Squirrel Shuts Down Alabama Statehouse

By Associated Press

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Published: Wed, May 21, 2008 - 1:22 pm
Last Updated: Wed, May 21, 2008 - 1:43 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery is
without power.
A spokesman for the Alabama House of Representatives, Clay
Redden, said the power went out about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Redden
said Alabama Power reported a squirrel got in a transformer. Power
is supposed to be restored about noon.
The Statehouse is using emergency lights and employees are
answering the phones, but computers there are out of commission.
The power outage could be worse. On Monday, the Statehouse was
packed with people for the final day of the Legislature's 2008
session. But it is much quieter with the lawmakers back at home.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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We’re gonna have to turn BAMABOB loose on that back stroking bunny rabbit from Georgia that tried to climb into President Jimmy Carter’s fishing boat back then. Depending on which version you believe, the Secret Service’s reactions or the one where the president had to resort to hand to hand combat using a boat paddle against a National Security danger.

Posted by carl on 05/22/08 - 11:07 am • Report Abuse

LMAO, i love it BamaBob, you perfectly painted the image !

Posted by DEW26M on 05/21/08 - 5:37 pm • Report Abuse

Great post BamaBob! I am still laughing!

...and not that much work really gets done in the Statehoue anyway...regardless of the lighting situation.

Posted by Razorsharp on 05/21/08 - 5:31 pm • Report Abuse

Sources report that Secret Squirrel had been somewhat despondent before visiting the Statehouse. Attempts to reach Morocco Mole for comment have been unsuccessful.

Family members indicate that Secret Squirrel will be cremated due to the large discount offered by Joe’s Crematorium and Soul Food Kitchen.

Posted by BamaBob on 05/21/08 - 4:14 pm • Report Abuse

I heard the squirrel yelled “BEAM ME UP SCOTTY ,THERE’S NO INTELLIGENT LIFE HERE” before jumping into the transformer. We’re going to have to write a song about the Alabama KamiKazi statehouse squirrel.

Posted by carl on 05/21/08 - 3:34 pm • Report Abuse

Now thats a “nutty” situation !

Posted by DEW26M on 05/21/08 - 3:34 pm • Report Abuse

“You can bet your bippy”. I havn’t heard that since Dick Martin of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh in era!

Posted by atbman on 05/21/08 - 3:21 pm • Report Abuse

You can bet your bippy this is not the first time the people in the statehouse has been in the dark! they should be use to it by now,walking around in the dark,not knowning what’s going on in the state. The squirrel didn’t think it would make a difference to them.

Posted by carl on 05/21/08 - 2:56 pm • Report Abuse

Let’s hear it for that brave little squirrel who gave his life in a silent but shocking way to tell our State Reps what he thought of their deplorable time in office!

Hear, Hear Rocky!!

Posted by fartman on 05/21/08 - 1:57 pm • Report Abuse