. Be sure to cut thru the under bark. Apply salt for good measure. The tree is dead at that point.

Then let them pitch their hissy fit while the leaves fall off.

[proud_yank]

I think a pile of old tires and a few gallons of fuel oil would be better :-)

[jmcenanly]

You'd think they'd choose a more comfortable tree to sit in. Sitting in an acacia tree would be like squatting in a rose bush.

It makes your typical cactus look like an easy chair.

[ThomasThomas]

Warn the of possible dangers and let them sit in the tree a few years. If it falls they were warned.