This is too good to be lost in the comments. Letterman's Top Ten list for April 17th was "Top Ten Features Of President Bush's Bird Flu Pandemic Plan." The list is below the fold.
10. Hang "Mission Accomplished" sign in every Kentucky Fried Chicken9. Torture some Perdue employees until they talk
8. Scare birds away with giant radioactive kitties
7. Be on the lookout for any bird which looks "fluey"
6. Build wall along border so birds can't walk in from Mexico
5. Never leave the house, avoid human contact -- like Letterman
4. Tax cuts for the rich
3. C'mon, it's a Bush plan -- you actually think there's ten items?
2. If you see a bird, run like you're being chased by a tiger
1. Hang on until 2009 when it becomes Hillary's headache
Comments
Tara - Thanks for the List Relocation -
"Fluehy" -
I hate to say it, but I can actually here Dubya saying this...
Posted by: j-Dog | April 19, 2006 3:35 PM
That got me started up. Almost as good a a cup of double espresso..,
ROTFLMAO.
Thanks for the humor.
Posted by: neil | April 20, 2006 9:03 AM
Actually, isn't #7 not too bad an idea? For the last couple of years, as West Nile season has come on in the summer, the local (and maybe state) public health folks here in northwest Florida have put out advisories asking people to report any dead or sick birds, as they may have West Nile. Wouldn't this make sense for avian flu, too, esp. given the apparent risk of handling an infected bird?
As for #9, I first thought, what's Perdue University got to do with it? Then the lightbulb came on...
Posted by: Bob | April 20, 2006 1:37 PM
Oh, sure, reporting sick birds would be a good idea. The joke for #7 is the characterization of them as "fluey." :)
Posted by: Tara C. Smith | April 20, 2006 2:06 PM
Letterman left out producing an updated version of "Duck (sic) and Cover". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_and_Cover_(film)
Posted by: ArtK | April 21, 2006 12:54 PM